Jack Flaherty got here to the Orioles on the commerce deadline with the repute of a competitor. Shintaro Fujinami arrived recognized for a dynamic repertoire however an incapacity to harness it persistently.
Both of Baltimore’s pitching acquisitions showcased these traits in Wednesday’s 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros. In his Camden Yards debut, Flaherty battled via 5 innings, twice leaving the bases loaded after doing the identical within the ultimate body of his staff debut final week in Toronto. Fujinami, in the meantime, displayed the identical erratic pitching that has plagued him in an up-and-down tenure with Baltimore, issuing three straight two-out walks within the eighth because the Astros broke open what had been a one-run sport.
The Orioles (70-44) had been additionally quiet offensively, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place. Left fielder Austin Hays offered Baltimore’s lone jolts with a house run — his first since beginning final month’s All-Star Game — for 2 runs within the fourth inning and by robbing Houston’s Chas McCormick of 1 off Fujinami within the eighth.
There was no catching Kyle Tucker’s first-inning blast to proper, with Houston’s proper fielder taking Flaherty deep in his first at-bat after his go-ahead grand slam in Tuesday evening’s Orioles loss. Flaherty allowed one other run within the second on Jose Altuve’s single, however he left the bases loaded in that body and did the identical within the fifth.
Managed Brandon Hyde requested Mike Baumann to repeat the duty within the eighth after Fujinami’s three straight walks, leaving him with eight to go along with two hit batters in 9 1/3 innings since being traded from Oakland. Baumann allowed consecutive two-run singles to Altuve and Alex Bregman, scoring all of Fujinami’s runners and one in all his personal earlier than surrendering one other run within the ninth.
The Orioles entered the collection ranked third within the majors in bullpen ERA, however the group surrendered 10 runs in seven innings within the first two video games of the collection. The Astros (66-49) head into Thursday’s collection finale with the prospect to finish Baltimore’s streak of 75 straight multigame collection with out being swept, the longest streak within the majors since 1944.
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Astros at Orioles
Thursday, 12:35 p.m.
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Orioles at Mariners
Friday, 10:10 p.m.
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