On trade deadline day, Corbin Burnes proved to the Baltimore Orioles that he was worth their effort. He proved that the O’s chose wisely in paying what they paid (in prospects) to get him this past off season, as he shut down Toronto this evening at Camden Yards. Burnes’ line: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K.
Luckily for Corbin Burnes, Oriole bats stood up on his behalf tonight as well. Anthony Santander started things off in the first inning with an RBI-double. Ramon Urias, who’s struggled at the plate, doubled that two innings later with a solo home run, and the O’s held a 2-0 lead.
Later in that third inning Ryan O’Hearn would smack a two-RBI single. However Burnes ran into a minor amount of trouble in the fourth. He put a couple of runners on, and Toronto would get on the board with a sac fly-RBI by Kirk. However the Birds got that run back quickly, as Urias came back up to the plate and extended the Oriole lead to 5-1 with an RBI-single.
Anthony Santander snuck in a solo homer in the fifth. He sent a deep shot to right field, which bounced off the grounds crew shed in right and into the stands. That counts as a home run, giving the Birds a 6-1 lead. Toronto’s Varsho would add an RBI-double in the seventh, but the Oriole bullpen finished things out.
This was of course supposed to be a three-game set, but due to a rainout earlier in the year it ended up being a four-game series. The O’s have now guaranteed a series split with a win yesterday afternoon and tonight. However again, Corbin Burnes showed us tonight why he was attractive to the O’s. He earns his money everytime he takes the mound.
The series concludes tomorrow at Camden Yards. Grayson Rodriguez gets the start for the Birds, and he’ll be opposed by Toronto’s Paolo Espino. Game time is set for just after 12:30 PM.
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