Good morning Birdland,

It was bound to happen at some point, and on Friday night it finally came to be. Trevor Rogers had a bad game and led the Orioles to an 8-4 loss in the Bronx.

Home runs were the killer for Rogers. He gave up three of them, two to Giancarlo Stanton and the other to Aaron Judge. The lefty is the not the first pitcher to be victimized by that duo, and he is unlikely to be the last.

In an ideal world, Rogers would have finished off his impressive season with yet another dominating performance. He would have helped the Orioles spoil the Yankees pursuit of the AL East crown, and given the fanbase at least a mental boost heading into the offseason.

That didn’t happen, but it also doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. Rogers will still finish the season wi

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