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Baltimore missed out on a chance for momentum.
Heading into Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles knew they had a chance to capitalize on an opportunity to build momentum into a road trip.
Instead, they looked lost in a variety of different facets in the series finale against the San Diego Padres, losing 5-2 and closing their homestand on the feeling of a series loss.
Over the past few weeks, the Orioles have played their best baseball throughout the season. But after back-to-back losses, their offensive struggles have familiarly resurfaced in an area that has plagued them throughout the season.
In their last two games, Baltimore has combined to go 1-for-15 as a team with runners in scoring position. In the ninth inning of Sunday’s game, the defense committed three errors in the infield. Trevor Rogers pitched what might have been his best outing in over two months — and Baltimore was unable to cash in on a victory.
Rogers battled back after facing some misfortune in the second inning, when a routine ground ball hit the second base bag and bounced into center field to give the Padres their first run of the game with two outs. The left-hander also allowed a pair of weakly-hit singles in the frame.
In total, Rogers’ final line consisted of six strong innings of two-run ball. He struck out four batters and issued two walks, allowing a total of five hits. In a season of inefficiency from the southpaw, Rogers earned his first quality start since April 7th — but still earned the loss.
The Orioles cut into San Diego’s two-run lead in the fifth inning on a solo shot off the hot bat of Jeremiah Jackson. However, a missed opportunity in the sixth inning would unfortunately set the tone for the game’s remainder.
With two runners in scoring position and one out, Colton Cowser and Jackson Holliday struck out to end the scoring threat. In the next half inning, Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán would go on to hit a two-run shot, extending their lead to 4-1.
Still in a position to make noise in the final frame, Baltimore set themselves back in a sloppy ninth inning. A fielding error by Gunnar Henderson allowed the Padres’ leadoff hitter to get on base, who moved to third after an error by Holliday led to a Henderson throwing error. That set the table for another San Diego run, halting momentum as Baltimore went down in order in the ninth.
Manager Craig Albernaz did not shy away from voicing his displeasure with the errors postgame, as he found the effort to be disappointing.
“Very, especially when you know Mason Miller is on the mound already, and it’s a two-run game that you want to just get back in the dugout,” Albernaz said, according to Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun. “It’s already a tough task, but it’s two runs, and adding the third run, it makes it even more difficult. ... Those three errors, they hurt us."
Baltimore concludes a losing week by dropping back-to-back games after winning three straight. They will face the Seattle Mariners once again on Tuesday for their first meeting in five days, opening a three-game set.
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Heading into Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles knew they had a chance to capitalize on an opportunity to build momentum into a road trip.
Instead, they looked lost in a variety of different facets in the series finale against the San Diego Padres, losing 5-2 and closing their homestand on the feeling of a series loss.
Over the past few weeks, the Orioles have played their best baseball throughout the season. But after back-to-back losses, their offensive struggles have familiarly resurfaced in an area that has plagued them throughout the season.
In their last two games, Baltimore has combined to go 1-for-15 as a team with runners in scoring position. In the ninth inning of Sunday’s game, the defense committed three errors in the infield. Trevor Rogers pitched what might have been his best outing in over two months — and Baltimore was unable to cash in on a victory.
Rogers battled back after facing some misfortune in the second inning, when a routine ground ball hit the second base bag and bounced into center field to give the Padres their first run of the game with two outs. The left-hander also allowed a pair of weakly-hit singles in the frame.
In total, Rogers’ final line consisted of six strong innings of two-run ball. He struck out four batters and issued two walks, allowing a total of five hits. In a season of inefficiency from the southpaw, Rogers earned his first quality start since April 7th — but still earned the loss.
The Orioles cut into San Diego’s two-run lead in the fifth inning on a solo shot off the hot bat of Jeremiah Jackson. However, a missed opportunity in the sixth inning would unfortunately set the tone for the game’s remainder.
With two runners in scoring position and one out, Colton Cowser and Jackson Holliday struck out to end the scoring threat. In the next half inning, Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán would go on to hit a two-run shot, extending their lead to 4-1.
Still in a position to make noise in the final frame, Baltimore set themselves back in a sloppy ninth inning. A fielding error by Gunnar Henderson allowed the Padres’ leadoff hitter to get on base, who moved to third after an error by Holliday led to a Henderson throwing error. That set the table for another San Diego run, halting momentum as Baltimore went down in order in the ninth.
Manager Craig Albernaz did not shy away from voicing his displeasure with the errors postgame, as he found the effort to be disappointing.
“Very, especially when you know Mason Miller is on the mound already, and it’s a two-run game that you want to just get back in the dugout,” Albernaz said, according to Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun. “It’s already a tough task, but it’s two runs, and adding the third run, it makes it even more difficult. ... Those three errors, they hurt us."
Baltimore concludes a losing week by dropping back-to-back games after winning three straight. They will face the Seattle Mariners once again on Tuesday for their first meeting in five days, opening a three-game set.
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