The Orioles were a strike away from picking up what could have been their best win of the season. Baltimore snapped Framber Valdez’ historic quality start streak, battled back from multiple deficits, and nearly bested the best team in baseball for the third consecutive night.
Baltimore’s bullpen entered tonight’s game with more rest than any point in the season, but apparently the group acquired some rust. Félix Bautista blew leads in both the eighth and ninth innings as the Orioles eventually fell 11-10 in what was likely the wildest game of the season.
Bautista entered with the Orioles clinging to a 7-6 lead in the top of the eighth.