Hours after the Baltimore Orioles called up Colton Cowser, manager Brandon Hyde said he was hoping the touted prospect could give his scuffling team a spark.
That's exactly what he did.
Cowser hit an RBI single in his major league debut and scored the go-ahead run when fellow rookie Jordan Westburg followed with a two-run triple, sending Dean Kremer and the Orioles past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday night.
“What a nice debut. Huge hit for us, first walk," Hyde said. “He played a really good game.”
Ryan O’Hearn lined a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and All-Star relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista combined to get the final six outs as the second-place Orioles won for only the second time in eight games.