O’s, Arrieta sweep away Rangers
The Baltimore Orioles have done the unthinkable, sweeping a four-game road series away from the surging Texas Rangers.
The sweep was completed in fine fashion, with Jake Arrieta showing unusually solid command and pitching the team to arguably its finest stretch of the season.
The series success certainly takes the club into the All-Star break on a very high note and gives hope for a respectable second half of the season.
Arrieta went six innings, allowing just one run and, maybe more importantly, only two walks.
There is no doubting the young pitcher’s talent, but he has shown a wild side that has been his biggest enemy at times. Going into yesterday’s game, he was averaging five walks per nine innings.
