Orioles starter Andrew Cashner is taken out of the game in the third inning by Manager Buck Showalter. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)— It was “Bark at Oriole Park” night on Wednesday, which left the Baltimore Orioles open to all manner of canine-related one-liners when Andrew Cashner and rookie Cody Carroll combined to allow 10 runs in the third inning of a 10-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics. But this was no night for cheap humor, because there was nothing funny about what has recently befallen Cashner and the other pitchers in the Orioles’ starting rotation. He bounced back with a couple of strong starts, but has been all over the place in his past five appearances, giving up 23 earned runs — and eight home runs — in 25 innings. The A’s got a very cheap hit to lead off the first inning and Cashner retired the next six batters in order.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2018 02:48 UTC