Oh, you thought COVID-19 was in the rearview mirror for the Baltimore Orioles? Today was a rude awakening for a lot of us. About 90 minutes before the start of a 12:10 ET game, the Orioles’ announced starter, Keegan Akin, and right fielder, Anthony Santander, were moved to the COVID-19 injured list, forcing an emergency start by Alexander Wells and DJ Stewart. It’s not clear what’s going on: the Orioles announced an 85% team vaccination rate months ago, and Santander apparently already had the virus. In his pre-game interview, manager Brandon Hyde seemed as surprised by the news as you and me.
Orioles lose a seesaw contest to the Rays on a two-out walk-off single in the ninth, 5-4
