Tomoyuki Sugano fired six innings of one-run ball, and Tyler O\u2019Neill homered in his third consecutive game during a 5-1 win over the Rockies.<\/p>\n
Alex Church is a staff writer for Camden Chat, where he’s been covering the Orioles since 2018.<\/p>\n
The Orioles failed to match the dominance of Saturday\u2019s 18-0 win, but Baltimore played solid baseball again today. Tomoyuki Sugano tossed six innings of one-run ball, Tyler O\u2019Neill homered in his third consecutive game, and the Orioles took the series with a 5-1 win at Camden Yards.<\/p>\n
Baltimore quickly erased a 1-0 deficit with two runs in the second. Cedric Mullins took a one-out walk, and Coby Mayo followed with a double off the left-field wall.<\/p>\n
Dylan Carlson made the most of a Sunday start by slapping a base hit to left field. Buck Britton continued his aggressive antics as the third base coach, and both runners scored on the solid piece of hitting.<\/p>\n
The Birds doubled their lead one inning later.<\/p>\n
Henderson muscled a single to right field before stealing second, and Tyler O\u2019Neill followed with another big blast. O\u2019Neill homered in his third consecutive game\u2014this one a 433 blast over everything in left field\u2014to provide Baltimore a 4-1 advantage.<\/p>\n
Baltimore\u2019s bats went relatively silent after that, but Colorado never got going at the dish.<\/p>\n
The Rockies had struck first on Sugano\u2019s only mistake of the day. Sugano left an 0-1 cutter over the heart of the zone, and 23-year-old rookie Warming Bernabel smacked the first home run of his major league career. The big fly proved to be an outlier on the day.<\/p>\n
Sugano retired the final two batters of the inning before facing the minimum in the third and the fourth. He stranded runners on the corners with a strikeout to end the fifth, and he added two more K\u2019s in a clean sixth inning.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old tied his MLB high with 8 strikeouts over six frames. He allowed four hits, one run, and threw 63 of 91 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n
Nothing is guaranteed for the Japanese hurler beyond today. Sugano does not profile as any club\u2019s Plan A in the postseason, but the rookie could eat some innings for a contending team in need of pitching depth over the final two months.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear whether Sugano will continue his MLB career beyond this season.<\/p>\n
He would likely relish the opportunity to pitch for a playoff team. Sugano probably envisioned the Orioles chasing a World Series when he signed a one-year, $13 million deal in the offseason, but the dream never materialized for Sugano or the O\u2019s. Regardless, he did his part in what may or may not be his final start in an Oriole uniform.<\/p>\n
The Orioles were trending toward a save situation before tacking on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Ram\u00f3n Laureano got things started with a single, and Henderson punched a ball to the right side.<\/p>\n
Henderson sprinted to first to avoid a double play, and he jogged to second when the throw skipped out of play.<\/p>\n
Colorado reliever Jaden Hill followed with a wild pitch, and Hill failed to step toward home as the ball skipped by. Henderson broke for third and did not stop.<\/p>\n
The shortstop rounded third and dove home for Baltimore\u2019s fifth run of the day.<\/p>\n
Henderson paired his hustle play with a pair of web gems in the field.<\/p>\n
He finished 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. The team may be trending in the wrong direction, but Henderson\u2019s approach remains full throttle.<\/p>\n
Yennier Cano, Andrew Kittredge, and Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez all posted zeros out of the bullpen, and the Birds secured the 5-1 win.<\/p>\n
The Orioles moved to 47-58 on the season.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not good, but it\u2019s not Colorado\u2019s 27-78 either. Adley Rutschman and Keegan Akin are set to return as the Birds kick off four games in three days against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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