Orioles News - 8/27/07 - Off

The Baltimore Orioles had off last night, which is a good thing considering the way they have been playing. The O's begin a 3 game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight. On the mound for the Devil Rays is Jason Hammel. On the mound for the O's tonight is Daniel Cabrera, the great yet inconsistent strong throwing righthander. He'll have to face Carl Crawford of the Devil Rays, who has been on fire this month hitting .396. Baltimore comes into this game with a 8-16 record in August so far and having dropped 6 straight games. But the O's are 10-2 against the D-Rays so far this year. Baltimore desperately needs this series to go their way because after this they face the Boston Red Sox, who almost always end up beating us. With the season slipping down the drain, the O's need to get a grip. - John T.