Dylan Bundy will start in Tillman’s place in an Orioles-Red Sox game that is now for second place in the American League East after Boston won the series’ opening tilt on Tuesday night.
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Tampa Bay’s Brad Miller hit two of Tampa Bay’s five home runs in a 15-1 thrashing of San Diego.
For the season, Betts is hitting.426 with 12 homers and 18 RBIs against the Orioles.
Betts had three homers and eight RBIs in a 16-2 win over Arizona on Sunday.
It’s unfortunate that Boston’s current road trip only has them in Baltimore for one more game. The Orioles started the day atop the division by.001 over Toronto, which played a late game against the Yankees.
Heavy rains washed away an otherwise forgettable game tonight as the Orioles were swept in their two-game series with the Red Sox and pushed down to third place for the first time this season.
The game turned in the third inning with the score tied at 1. Gallardo went five innings allowing three runs on four hits while striking out two and walking four.
The deadlock didn’t last long. Reliever Brad Brach (7-2) would come in the eighth only to give up a single and the game-deciding homer to earn the loss.
Tyler Wilson didn’t fare much better in relief of Bundy, allowing three runs over the next 1 2-3 innings before heavy rain and lightning delayed the game prior to the start of the seventh inning. The Sox had Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound Yovani Gallardo for the Orioles.
Despite retiring Brock Holt and Andrew Benintendi to kick off the inning, he allowed consecutive singles to Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts, then allowed David Ortiz to reach on a walk. While it’s been a struggle for Shaw these last few months, he managed to flip a fastball safely over J.J. Hardy at short and into left field for an RBI single. He has 28 home runs and 89 RBIs on the season. Betts is on a power surge that has propelled him to the front of the AL MVP race, and breathed new postseason life into the Red Sox.
“We’ll go as far as the starters take us, and we’ve thrown the ball well as a group”, the left-hander said.
Orioles: Showalter expects reliever Darren O’Day (rotator cuff strain) to spend the minimum time on the DL and return on August 27. Price has gone at least eight innings in eight of his 25 starts.
Betts hit a three-run drive in the fifth inning and added a tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh.
David Ortiz hit a one run double while Bradley Jr. followed up with a two run double off of Wilson.
The three hits the Orioles tallied against Price came in three different innings and only one resulted in a run. He struck out six.
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was not in the starting lineup Tuesday because of a strained biceps muscle.
In the night game, Jason Hammel threw seven commanding innings and Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall to make a remarkable catch of a foul ball. And Ubaldo never actually got to pitch.
Choo has been limited to 45 games with calf and hamstring strains and lower back inflammation. Leon, Betts, and Bradley Jr. all finished the game with two hits a piece. He pitched two scoreless innings and for the moment was able to keep the collective team no hitter alive.
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Holliday was hit by a 94 miles per hour fastball from the Chicago Cubs’ Mike Montgomery last Thursday. Manager John Farrell selected to make the move for Fernando Abad out of the ‘pen against the lefty Chris Davis, but walked him on four pitches. Mainly because of Mookie Betts, who has had no issues hitting in Camden Yards this season.
