Orioles reliever Branden Kline had to make that long walk back to the dugout on Thursday. The one no pitcher every wants to take.
He allowed a walk-off home run to Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker in the bottom of the ninth after starting the inning and throwing just three pitches.
“I think it’s the first time I've ever gone into a game and only thrown three pitches,’’ he said, “but at the same time, you’ve got to give credit to Tucker. It was a 2-0 count, a fastball’s coming in and he definitely didn’t miss it.