Any week now I expect the ghost of Rod Serling to do the pre-game intro and post-game wrap-up for the Orioles games on Sundays.

If there was ever a case for eliminating Sunday games from the remaining Orioles calendar, we have to look no further than yesterday's 3-2 loss in 12 innings to the Nationals.  Closer George Sherrill, who has thrilled and delighted Orioles' fans with his high-wire act all season, finally made a misstep with a 1-2 slider that Washington's Ronnie Belliard stung for a two-run game-winning (or game-losing, depending on one's point-of-view) home run.

If you're counting, the Orioles have now lost 12 of 13 games on Sundays.  The rest of the week,  they're 40-27.  I mean that's some serious weirdness.  Enough to make you want to investigate  juggling of the calendar to have a six-day week.

Orioles fans may argue that Baltimore did win yesterday's game, that Sherrill had Belliard struck out on the pitch proceeding the drive that just managed to stay on the right (wrong) side of the leftfield foul pole.  Well, that strike that Sherrill didn't get and Belliard's drive staying fair are further indication that we may be dealing with supernatural forces here. 

Of course, with Jeremy Guthrie starting you knew that Baltimore would be scuffling for runs. After giving up just one earned run in seven innings yesterday, he is the runaway leader in the American League for the dubious distinction of combined best ERA (3.50) and worst W-L record (4-7).