What a Way to Lose: Pirates Walked-Off By Orioles in Whacky Fashion
Well, that’s one way to lose.
Tommy Pham’s home run in the ninth pushed the game into extra innings, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were walked-off 3-2 in unusual fashion by the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
How We Got There
Andrew McCutchen gave the Pirates (64-81) a first-inning lead with an RBI single in the game’s opening frame. The Orioles (67-77) immediately tied the game in the bottom of the inning on Ryan Mountcastle’s sac fly to center.
The score remained 1-1 until the sixth inning, when Jeremiah Jackson Braxton Ashcraft and belted a first-pitch fastball over the fence in right field.
The Pirates looked down and out but Tommy Pham led off the top of the ninth with a solo home run off Yennier Cano to push the game to extras.
After failing to push across a run in the 10th and 11th innings, the Orioles loaded the bases against Dauri Moreta (1-1). Samuel Basallo hit a flare down the left field line. The ball was originally called foul, but a crew chief review overturned the call, resulting in a free run and win for the Orioles in 11 innings.
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Key Moment
Spencer Horwitz bounced into a double play with two on and two out in the 10th and Bryan Reynolds struck out, leaving pinch-runner Ji Hwan Bae stranded at third. The Pirates weren’t able to advance the automatic runner from third base in the 11th.
Dietrich Enns (3-2) got the win after covering both extra innings.
Player of the Game
In his third start of the season, Kyle Bradish held the Pirates to one run in seven innings and struck out six. He allowed four hits, walked a pair and needed only 81 pitches to complete his outing.
Stat to Know
Spencer Horwitz doubled and scored on Andrew McCutchen’s single in the first. The Pirates have hit at least one double in 29 straight games, which is not only the longest active streak in baseball this season, but is Pittsburgh’s longest stretch since 2008 (44 games).
Notable Performances
- Mike Burrows: 4.0 innings, two hits, one run, one walk, six strikeouts, 56 pitches/37 strikes
- Tommy Pham: 1 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk
Noteworthy
- Bryan Reynolds drew a walk in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games. He entered play tied with TJ Friedl (Reds) for the longest active on-base streak in the National League.
- The Pirates are now 6-6 in extra innings this season.
Up Next
RHP Paul Skenes (10-9, 1.98 ERA) will start for the Pirates in the second game of the series on Wednesday. The Orioles will go to RHP Tyler Wells (1-0, 3.60 ERA). First pitch: 6:35 p.m. ET.
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