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Mullins showing what made him a top-10 MVP vote-getter last year after a tough start, Mateo showing off the wheels, and the Oriole faithful getting up for a moment like it was September and the division was at stake. (As a quick aside: Talk about a fun snapshot. Brewers starter Adrian Houser fell behind Mullins as well, and the Silver Slugger winner made him pay by lining a single to center to score both Urias and Mateo for a 2-0 lead, prompting a celebratory reaction from an amped-up Mateo and raising the decibel level with the Opening Day crowd. Urias tagged and went to third, though, and Jorge Mateo and Robinson Chirinos drew walks to load the bases. In the bottom of the second, Ramon Urias led off with a single, and though a Rougned Odor groundout advanced him to second, the likelihood of a big inning seemed to be dealt a blow when Austin Hays tagged a deep fly ball to center, only for Tyrone Taylor to make an impressive running, reaching snag for the second out. Pressure pitching, and one clutch hit, made it so.Īfter scoring four runs in three games in an opening sweep at the hands of Tampa Bay, the O’s weren’t exactly slugging their way through Monday’s home opener, but they did just enough. The fears of starting 0-4 for the first time since the infamous 1988 season can be put to rest. It was all they needed.Ĭedric Mullins had a two-run single for his first RBI of the season, Baltimore pitchers combined on a shutout and the Orioles got their first win of the year in their first home game of the year, 2-0 over Milwaukee. 'It's definitely felt like a grind to get through these last couple of months,' Means said.The Orioles got one hit when they needed it Monday. He has logged 119 1/3 total innings this year, compared to 43 2/3 over a shortened 2020 season. Orioles: LHP John Means (5-6, 3.47 ERA) is looking for his first win since July 31. Royals: RHP Carlos Hernandez (5-1, 3.57 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA and 31 strikeouts and just 10 walks over his last seven appearances (42 innings). 'I don't know if it's season-ending or not,' Hyde said. RHP Hunter Harvey is dealing with a right triceps strain and remains on his rehab assignment with triple-A Norfolk. Hyde hopes he can get in the lineup over the next couple of days. Orioles: 1B/DH Trey Mancini (oblique) is still sidelined with soreness. Perez moved into sole possession of third place on the Royals' all-time list with his 194th career home run.

'We had some things get away from us today.' 'To have one inning that gets away from us like that, our worst inning of the year, that is hard to swallow,' Royals manager Mike Matheny said. The Orioles matched their largest comeback of the season, joining an 8-7 win on July 28 against the Marlins when they overcame a 5-0 disadvantage after two innings. 'This is the moment I have been waiting for since I was a little kid.' 'Baseball-wise, this is probably the pinnacle of my career right now,' Barreda said. Manny Barreda (1-0) picked up his first career win. However, Tyler Wells got the last out and earned his second save.īenintendi finished with three hits and five RBIs. For us to battle back and win today was huge.'ĭillon Tate allowed a two-out, three-run homer to Andrew Benintendi in the ninth that cut Baltimore's lead to 9-8. It's very easy to do that this late in the year. Mountcastle capped the rally with his 26th homer. Anthony Santander and pinch-hitter Ramon Urias had RBI singles off Josh Staumont (3-3), cutting the deficit to 5-3.Īfter Gutierrez's two-run single off Jake Brentz, Mullins hit a fly ball between right fielder Hunter Dozier and center fielder Edward Olivares, who bumped into one another, allowing two runs to score. 'Today was one of those games you just have to forget about it.'Īustin Hays extended his career-best 15-game hitting streak with an RBI double in the eighth for Baltimore's first run. 'I never see something like that in my career,' Perez said about the outcome. He leads the majors with 104 RBIs, moving one ahead of Jose Abreu, of the Chicago White Sox, who plays later Wednesday at Oakland. Salvador Perez hit his 42nd homer for Kansas City and trails Shohei Ohtani by one for most in MLB.

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We don't get too many of those usually.'īaltimore has taken two of three from the Royals, who haven't won a series at Camden Yards since April 2014. 'It took us eight innings to put some at-bats together. 'We haven't had too many of those types of innings in the last few years,' Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. BALTIMORE - Kelvin Gutierrez hit a game-tying two-run single, two Kansas City outfielders collided on a ball hit by Cedric Mullins, allowing two more runs to score, and Ryan Mountcastle followed with a two-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles scored all their runs in the eighth inning in a 9-8 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.