The Baltimore Orioles are down, however they may not be out.
On Monday, Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton earned a wanted high quality begin following a horrific begin to the season, main Baltimore to a 3rd consecutive win after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2.
Morton earned his first win of the season, permitting two earned runs and 7 base runners — 4 hits, two walks, one hit by pitch — in 24 batters confronted (six innings) with 5 strikeouts.
Morton started his outing with a four-pitch strikeout of Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar, ending the at-bat with a dirty curve.