Cowser impresses in MLB debut, leads slumping Orioles past Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after the Baltimore Orioles known as up Colton Cowser, supervisor Brandon Hyde stated he hoped the touted prospect may give his scuffling group a spark.
That’s precisely what he did.
Cowser hit an RBI single in his main league debut and scored the go-ahead run when fellow rookie Jordan Westburg adopted with a two-run triple, sending Dean Kremer and the Orioles previous the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday evening.
“What a nice debut. Huge hit for us, first walk,” Hyde said. “He played a really good game.”
Ryan O’Hearn lined a two-run homer within the ninth inning, and All-Star relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista mixed to get the ultimate six outs because the second-place Orioles gained for less than the second time in eight video games.
“It was awesome. A cool ballpark, kind of soaked it in and once I did that, I took a moment and then was like, `All right, let’s go,’” stated Cowser, whose dad and mom had been within the stands. “Honestly, I was more nervous the wait before the game. Once I got through my daily schedule, I was like, same game, just go out and play.”
Josh Donaldson and Anthony Volpe homered for the Yankees, who had gained the primary two video games of this four-game collection between AL East playoff contenders. Kyle Higashioka had an RBI single.
Kremer (9-4) struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings of four-hit ball.
“That’s most likely nearly as good as I’ve seen him. He had slightly presence with the whole lot,” New York supervisor Aaron Boone stated.
Brought up from the minors to make a spot begin necessitated by final Friday’s rainout in St. Louis, rookie Randy Vásquez gave the Yankees 5 wonderful innings and was eliminated with a 2-0 lead after 75 pitches.
Cedric Mullins doubled with one out within the sixth towards left-hander Nick Ramirez (0-1) and went to 3rd on Aaron Hicks’ sharp single that was stopped by a diving Donaldson behind third base.
Cowser, simply summoned from Triple-A Norfolk, singled to proper discipline for his first profession hit, chasing Ramirez. Westburg, one other high prospect who was introduced up from the minors late final month, tripled on Michael King’s first pitch previous a diving Jake Bauers in left discipline to place Baltimore in entrance 3-2.
“We both kind of knew there might be an opportunity at some point this year for us to both be together here,” Westburg stated. “It’s simply superior. Where we’re at as a group, all we’re attempting to do is fill roles the place we’re requested to and assist this membership win.”
Bauers stated he misplaced the ball within the lights as he went into his dive.
“Got a good jump on it, took a good route to it. Right went I went to dive, it got stuck in the lights and I was kind of flying blind at the end there trying to knock it down, do anything I could,” Bauers stated. “Unfortunately, it got by me and I feel like it would have been a different game had I come up with it.”
With the infield in, Westburg then scored forward of Volpe’s throw to the plate on Adam Frazier’s RBI grounder to shortstop.
New York started the day with one of the best bullpen ERA within the majors.
Volpe’s solo homer off Cano made it 4-3 within the eighth, however Bautista acquired 4 outs to protect Kremer’s gem together with his twenty third save.
“I believe I had the whole lot sort of working,” Kremer stated.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: All-Star LF Austin Hays (bruised hip) sat out a 3rd consecutive sport. Hyde stated Hays is getting higher daily and may be obtainable off the bench earlier than hopefully returning to the lineup in a day or two.
Yankees: CF Harrison Bader was given a deliberate evening off after getting hit on the left wrist by a pitch Tuesday. … OF Billy McKinney was out of the beginning lineup once more after fouling a ball off his toe just lately. But he reached on an infield single as a pinch-hitter within the eighth and remained within the sport in left discipline. Boone stated McKinney would hopefully return to the beginning lineup Thursday evening. … DH/OF Willie Calhoun (left quadriceps pressure) has began to swing the bat slightly bit however there’s no timeline for his return and it gained’t be till after the All-Star break.
UP NEXT
Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish (4-4, 3.58 ERA) faces RHP Luis Severino (1-3, 6.30) within the finale of the four-game collection Thursday evening.
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