masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgThe Orioles missed out on their chance for the second 5-0 start in team history with last night’s 7-3 loss to Detroit. The Birds fall to 4-1 and are tied for first in the American League East with Toronto.

Here are more stats from the game and season so far:

Batting notes: The O’s have scored just 20 runs in five games with a team batting average of .217. They have had six hits or less three times.

Player hitting notes: Vlad Guerrero had his first two-hit game as an Oriole and his two…The Orioles missed out on their chance for the second 5-0 start in team history with last night’s 7-3 loss to Detroit. The Birds fall to 4-1 and are tied for first in the American League East with Toronto.

Here are more stats from the game and season so far:

Batting notes: The O’s have scored just 20 runs in five games with a team batting average of .217. They have had six hits or less three times.

Player hitting notes: Vlad Guerrero had his first two-hit game as an Oriole and his two hits last night matched his hit total from the first four games. … Adam Jones went 0-for-3 and has been hitless in four of five games. … Nick Markakis was hitless after going 5-for-8 the previous two games. …. Brian Roberts has scored a run in each of the first five games.

O’s hitters in the Detroit series:
Andino: 0-0
Fox: 0-0
Guerrero: 2-8 with an RBI
Hardy: 1-6
Izturis: 0-0
Jones: 0-7
Lee: 2-7 with a homer
Markakis: 3-7
Pie: 2-6
Reynolds: 0-7
Roberts: 1-7 with a homer
Scott: 0-0
Wieters: 2-7 with an RBI

Pitching notes: After giving up just four runs in four games, the O’s gave up seven runs and the team ERA rose from 1.00 to 1.80. … Detroit has 19 hits the last two games after Tampa got just 12 hits in three games versus the O’s staff. … After giving up just one homer through four games, the O’s gave up three last night. … The starters’ ERA rose from 0.60 to 1.21.