Corbin Burnes put the Baltimore Orioles in a position to win tonight against Toronto at Camden Yards. I found it interesting that Burnes was lifted when he was, as my personal opinion was he still had something left in the tank. But he pitched six solid innings, again putting the Birds in a spot to win the game. Burnes’ line: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K.
This was a game between two solid starters, Burnes, and Toronto’s Berrios. The Orioles struck first against Berrios, as Adley Rutschman smacked a solo homer in the last of the fourth. However Toronto would draw even in the sixth on an RBI-single by Vogelbach.
However Rutschman wasn’t done yet. He ended up turning in the first two-homer game of his career, putting the Orioles back in the lead in the last of the sixth with a second solo home run. Unfortunately however, Rutschman was only a footnote in this game. Varsho’s solo home run in the eighth tied the game at two.
The game went to extra innings, and it was Toronto who struck first. Clement led off the tenth inning with a sacrifice bunt, moving the ghost runner to third base. Varsho would later ground out, scoring the runner and giving Toronto a 3-2 lead. The O’s threatened in the bottom of the inning, but couldn’t put anything across, going down to defeat 3-2.
End of the day, tough game between two tough AL East rivals. However that’s a game that stings the Orioles to lose. You always want to win every game under any circumstance. But especially in the division.
The series continues tomorrow at Camden Yards. Kyle Bradish gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Toronto’s Chris Bassitt. Game time is set for just after 6:30 PM.
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