Manager Dave Trembley hoped to jumpstart his team with a pregame meeting today, but the Orioles remain locked in an offensive box that Harry Houdini apparently would have trouble escaping.
They put 14 runners on base in the first six innings against Braves rookie Tommy Hanson, but managed to score just two of them, which was only good enough to inch back into a tie after Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar slammed a two-run homer off Jason Berken in the top of the first inning.
The Braves jumped back in front with two in the fifth and continued to pad their lead in the late innings to push the Orioles to the brink of their 10th loss in the last 12 games.
It just keeps getting worse, but my guarantee stands. They'll snap out of it by the end of this series.
