The show that is Baltimore Orioles baseball rolled into Kansas City Tuesday. The headliners were the bats and gloves as the Birds beat the Royals by a score of 11 to 7.
Leading the way with the bat was Ryan Mountcastle. The first baseman went 3 for 6 with a double, 2 two-run homeruns, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI.
KING OF THE CASTLE
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Royalty for a reason
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Adley Rutschman reached base five times, going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI and a walk.
James McCann went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI.
The offensive show-topper was Anthony Santander’s ( 2 for 5, 2 runs scored, 1 BB) epic eighth inning at-bat. In what was a 7 minute at-bat (including an injury time-out for Salvador Perez), Santander fouled off 12 consecutive pitches before hitting a single on the 16th pitch.
An EPIC 16-pitch showdown with 12 straight foul balls. Who comes out on top? pic.twitter.com/LlYckU2jXw
— MLB (@MLB) May 3, 2023
There were multiple glove highlights but none was better than Cedric Mullins (1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2 BB) all-out diving catch in the fifth inning.
Reminder: Cedric Mullins is good at baseball. pic.twitter.com/aUjJRq4OzU
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 3, 2023
Gunnar Henderson (0 for 2, 1 run scored, 3 BB) made a web-gem worthy 5-3 put out in the fourth and Mountcastle made a leaping hit-saving catch in the same inning.
hey guys we wanted to post this Gunnar Henderson web gem but the Orioles kept doing cool things
so here’s this Gunnar Henderson web gem! enjoy! pic.twitter.com/spIx42pGn3
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) May 3, 2023
Starting pitcher Tyler Wells (2-1) recorded the win. He allowed 4 runs on 3 hits (3 HR), walked 3, struck out 4 and hit a batter in 6.0 innings.
2023 Record: 20-9
Next Game: Wed. 5/3 @ 7:40 pm vs. Royals in Kansas City