The last time the Orioles saw Toronto’s Chris Bassitt, on June 13, 2023, it was a good old-fashioned spanking: the Birds scored eight runs off of him in just three innings, with home runs raining down on Camden Yards. Renowned power hitter Adam Frazier took Bassitt deep, Ryan O’Hearn did, too, and then Gunnar Henderson unleashed Ragnarök, driving in four runs with one grand swing.
That was then. Tonight, far fewer fireworks against Bassitt and far more suspense the whole way through. The Orioles scored four runs off the Toronto right hander in the first three innings, but the bats cooled off, and they had to depend on clutch defense and just enough relief pitching.