Orioles fans wanted more small ball.
Enter Leody Taveras.
As Baltimore has won nine of its past 13 games, Taveras has laid down eight bunts — four singles and four sacrifices.
On how Taveras is turning back the clock & bringing small ball to Baltimore: https://t.co/FYutcYethJ
Adley Rutschman with another caught stealing. This one a 1.91 pop time.
Rutschman has caught 8 of 26 base stealers (30.8%). That would be the best rate in a single season in his career.
📽️: MASN
An awesome photo of the collision at the plate between Athletics runner Carlos Cortes and Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo. (📸: Steve Ruark/AP)
You don’t see many of these types of collisions anymore.
Gunnar Henderson on booting a groundball that would've helped stymie the Athletics' decisive three-run rally in the fifth inning:
"I should have made that play and that would have been one less run and then we come out on top. So, yeah, put that one on me. Yeah, definitely should’ve had that double play."
🎥: @Orioles
Gunnar Henderson on booting a groundball that would've helped stymie the Athletics' decisive three-run rally in the fifth inning:
"I should have made that play and that would have been one less run and then we come out on top. So, yeah, put that one on me. Yeah, definitely should’ve had that double play."
🎥: @Orioles