Jack Flaherty acquired right here to the Orioles on the commerce deadline with the reputation of a competitor. Shintaro Fujinami arrived acknowledged for a dynamic repertoire nonetheless an incapacity to harness it persistently.
Each of Baltimore’s pitching acquisitions showcased these traits in Wednesday’s 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros. In his Camden Yards debut, Flaherty battled by way of 5 innings, twice leaving the bases loaded after doing the an identical inside the final physique of his workers debut last week in Toronto. Fujinami, within the meantime, displayed the an identical erratic pitching that has plagued him in an up-and-down tenure with Baltimore, issuing three straight two-out walks inside the eighth as a result of the Astros broke open what had been a one-run sport.
The Orioles (70-44) had been moreover quiet offensively, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place. Left fielder Austin Hays supplied Baltimore’s lone jolts with a home run — his first since starting last month’s All-Star Recreation — for two runs inside the fourth inning and by robbing Houston’s Chas McCormick of 1 off Fujinami inside the eighth.
There was no catching Kyle Tucker’s first-inning blast to correct, with Houston’s correct fielder taking Flaherty deep in his first at-bat after his go-ahead grand slam in Tuesday night’s Orioles loss. Flaherty allowed one different run inside the second on Jose Altuve’s single, nonetheless he left the bases loaded in that physique and did the an identical inside the fifth.
Managed Brandon Hyde requested Mike Baumann to repeat the responsibility inside the eighth after Fujinami’s three straight walks, leaving him with eight to associate with two hit batters in 9 1/3 innings since being traded from Oakland. Baumann allowed consecutive two-run singles to Altuve and Alex Bregman, scoring all of Fujinami’s runners and one amongst his private sooner than surrendering one different run inside the ninth.
The Orioles entered the gathering ranked third inside the majors in bullpen ERA, nonetheless the group surrendered 10 runs in seven innings inside the first two video video games of the gathering. The Astros (66-49) head into Thursday’s assortment finale with the prospect to complete Baltimore’s streak of 75 straight multigame assortment with out being swept, the longest streak inside the majors since 1944.
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Astros at Orioles
Thursday, 12:35 p.m.
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Orioles at Mariners
Friday, 10:10 p.m.
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