For the third straight game, Adley Rustchman and Samuel Basallo were absent from Baltimore’s lineup. But on Wednesday, the Orioles lineup more than made up for it.
On a 7-0 win, the catchers injuries and Craig Albernaz’s pregame comments:
FINAL: Orioles 7, Mariners 2. Pete Alonso and Jackson Holliday homered. Brandon Young had his best outing the season. And the Orioles have snapped their four-game losing skid.
The Orioles loaded the bases in the bottom of the third with no outs. The next three at-bats:
Pete Alonso strikeout
Colton Cowser shallow flyout
Leody Taveras strikeout.
Lots of boos. 0-0.
Asked if Adley Rutschman was available tonight, Craig Albernaz joked that Rutschman wanted to pull a Kirk Gibson.
“He felt good after his workout, so we’ll see how he feels after he sleeps tonight and wakes up tomorrow. But, yeah, it was an encouraging sign.”
With the World Cup set to kick off today, I talked to four local soccer experts to get their predictions on this year’s winner, Team USA’s chances and the future of soccer in America:
A grand slam for Jackson Holliday blows this one open. The Orioles are ahead 7-0 in the seventh.
104.3 mph, 391 feet. Heck of a swing.