When he performed for the Toronto Blue Jays, Kevin Pillar crushed Orioles pitchers greater than another workforce he performed usually.
New workforce, similar story.
Pillar, now a part-time participant for Atlanta, pinch-hit towards Baltimore’s Danny Coulombe, one of many membership’s greatest relievers, within the eighth inning Saturday and gave Orioles followers déjà vu, blasting a two-run homer to propel the Braves to a 5-4 win.
Pillar — who entered slashing .321/.353/.515 with an .868 OPS in 360 plate appearances towards the Orioles — accomplished the scoring in a back-and-forth recreation that included a number of lead adjustments, as each groups got here again from down one to take one-run leads of their very own.
Adam Frazier hit a two-run single within the fourth inning to offer the Orioles an early 2-1 lead after the Braves took an early lead within the third. Atlanta (23-11) scored one run in each the fourth and fifth to take a 3-2 lead, however Anthony Santander’s RBI double within the sixth adopted by an RBI groundout from Frazier gave the Orioles a one-run benefit.
Starting pitcher Kyle Bradish bent however didn’t break, permitting three runs on 5 hits in 5 innings as he dueled towards Braves star Spencer Strider, however the identical couldn’t be stated for the Orioles’ bullpen. After Cionel Pérez retired 4 straight batters, Bryan Baker and Coulombe each struggled for the second straight outing.
The Orioles (22-11) will search for their eighth straight sequence victory Sunday. Despite the loss, the 22-11 begin is tied for the second greatest in membership historical past.
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Orioles at Braves
Sunday, 11:35 a.m.
TV/Stream: Chs. 11, 4; Peacock
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
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