Harris’ 12th inning hit lifts Braves over Orioles
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II couldn’t wait to get into the batter’s field after the Baltimore Orioles selected to deliberately stroll Marcell Ozuna and pitch to him.
“I was having some good at-bats all game,” Harris said. “So to see them walk Ozuna and want to have to face me, it kind of put a fire in my you-know-what. I got up there first pitch and tried to hit something hard and I did.”
Harris hit a game-ending double off Cionel Pérez within the twelfth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore 3-2 on Sunday to cease the Orioles’ streak of seven consecutive successful sequence.
Braves proper fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. introduced a roar from the sellout crowd of 40,800 at Truist Park within the eleventh when he caught Adam Frazier’s 322-foot flyout and made a one-hop throw to 3rd baseman Austin Riley, who tagged Austin Hays for a double play.
“When you’re playing defense you’re doing everything you can to keep the other team from scoring runs,” Acuña stated through a translator. “Obviously that’s what occurred. I’m all the time anticipating for the runners to go so I simply attempt to make the throw, make the play they usually get themselves out, I suppose.”
Harris’ fly off Pérez (1-1) scored Ozzie Albies because the Braves gained two of three from Baltimore, which misplaced consecutive video games for the primary time since April 8-9.
“Just two tough games,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “I thought we really fought well, played hard. We had opportunities today and let a few get away unfortunately.”
Atlanta at 24-11 matched its greatest 35-game begin, in 1969, 1997 and 1998.
The 12 innings tied the longest recreation within the main leagues this season, Seattle vs. Cleveland on April 9 and Minnesota vs. the Chicago White Sox on May 4.
Michael Tonkin (3-1) pitched two excellent innings.
Braves starter Bryce Elder gave up one run, 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 1/3 innings, decreasing his ERA to 1.74 along with his twelfth straight outing with no less than 5 innings.
“He never gave in, that’s for sure,” Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “That club is rough, man. I called them annoying the other day. Their bats are so good from top to bottom and that bullpen is really, really good.”
Baltimore’s Tyler Wells gave up one run and three hits in 5 innings.
Matt Olson hit his tenth homer, an opposite-field shot to left within the first that sailed 413 toes.
“That’s a great lineup and a really good club,” Hyde stated. “We had a chance to win last night and chance to win multiple times today, so we’re obviously disappointed.”
Ramón Urías had an RBI groundout within the fourth and Anthony Santander’s run-scoring single gave Baltimore a 2-1 lead within the tenth. Sam Hilliard scored on Félix Bautista’s wild pitch within the backside half.
CANO
Baltimore setup man Yennier Cano, who didn’t enable successful till his twelfth inning of the season, confronted the minimal within the eighth and ninth to maintain his ERA at 0.00. The hard-throwing right-hander has struck out 19 in 17 innings over 12 video games.
STREAKS END
Acuña went 0 for five, stopping a 25-game on-base streak that dated to April 9. It was the second-longest energetic streak within the majors, however his outfield help was the fourth he’s had this 12 months to rank second to Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos with 5. …. Mountcastle went 0 for five, ending a 15-game on-base streak.
STILL HUMMING
Orioles C Adley Rutschman walked as a pinch hitter within the sixth and has reached base 63 instances this 12 months, second-most within the majors to Acuña (69).
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: Hays returned to the lineup and went 1 for 4 after lacking the earlier 4 video games with an injured finger.
Braves: SS Orlando Arcia was reinstated from the injured record and went 1 for 4. He missed 21 video games with a microfracture in his left wrist. SS Vaughn Grissom was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Kyle Gibson (4-1, 4.61 ERA) shall be on the mound as Baltimore opens a three-game residence sequence in opposition to Tampa Bay in a showdown of the AL East’s high two golf equipment.
Braves: RHP Charlie Morton (3-3, 3.38 ERA) will face RHP Nick Pivetta (2-2, 4.99) as Boston visits Truist Park on Tuesday to start a two-game sequence.
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