The Baltimore Orioles started strong, scoring three runs in the first inning. Homeruns by Ryan Mountcastle (2 for 5, 2 Runs, 2 RBI) and Austin Hays (5 for 5, 2 2B, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, SB) gave the Birds that early lead.
Cedric Mullins (2 for 4, 1 Run, 3 RBI, SB) homered in a 4-run 3rd inning. Sadly, Boston matched those runs in their half of the third, making the score 7-5 O’s.
The Birds plated another run in the fourth but Boston kept chipping away. The game ended as a 9-8 loss by the Orioles. A two-out fielding error by Ryan McKenna (1 for 3, SB, HBP) in the 9th allowed Adam Duvall’s two-run homerun off Felix Bautista (0-1) (0.2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 K) to walk it off for Boston.
Anthony Santander went 2 for 5 with a double, 1 run scored and 1 RBI.
Jorge Mateo went 0 for 4 with a run scored, 1 RBI, a walk and 2 stolen bases.
Starter Dean Kremer struggled through 3.0 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits (2 HR), a walk, 3 strikeouts and a wild pitch thrown. Seven relievers were needed to cover the final six innings of the game.
2023 Record: 1-1
Next Game: Sun. 4/2 @ 1:35 pm in Boston