In spring coaching, Rougned Odor subtly bemoaned his time with the New York Yankees. He described their utilization of him at third base as “uncomfortable.” The membership’s facial hair coverage precipitated him to shave his signature beard, making him unrecognizable to even his daughter.
Sunday at Camden Yards, he acquired his revenge, drilling a pinch-hit, two-run single up the center to spark the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over his former membership, giving Baltimore a collection win to shut its first homestand of 2022.
The hit appeared to shed the Orioles’ seasonlong struggles with runners in scoring place. They had been 0-for-6 in these conditions on the day, pushing them to 7-for-83 this season. Robinson Chirinos labored a 10-pitch stroll to load the bases with two outs when supervisor Brandon Hyde known as on Odor, a veteran second baseman who signed with the Orioles this offseason after struggling with New York in 2021. A 1-1 sinker from Jonathan Loásiga stayed up within the zone, and Odor smacked it up the center.
Kelvin Gutiérrez adopted with a two-run double, scoring Chirinos and Odor, earlier than Jorge Mateo blooped a single into proper, giving the Orioles three straight hits with a runner on both second or third. Baltimore (3-6) hadn’t gotten greater than two such hits in any recreation this season.
The outburst shook off a day during which the Orioles struck out 16 instances. That included 12 in 5 innings from former Oriole Nestor Cortes, who pitched an immaculate inning — recording three strikeouts in 9 pitches — within the fourth.
Bruce in Baltimore
Bruce Zimmermann opened Camden Yards’ thirtieth anniversary season with 4 scoreless innings in Monday’s dwelling opener. He once more hearkened to 1992 with Sunday’s efficiency.
With 5 shutout frames, Zimmermann, an Ellicott City native, joined Rick Sutcliffe within the ballpark’s inaugural 12 months as the one Orioles in Camden Yards historical past to not permit a run of their first two dwelling begins of a season.
Against an solely right-handed lineup, Zimmermann relied closely on his changeup, throwing it greater than another providing. He acquired a career-high eight swing-and-misses with the pitch, three coming in a single third-inning matchup with New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton. In at-bats ending with Zimmermann’s changeup, the Yankees went 2-for-10 with 4 strikeouts.
With the impacts of a shortened spring coaching lingering into the season, Zimmermann was pulled after 75 pitches, up from 66 in his first outing.
Around the horn
>> The Orioles transferred left-hander John Means (left elbow sprain) to the 60-day injured listing, guaranteeing their ace can be out till at the very least June as they search further opinions and exams on the structural harm in his elbow. With the opened 40-man roster spot, they chose right-hander Marcos Diplán, optioning left-hander Alexander Wells to Triple-A Norfolk.
>> Asked whether or not he expects base coaches Anthony Sanders and Tony Mansolino (sickness) to affix the Orioles throughout their upcoming street journey to California, Hyde mentioned, “I hope so.”
>> Baltimore has but to announce who will exchange Means within the rotation for Tuesday’s begin in Oakland. Spenser Watkins will begin Monday, with Jordan Lyles and Tyler Wells pitching within the latter half of the four-game collection.
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