San Diego PadresvsBaltimore Orioles
SD 5/BAL 2
Things to say
Padres beat the Orioles 5-2 at Camden Yards.
01
opener
Padres took care of business in Baltimore, 5-2. Pretty quiet bats from the O's all afternoon. San Diego's looking like a different team on the road lately.
02
key player
Whoever San Diego ran out there got into his stuff early — Baltimore couldn't square anything up until it was already a three-run game.
03
hot take
Orioles at 34-39 is not a fluke anymore. That lineup is not scaring anybody right now.
04
deep cut
Camden in June and they only push two across? On a getaway-day kind of vibe too. Bullpen on both sides barely got tested.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Baltimore can wake the bats up for the next series — they can't keep losing one-run-ish games like this.
The recap
Padres rolled into Camden and walked out 5-2, quieting a Baltimore club that just can't get out of its own way at 34-39. San Diego's bats did enough early and the bullpen slammed the door, with the heart of the order doing the heavy lifting against an Orioles staff that never quite got into its stuff.
Baltimore's two runs felt like pulling teeth all afternoon — you could see the manager wanting to go to the pen early but there was no rally to protect. Getaway-day vibes for the Padres, who keep nudging that record north of .500 at 37-33.