Nick Markakis discusses his big game in the O's 6-2 win
Markakis went 2 for 4 with a double, homer and 3 RBI. He is now batting 10 for 25 (.400) with three homers and 7 RBI during a six-game batting streak. He went 14-38/4/9 on the nine-game road trip.
Nolan Reimold had a big weekend in Boston. Today, he was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI. In the series, he went 7 for 10 with three doubles. His average increased from .259 to .281.
After scoring just three runs in the first two games of the Boston series and 12 runs during a five-game losing streak, the O's got six runs today.
The O's went just 2-7 on this road trip but out-hit their opponents 88 to 74 during the nine games.
The O's improved to 16-34 this year on the road, 2-16 this year on the road vs. AL East teams and 3-27 in their last 30 road games in the division. Today's game ended a stretch where the O's played 16 of the last 19 games on the road.
Felix Pie was 2 for 4 today with a double, run scored and RBI. Over his last seven games, he is 9 for 22 with 5 RBI.
Adam Jones went 0 for 10 the last two days as his average dropped from .307 to .298. It's the first time this year his average has been under the .300 mark.