DENVER — The Baltimore Orioles have been one out away from clinching a collection win and a cheerful flight again to Baltimore. Colorado, robbed of a walk-off Monday, exacted its revenge.
Andrew Kittredge, aided by Colton Cowser’s game-winning catch in his final save alternative Monday, couldn’t end off the Rockies this time as Zac Veen tied the sport with an RBI double within the ninth and Brett Sullivan walked off Grant Wolfram with a two-run single within the eleventh handy the Orioles a irritating 6-5 loss that dropped them again to 2 video games beneath .500 at 69-71.
Trevor Rogers acquired a tough-luck no choice after setting a profession excessive with 11 strikeouts, together with six in a row between the fifth and seventh innings. Luis Robert Jr., batting cleanup in his first recreation since being claimed off waivers, roped a two-run double within the third for a robust first impression along with his new membership, however the Orioles’ offense was in any other case quiet as soon as once more to complete the collection in Colorado with seven runs in three video games.
Rogers’ outing included two dominant stretches sandwiched round a pair of rallies by the Rockies. He confronted the minimal over the primary two innings, allowed one run in each the third and fourth, then retired 9 of the ultimate 10 batters he confronted. The left-hander had thrice recorded 10 strikeouts, all with the Miami Marlins in 2020 or 2021, and by no means recorded greater than 9 since becoming a member of the Orioles on the commerce deadline two years in the past.
He outdueled former teammate Tomoyuki Sugano within the latter’s first begin towards the staff that signed him out of Japan in 2025. The 36-year-old right-hander was spectacular in his personal proper, permitting three runs over six innings and turning into the primary Japanese pitcher to report a high quality begin each for and towards the Orioles.
A key defensive play by Rogers additionally loomed massive for many of the recreation. Rockies heart fielder Jake McCarthy drove in a run with a triple to right-center discipline, and the relay residence to 3rd by Blaze Alexander skipped away from Coby Mayo, permitting McCarthy to sprint for residence. Nonetheless, Rogers was in place to again up the play, and he took an additional second to set himself and hearth a throw residence to Samuel Basallo for the out.
House plate umpire John Bacon initially referred to as McCarthy protected on the play, however McCarthy’s entrance foot missed the bottom to offer Basallo sufficient time to show round and apply the tag.
The Orioles scored all three of their runs off Sugano within the third when Pete Alonso recorded his 93rd RBI of the season with a base hit that introduced Alexander round, and Robert adopted with a scorching 102.9 mph double off the right-field wall for a two-run double. Robert began in left discipline with Cowser manning heart within the first trace at how the Orioles will manage their outfield down the stretch.
Rico Garcia took over for Rogers within the seventh and acquired out of the inning, then mixed with Yennier Cano for a scoreless eighth. Supervisor Craig Albernaz then turned to Kittredge, who practically allowed a leadoff residence run to catcher Hunter Goodman on a deep fly ball that drifted foul.
It was an eerily comparable ball to the one dominated foul towards Alonso on Aug. 19 in Baltimore. Replay assessment took the identical route it did beforehand on the Orioles’ expense, with officers not seeing sufficient proof to overturn the decision on the sphere.
Although Kittredge wound up hanging out Goodman, shortstop Cole Carrigg doubled with two outs, and Veen adopted with a two-bagger of his personal to tie the sport. Josh Walker changed Kittredge to complete off the body, and he recorded one out within the tenth earlier than giving method to Alex Hoppe, who struck out one other former Oriole, Connor Norby, and induced a groundout by Goodman to ship the sport to the eleventh.
Basallo led off the next body with an RBI single to place the Orioles again in entrance, and Albernaz pinch-ran Leody Taveras at first. That call appeared to show pivotal as Taveras went first to 3rd on a single by Dylan Beavers and scored when Alexander roped a line drive up the center. Alexander completed 3 for five in his finest efficiency since returning off the injured listing Friday.
The Orioles in the end wanted extra insurance coverage as Wolfram entered the sport and gave a run proper again on an RBI single by TJ Rumfield. The lefty then struck out each shortstop Cole Carrigg and Veen, and he acquired an enormous break when Amador hit a deep fly ball to right-center discipline that will’ve tied the sport had it not bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double.
However Wolfram couldn’t end off the Rockies as Sullivan dropped a single into left discipline and Robert’s throw residence sailed huge of the plate.
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