The seven-inning gem that Orioles starter Tyler Wells delivered Saturday would normally be the perfect start of a set.
Not this weekend.
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Mitch Keller one-upped Wells on Sunday, hanging out 13 all through seven dominant innings at hand the Orioles a 4-0 loss.
Keller entered the game as among the many finest starters throughout the Nationwide League, and he solidified his standing by shutting down an Orioles group that had acquired 4 straight video video games. The appropriate-hander scattered 4 hits and didn’t stroll a batter in entrance of a Mom’s Day crowd of 36,403.
Solely Anthony Santander and Austin Hays prevented hanging out in the direction of Keller, and Gunnar Henderson, Ryan Mountcastle and Kyle Stowers struck out 3 instances apiece off the Pittsburgh starter. Baltimore may solely muster two runners in scoring place in the direction of Keller, who lowered his ERA to 2.38.
Beginning pitcher Kyle Gibson struggled nonetheless acquired through 5 innings whereas allowing seven hits, three walks and 4 runs. The Pirates (22-19) scored one run throughout the first and three throughout the third to provide Keller with larger than enough offense.
Whereas the Orioles couldn’t full their third sweep of the season, the gathering victory is the membership’s ninth out of their earlier 10. At 26-14, the Orioles have the second-best report throughout the American League. They’d acquired 17 of their earlier 23 video video games stepping into Sunday.
Baltimore’s bats confirmed barely life late throughout the recreation, as Cedric Mullins singled with one out throughout the eighth and went to third on a two-out double from Henderson. However Mountcastle struck out for his fourth time to squander the Orioles’ best scoring various to that point.
The Orioles then acquired the first two runners of the ninth on base, nonetheless Stowers struck out a fourth time and James McCann moreover punched out — the seventeenth and final strikeout from a Baltimore batter. Adley Rutschman pinch-hit with two outs nonetheless popped out to complete the game.
Across the horn
- Hyde was once more in Baltimore on Sunday after missing Saturday’s recreation, a 2-0 Orioles win, because of he was in Syracuse, New York, for his daughter’s college graduation. “When [Anthony] Santander made the catch, I clapped in my resort room,” Hyde talked about. “It was actually bizarre watching the sport not being within the dugout. It was a wierd feeling. However I positively was watching, and our guys did an excellent job. That was the very best, for me, that Tyler Wells has pitched in his profession right here.”
- Infield prospect Joey Ortiz was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and commenced at shortstop for the Orioles, going 0-for-3 in his Camden Yards debut. The big league stint is the second this yr for Ortiz, who’s ranked the No. 7 prospect in Baltimore’s system, in response to Baseball America. He made his predominant league debut in late April and carried out three video video games in Detroit. Left-handed reliever Nick Vespi, who didn’t pitch all through his two video video games in Baltimore, was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Ortiz.
- The Orioles launched Sunday that catcher Luis Torrens, who was acquired in change for cash issues earlier this month, elected to show right into a free agent considerably than report again to Norfolk after he cleared waivers. Torrens spent 4 days with the Orioles as a result of the group employed three catchers on its 26-man roster, nonetheless he was designated for undertaking Tuesday.
- Proper-handed relievers Dillon Tate (correct forearm strain) and Mychal Givens (left knee irritation) will proceed their minor league rehabilitation assignments Tuesday in Triple-A and could be assessed after, Hyde talked about. Third baseman Ramón Urías (left hamstring strain) hit throughout the cage Sunday and is “a lot improved” as he recovers on the 10-day injured guidelines. Outfielder Ryan McKenna (lower once more soreness) was obtainable off the bench Sunday after he wasn’t for the sooner two contests.
This story could be updated.
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