Colon walks two batters in the bottom of the first, then gives up a run in the bottom of the second as the O's string together a double, three walks, and a single. But the Orioles, as slow this year as they were last year, leave the bases loaded. Mussina retires the first seven Indians. By the bottom of the fourth, clouds are gathering again, quickly. Mussina, cruising along in his uneventful way, retires the next 10 batters.
Colon leaves after five innings, having surrendered three hits, six walks, and only the one run.
Mussina, through seven innings, allows just two hits, but they're the home runs. The weather is inscrutable, white clouds chasing sooty ones, sunlight coming and going. They ground into two double plays, and get credited with another when Will Clark, creaky Will Clark, gets thrown out stealing in the fourth. They mount a rally in the seventh, putting runners on first and second with one out. Cleveland shortstop Omar Vizquel, sprinting into shallow left field, dives and snares it to end the inning.