After a horrendous series in New York, the Baltimore Orioles have played two games in Miami in a back on track sort of manner. Tonight Brandon Young got the start, and Pete Alonso set the tone. Young’s line: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K.
After a HBP and a walk, Pete Alonso set the tone for the Birds. his three-run home run in the top of the first on Miami tonight gave the Orioles a 3-0 lead. However Miami battled back. Marsee’s RBI-single in the last of the first cut the Orioles’ lead to 3-2. Caisse’s RBI-single later in the inning tied the game at three.
This has been a tough road trip for the O’s. And here, both last night and tonight, they have the opposing team (Miami) infernally insisting on tying the game after they take an early lead. But the Orioles and Brandon Young played on. And luckily they had a couple of big innings in them.
Dylan Beavers’ RBI-double in the fourth, and. Adley Rutschman’s in the fifth, gave the Birds a 5-3 lead. Rutschman would add an additional RBI-double in the sixth, extending the Orioles’ lead to 6-3. Following a sixth inning triple, Edwards’ RBI-groundout would cut the lead to 6-4 in the seventh.
An RBI-triple by Blaze Alexander in the top of the eighth would put the Birds over the top, and they went home 7-4 winners. Make no mistake, last night was a big win for this team. But so was tonight. After a series like the Birds had in New York( you always want to win a series. And the O’s did just that.
The series concludes tomorrow night at loanDepot Park. Cade Povich gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Miami’s Max Meyer. Game time is set for just after 6:30 PM.
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