Rutschman homers in ninth to lift Orioles past Athletics
BALTIMORE (AP) — For the primary time in his main league profession, Adley Rutschman was the focus of a celebration at house plate that featured laughter, high-fives and the compulsory emptying of the dugout cooler on the top of the person who gained the sport.
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“It felt awesome,” Rutschman mentioned. “You’ve got so much adrenaline going at that point you don’t really know what’s going on. It’s just cool to celebrate as a team.”
Rutschman led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer off Trevor May, and the Baltimore Orioles additionally bought a protracted ball from hot-hitting Ryan Mountcastle in an 8-7 victory over the struggling Oakland Athletics on Thursday.
Mountcastle’s sixth house run, his fourth of the four-game collection, sparked a four-run third inning that supplied Baltimore with a 7-4 lead.
Oakland pulled even behind Brent Rooker, who homered twice and drove in 5 runs.
In the ninth, Rutschman drove the second pitch from May (2-1) into the center-field seats. Now in his second season after being chosen No. 1 within the 2019 beginner draft, Rutschman lastly bought to expertise the sensation of ending a sport with a clutch house run.
“I was just trying to have a good AB there, do some damage,” mentioned Rutschman, who recalled his solely different walk-off homer being an inside-the-park dash at Oregon State.
Félix Bautista (1-1) labored an ideal ninth to put the groundwork for Rutschman’s heroics.
After hitting a first-inning sacrifice fly, Rooker put the A’s up 4-3 with a three-run homer within the third inning and tied the sport at 7 with a solo shot within the fifth. It was his first profession multi-homer sport and the primary by an Oakland participant this season.
“I’m feeling good and want to keep rolling, ” Rooker mentioned. “I’m loving the chance to get to play and just hoping I can continue to help us win games.”
But the Athletics dropped three of 4 in Baltimore to conclude 1-6 journey that started in Tampa Bay.
The sport featured a memorable Orioles debut by Ryan O’Hearn, who had two hits and three RBIs. Obtained for money from Kansas City in January, O’Hearn opened the season within the minors regardless of batting .375 with three homers throughout spring coaching. Summoned from Triple-A Norfolk earlier than the sport, O’Hearn delivered a two-run single within the second inning and added a sacrifice fly in a four-run third that put Baltimore up 7-4.
“He shows up and right away impacts the game,” Baltimore supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned. “Great for him.”
It was O’Hearn’s first three-RBI sport since Aug. 4, 2021, in opposition to the Chicago White Sox.
Oakland starter Adam Oller yielded seven runs and eight hits over 2 1/3 innings earlier than being changed by Adrián Martínez, who struck out 5 in 3 2/3 hitless innings.
Facing the crew he pitched for in 2021-22, Orioles starter Cole Irvin gave up six runs, 5 hits and a pair of walks in 4 innings. In the begins with Baltimore, Irvin is 0-2 with a ten.66 ERA.
“I’m not happy the way these first three have gone,” the left-hander mentioned. “I’m not very happy about letting some teammates down. I just need to get better.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: Reliever Domingo Acevedo obtained an MRI on his again that exposed a “minor strain,” in response to supervisor Mark Kotsay, who referred to as the consequence “good news.” Acevedo was positioned on the 15-day injured record Tuesday.
Orioles: OF Anthony Santander (again) missed a second straight begin however was accessible off the bench, Hyde mentioned.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP James Kaprielian (0-1, 11.17 ERA) faces the visiting New York Mets on Friday evening within the opener of a three-game set.
Orioles: RHP Tyler Wells (0-1, 3.27) helps Baltimore launch a three-game collection in Chicago in opposition to the White Sox on Friday evening.
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