Found October 10, 2012 on Blog So Hard Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The Orioles head to New York to play game 3 from the American League Division Series (ALDS) after bouncing back to take game 2 and even then series at 1-1. In the first two games of the series it has pretty much been neck and neck minus one inning. To me it’s only fitting that for the Orioles magical season to keep going they have to win 2 of the next 3 in New York which is pretty much the Mecca of October baseball. This season its been Camden Yards North every time the Orioles have gone into New York , with the O’s taking 6 of 9 games. This, after all, is October and Yankee Stadium which can never be looked at as a good thing for any opposing team. The Orioles against Hiroki KurodaThe Yankees will send 16 game winner Hiroki Kuroda to the mound to face the Birds. Kuroda has thrown well against the Orioles this season and has a 1-1 record to show for it. The O’s have had some individual successes against Kuroda this year with Chris Davis, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, and Matt Wieters a...
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