Kyle Stowers set free a roar and pumped his fist as he reached second base. While rounding third to face the Orioles’ dugout, he yelled, “Come on!” and flexed, doing so once more as he stepped on residence plate.
His pleasure after his first profession residence run matched those that remained of the introduced 13,905 at Camden Yards on Thursday night time. The solo shot, coming in an 0-2 depend with two outs in opposition to Chicago White Sox All-Star nearer Liam Hendricks, tied the sport within the backside of the ninth.
Chicago had retired 12 straight Orioles when Stowers got here up, the rookie himself hitless in his previous 13 at-bats. He lofted Hendricks’ first pitch down the left discipline line and into foul territory, however Adam Engel, introduced into the sport as a defensive alternative an inning earlier, was unable to finish the catch after a long term, conserving Stowers’ at-bat alive. He swung threw an elevated fastball to go away Hendricks one strike away from hanging out the facet and finishing the save. But Stowers powered the subsequent, a curveball that hung within the center, out to middle discipline for a house run.
Two innings later, Anthony Santander laced a line drive to middle discipline to attain computerized runner Cedric Mullins from third because the Orioles gained the three-game sequence with a 4-3 victory.
The victory ensured the Orioles (65-59) their third straight profitable month, having gone practically 5 years with out one earlier than this stretch. They stay 2 1/2 video games behind the Seattle Mariners for the ultimate American League wild-card spot.
Between Santander’s two-run residence run within the first inning and Stowers’ game-tying solo shot, the Orioles managed solely 4 base runners. Despite that, they took a 2-1 lead into the seventh, just for the White Sox (63-62) to strike for an unearned run in that body and the go-ahead run within the eighth.
Lyles eats
After giving up a house run on his first pitch, Orioles beginning pitcher Jordan Lyles settled in to provide the Orioles seven innings, solely their third begin of that size for the reason that begin of July. He’s chargeable for two of them.
“I think he’s exceeded our expectations and what he’s done for us in every way,” supervisor Brandon Hyde stated earlier than the sport. “I think putting up the numbers that he’s put up in this division, to be able to really be the rock in our rotation and somebody for our really inexperienced rotation guys to look up to, I think he’s been everything and more of what we asked. He was a great sign because he really has been a huge help this year and a big part of what we’re doing.”
Lyles didn’t document a clear inning till the fifth, with a slick sliding play for shortstop Jorge Mateo closing one other within the sixth.
But a bloop hit to middle and an infield single off first baseman Ryan Mountcastle’s glove put Lyles in hassle. He obtained a floor ball for a possible double play, however second baseman Terrin Vavra’s pressured throw to first obtained by Mountcastle, who then bobbled an try to choose up the ball. The sequence allowed Romy Gonzalez to attain the tying run from second.
Lyles gave Vavra a second likelihood with one other double-play grounder, and though he one-hopped one other throw, Mountcastle picked that one, giving Lyles his fifth seven-inning begin. All different Orioles pitchers have three mixed.
Around the horn
>> To get a recent arm within the bullpen, the Orioles optioned Louis Head to Triple-A Norfolk and recalled Rico Garcia in an alternate of right-handers. Phoenix Sanders, claimed on waivers Wednesday from the Tampa Bay Rays, was additionally optioned.
>> Tyler Wells threw his second bullpen as he works his manner again from the left indirect pressure that has him on the injured record, with the subsequent step being a reside batting observe session. The Orioles are nonetheless figuring out what function the right-hander might be in when he returns, Hyde stated. Wells had a 3.90 ERA in 20 begins earlier than the damage however pitched solely in reduction final yr, briefly serving as Baltimore’s nearer. It would take longer for Wells to construct again up as a starter, whereas the Orioles have been already cautious together with his innings after he missed 2019 and 2020 and spent final yr within the bullpen.
>> Hyde stated he appreciates that every workforce will get an additional two main league roster spots starting Sept. 1, however he would like extra to have the ability to carry additional pitchers via the season’s remaining month.
>> Top prospect Gunnar Henderson performed third base for Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, his first recreation on the left facet of the infield in additional than week. He had made 4 straight begins at second base after two video games at first base, with these six contests representing his first begins anyplace aside from shortstop or third base as a professional.
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