In a gme pitting the first place Orioles against the second place Pirates last night in Bethelehem the Orioles came out on top with a 7-1 victory. The Orioles ran their record to 7-1 and the Pirates dropped to 6-2-1.
Bob Bolt threw 5 innings of shutout ball for the Orioles allowing three singles. John Pologa struck out four over the last two innings. Doug Reisinger had three hits and John Pologa, Steve Lounello and Dick Stark had two rbi each. Jim Jordan had a pair of hits and the only rbi for the Pirates.
Just a quick note on the Orioles: Wow. It seems like Dick Steinbrenner, er, I mean, George Stark -- whoops, you know who I mean! -- has put together a tight, formiddable team. Great gloves, athleticism, hitting, and pitching. Solid in every area. Outside of their lone loss to the Marlins, the Orioles have racked up victories by these scores: 10-2, 5-0, 13-2, 12-1, 12-4, 15-0, and 7-1. For a cumulative score of 74-10. You better come to play if you want to beat this team, and even then it might not be enough.
