The show that is Baltimore Orioles baseball rolled into Kansas City Tuesday. The headliners were the bats and gloves as the Birds beat the Royals by a score of 11 to 7.
Leading the way with the bat was Ryan Mountcastle. The first baseman went 3 for 6 with a double, 2 two-run homeruns, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI.
KING OF THE CASTLE ? pic.twitter.com/beemZrfXYp
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Royalty for a reason ? pic.twitter.com/9JxVQvTRGl
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Adley Rutschman reached base five times, going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI and a walk.
James McCann went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI.
The offensive show-topper was Anthony Santander’s ( 2 for 5, 2 runs scored, 1 BB) epic eighth inning at-bat. In what was a 7 minute at-bat (including an injury time-out for Salvador Perez), Santander fouled off 12 consecutive pitches before hitting a single on the 16th pitch.
An EPIC 16-pitch showdown with 12 straight foul balls. Who comes out on top? pic.twitter.com/LlYckU2jXw
— MLB (@MLB) May 3, 2023
There were multiple glove highlights but none was better than Cedric Mullins (1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2 BB) all-out diving catch in the fifth inning.
Reminder: Cedric Mullins is good at baseball. pic.twitter.com/aUjJRq4OzU
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Gunnar Henderson (0 for 2, 1 run scored, 3 BB) made a web-gem worthy 5-3 put out in the fourth and Mountcastle made a leaping hit-saving catch in the same inning.
hey guys we wanted to post this Gunnar Henderson web gem but the Orioles kept doing cool things
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) May 3, 2023
so here's this Gunnar Henderson web gem! enjoy! pic.twitter.com/spIx42pGn3
Starting pitcher Tyler Wells (2-1) recorded the win. He allowed 4 runs on 3 hits (3 HR), walked 3, struck out 4 and hit a batter in 6.0 innings.
2023 Record: 20-9
Next Game: Wed. 5/3 @ 7:40 pm vs. Royals in Kansas City
