The Baltimore Orioles only waited 71 minutes to start Wednesday’s game with the Detroit Tigers after waiting 1 hour 54 minutes to start Tuesday’s contest. The shorter wait did not change the outcome; the Birds fell to the Tigers by a score of 5-2.
The los was number 7 in a row for the Orioles and the 8th over the past 10 games. The team is now 17-36 (.320) at OPACY and that home record is the worst in all of MLB.
For those who care about such things, the Orioles now have the 2nd selection in the 2022 MLB Draft.
As to the game, the Orioles were held scoreless by Detroit pitching until the 8th inning when Anthony Santander (3 for 4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI) hit his 10th homerun of the season with Austin Hays (1 for 5, 1 run scored) on base. Ryan McKenna (2 for 4, 1 2B) was the only other Oriole to have multiple hits off Tigers pitching.
Matt Harvey made his 23rd start of the season and lasted 5.0 innings. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5 in losing for the 11th time this year. Harvey also allowed a notable homerun; a 5th inning 387 ft. shot to left-center field by Miguel Cabrera, his 12th of the season and number 499 of his career.
Dusten Knight gave up 2 runs on 2 hits while striking out 3 in 2.0 innings of relief with Cesar Valdez (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K) and Dillon Tate (1.0 IP, 2 K) finishing out the game.
2021 Record: 38-74
Next Game: Thurs. Aug. 12 @ 4:05pm
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