The Orioles’ relief pitchers ruin Adley Rutschman’s first ever grand slam in a 9-4 defeat against the Royals.
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In a baseball game on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri, Kyle Isbel, the center fielder for the Kansas City Royals, made a successful catch on a fly ball from Ryan O’Hearn of the Baltimore Orioles during the fourth inning. The photo, taken by Charlie Riedel, captures the moment.
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Dean Kremer, pitcher for the Orioles, threw during the first inning of Friday’s game against the Royals in Kansas City.
The Baltimore team’s four consecutive wins came to a halt with their recent defeat, preventing a potential sweep of their first regular season since May 2022. They had also swept the Minnesota Twins earlier this week. Furthermore, their streak of five games with at least three home runs was snapped, falling just shy of tying the MLB record held by the 1987 Orioles.
The Orioles declared on Friday afternoon that David Bañuelos, the catcher, successfully passed through waivers and has been allocated to Norfolk. His sole day on the Orioles’ roster was Tuesday, when he made his debut in Major League Baseball. Livan Soto, who was previously designated for assignment this week, has been acquired by the Cincinnati Reds.
After that, he hurled a cutter with a speed of 88 mph directly at Salvador Perez, the Royals’ catcher. The eight-time All-Star narrowly missed hitting it over the left field wall at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. In an effort to prevent further runs, manager Brandon Hyde replaced his starting pitcher with left-hander Keegan Akin, who was tasked with getting one out and keeping the Orioles’ one-run disadvantage intact.
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Tyler Wells, a right-handed player, has joined the team in Kansas City despite being put on the injured list for 15 days earlier this week due to elbow inflammation. According to Hyde, the expectation is that Wells will return soon, as his injury is only inflammation and not accompanied by any structural harm to the elbow.
On April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri, Jackson Holliday #7 from the Baltimore Orioles successfully threw out a Kansas City Royals runner at first base during the second inning at Kauffman Stadium. A photo was taken by Kyle Rivas for Getty Images.
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Kremer (0-2) gave up only two hits, but ended up being held responsible for three runs. Two of those runs occurred while Akin was pitching. Akin and Tate together allowed a total of seven hits and six runs, making for one of the Baltimore Orioles’ poorest bullpen showings so far this season. Currently at 12-7, the Orioles went into Friday’s game with the 10th lowest bullpen ERA in the MLB at 3.36. The relief squad also excelled in key areas such as strikeouts and walks, ranking in the top five in both categories.
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde sends starting pitcher Dean Kremer to the dugout as he makes a pitching change during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Friday, April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
On April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri, Jackson Holliday #7 of the Baltimore Orioles hit a Kansas City Royals pitch during the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium. The photo was captured by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images.
John Means, a left-handed player for the Orioles, started his throwing routine later than usual this spring to fully heal from an elbow issue in October. According to Hyde, Means still needs to be able to pitch for full games and not just short outings. In his fourth rehab game, Means struggled with control and only recorded one out, but Hyde still saw some promising signs. On April 11, he pitched for three innings and threw 61 pitches, and Hyde believes he will need to be able to throw for even longer before he can return to the rotation. If he continues to stay healthy, Means’ rehab assignment must end by April 29.
Unfortunately, the Royals’ gritty batting order heavily defeated Akin in the latest inning by scoring an additional five runs. Akin, the reliever, struggled as the initial four batters he encountered successfully reached base with two singles, one walk, and a double. While Adley Rutschman put in a valiant effort with his first grand slam of his career, teammate Dillon Tate was unable to hold off a three-run homer in the seventh inning. As a result, Baltimore’s offense was unable to stage another comeback and ultimately lost 9-4 to the Royals.
Following Ramon Urías’ pop out and Gunnar Henderson’s strikeout, Adley Rutschman hit a powerful right-handed home run measuring 398 feet to left field off pitcher Will Smith. This impressive long ball would have been a homerun at any MLB stadium except for Camden Yards.
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