A fourth-inning single from Bobby Witt, Jr. After Lopez tripled in the third, he retired 13 of the next 14 batters. Santander was stranded on the bases but his RBI ended up being a big one. Hays led off with a double that bounced up against the fence in center field, then came in to score on a double from Anthony Santander. In the fifth, though, they scraped another one across. Aaron Hicks singled in the third and Henderson singled and stole another base in the fourth, but nothing doing. The Orioles frustratingly had scored once more in the game as they couldn’t ever get much going against Lynch. Lopez motored all the way to third where he scored on a sacrifice fly to cut the lead in half. It was a hit all the way, but Ryan McKenna went airborne and it sailed right past him. With one out in the top of the third, Nicky Lopez hit a ball to right-center field. Hays popped out immediately to end the inning. There was some ensuing confusion and a long wait while the umpires initiated their own review to confirm that the count was, in fact, 3-0. There was a delay when Austin Hays was sent to first base on what the plate umpire seemed to think was ball four. Mateo put on a show once he got on base, stealing second and then third in short order, but sadly he was stranded. That put the Orioles up 2-0, which was good because Wells was about to give one back. That put him in a prime position to score on Jorge Mateo’s single. The lefty Lynch almost picked Henderson off as he took off for second base, but Gunnar’s jump was too good and he beat the throw down to second from the first baseman. Gunnar Henderson hit the first of his three hits in the second inning, a single. The 357 shot got over the short part of the left field wall inside the foul pole. Austin Hays ambushed Daniel Lynch on the first pitch he threw in the game, a middle-of-the-plate 92 mph fastball, for a home run to left field. The offense rewarded him with one run in each of the first two innings. It soured a bit at the end but he mostly looked great throughout, starting with an 11-pitch first inning that was over before many of us could get our televisions turned on. We’d all like a 10-0 win, but tonight’s formula was pretty good too.Īfter so many underwhelming starts by Orioles’ starters recently, Tyler Wells was a breath of fresh air tonight. With runners on the corners, he Ragans was replaced by right-hander Joe Barlow, who surrendered the go-ahead single to Hays - the first batter he faced.įelix Bautista closed out the victory for Baltimore by striking out the side in the ninth, earning his 13th save of the season.The Orioles started their series with the Royals this weekend on a good note with some timely hitting, solid starting pitching, and bullpen dominance. Ragans completed a scoreless seventh for Texas on the mound, but ran into trouble in the eighth, as Mullins walked and Adley Rutschman singled. ![]() With two outs and pinch runner Bubba Thompson on third, Seager drove a double to center field, tying the score at 2-2. In the eights, Grossman again led off with a base hit. The RBI double extended Semien’s hit streak to 17 games. Marcus Semien followed Robbie Grossman’s leadoff single with a double, scoring Grossman from first for the Rangers’ first run. Bradish held the Rangers to a single hit - Adolis Garcia’s second-inning single - through the first five innings and he walked just one in that span.īut Texas, the major league’s leader in run production at 6.33 runs per game, broke through with a pair of hits in the sixth. A sacrifice fly from Ryan Mountcastle added to the Orioles’ advantage.īradford countered with four scoreless innings, but Texas’ lineup struggled at the plate. The second single, off the bat of Hays drove in Mullins for an early 1-0 Baltimore lead. Bradford then surrendered consecutive singles. The ball landed shallow center field, putting Orioles leadoff hitter Cedric Mullins on first base. The bright sun in Baltimore led to a misplayed first-inning fly ball by Rangers second baseman Corey Seager. Bradford struck out five batters along with five hits and a walk.Īfter the Rangers tied the score, Cole Ragans (2-2) took the loss for Texas when Austin Hays smacked an RBI single – his second of the game – to give the lead back to the Orioles in the bottom of the eighth. ![]() In his second career start, Texas’ Cody Bradford pushed through a challenging first inning, allowing two runs before settling down to keep the Rangers close through five innings. Reliever Danny Coulombe (2-1) earned the win despite recording just one out. After dropping the first two games of their home series against the Texas Rangers, the Baltimore Orioles scored early and late Sunday to emerge with a 3-2 victory.īaltimore starter Kyle Bradish tossed 6 2/3 innings, limiting Texas to one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
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