Thursday, April 21, 2016

Passed ball — yes, a passed ball — propels Orioles past Blue Jays

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blueness Jays proven Wednesday nighttime that a finis punt doesn’t inevitably deliver to be exciting. Both teams plodded done an eve that featured a funny-looking pitch duel betwixt oldtimer starters Ubaldo Jimenez and R.A. Dickie-seat and an extensive combat of the bullpens ahead the Orioles eventually scored a 4-3 triumph in 10 innings earlier 15,404 at Camden Yards. The Orioles blotto the bases in the Tenth on a duplicate, an diamond 1 and a walking.


With Adam Jones at the denture with two outs, Caleb Joseph scored from 3rd on a passed nut that skipped out from backstop Jolly Peg to dedicate the Orioles a walk-off win and a 9-4 disc. Jimenez, staked to a prompt three-run leading in the outset frame, worn-out the future 4 innings beguiling portion and working up a immense pitching tally ahead going with a one-run track. He ran up a good forecast 10 of the 23 batters he faced and gave way to fill-in Brad Brach afterward needing 110 pitches to dispatch cinque innings.

Jimenez would sustain been eligible for the win, but the Dingy Jays trussed the punt in the 7th on a two-out RBI two-bagger by Edwin Encarnacion. Dickie-seat appeared to be on the ropes subsequently Manny Machado and Chris Davis delivered RBI hits in the three-run outset. But he self-contained himself and entirely strangled the Orioles’ big-swinging offensive until Gavin Floyd took o'er in the 7th frame. — Baltimore Sun

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