The Orioles added another frustrating offensive performance to their record Wednesday, wasting multiple scoring opportunities in a 5-3 loss to the Giants.
The wasted opportunities started early on as Baltimore continued their recent trend of being brutal with runners in scoring position. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, the Orioles started off the inning with an impressive string of at-bats by the bottom of the order. Emmanuel Rivera started the inning by taking a 3-2 fastball just out of the zone for a leadoff walk. Jackson Holliday then worked the account against Giants starter Hayden Birdsong, getting ahead 3-1 and then rocketing a 3-2 fastball into RF for a single.