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Winning streak snapped at four, Bynum DFA’d

The Orioles winning streak came to a halt last night with a 3-2 loss at Milwaukee. The Orioles ran into great starting pitching from Seth McClung. The Birds were no-hit through four innings and collected a total of four hits off of the Brewers starter.

Daniel Cabrera had a more than solid outing. Collecting eight strike-outs over six innings, before being lifted for a pinch hitter. Cabrera gave up a run in the first off a couple of singles and a monster two-run homer off Corey Hart in the second. Still Danny had his breaking ball working and made many Milwaukee hitters look pretty silly.

Danny took the loss but despite the homer it was not his fault tonight. You aren’t going to win many games when your offense gets you only four hits. Granted, one of those four hits was an Oscar Salazar pinch-hit two-run homerun to make it a 3-2 game, but that is as close as the Birds would come last night.

The Orioles go for the series win today.

The Orioles made a roster move today; Shortstop Freddie Bynum was designated-for-assignment and the Orioles called up Norfolk starter Ryan Bukvich. Bukvich has been a career reliever before making the jump to starter at Norfolk.

Conventional wisdom states that Trembley wants a fresh long-relief arm in the pen if Olson struggles today. According to Roch, Salazar will back up Alex Cintron, who will become the fourth starting shortstop the Orioles have had this year.

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