The Orioles uncover themselves atop the American League East largely because of they’re masters of the nail-biter. Video games resembling Tuesday evening time’s blowout loss to the San Diego Padres have been uncommon, along with those that end with them on the profitable side.
Baltimore’s 10-3 loss, which featured backup catcher James McCann’s first essential league pitching look, left the Orioles at 74 victories. Precisely half have can be found video video games decided by two or fewer runs. Regardless of a report 17 video video games above their opponent’s, Baltimore’s run differential is just seven larger than San Diego’s.
The Padres (57-63) reduce into that deficit early Tuesday by quickly creating one for the Orioles. Making his third start for Baltimore after being acquired in a commerce deadline deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, right-hander Jack Flaherty issued a bases-loaded stroll sooner than surrendering a grand slam to Gary Sánchez in a main inning by means of which he threw 18 strikes and 16 balls.
Flaherty’s second physique was perhaps further laborious, with one amongst his 39 pitches inside it resulting in a two-run double by former Orioles infielder Manny Machado. He struck out three of his subsequent 4 batters, nevertheless with 83 pitches and seven runs allowed, Flaherty’s evening time ended after three innings. He has a 7.07 ERA for the Orioles (74-46), solely as quickly as pitching earlier the fifth inning.
With the Orioles using a six-man rotation, their bullpen is working an individual transient. Nick Vespi allowed three runs over two innings sooner than Shintaro Fujinami and Mike Baumann labored a scoreless inning each. McCann, a 10-year veteran, took the mound for the first time for the underside of the eighth, stranding two runners in scoring place whereas throwing solely one amongst his 14 pitches above 50 mph.
Earlier than Austin Hays’ solo dwelling run and Gunnar Henderson’s RBI single plated runs throughout the ninth, Baltimore’s offense bought right here on Cedric Mullins’ single throughout the sixth. San Diego starter Michael Wacha pitched 5 scoreless innings in his first start since July 1.
Maybe the one good news for the Orioles was the Tampa Bay Rays moreover shedding by seven, leaving Baltimore’s lead throughout the AL East at three video video games.
Across the horn
- Outfielder Aaron Hicks exited Monday’s sport, his first off the injured guidelines for a left hamstring stress, with a sore once more and was not in Tuesday’s lineup.
- Persevering with his growth after Tommy John elbow reconstruction, left-hander John Means made his second rehabilitation start with Double-A Bowie on Tuesday, allowing 4 runs in 1 1/3 innings. Means threw 45 pitches, up from 28 in his first start.
This story could be updated.
Orioles at Padres
Wednesday, 8:40 p.m.
TV: MASN2
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
Orioles at Athletics
Friday, 9:40 p.m.
TV: MASN2, MLB Community (out of market solely)
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
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