For a day that didn’t feature any Ravens action, Monday sure was an exciting day in sports. It started with the Baltimore Orioles’ home opener, which couldn’t have ended in a more dramatic fashion.
Slugger Mark Trumbo, last year's MLB home-run leader, blasted an 11th-inning walk-off home run to deliver a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in front of a sellout Orioles crowd of 45,667 fans. It was the first walk-off homer on opening day in Orioles history, and provided a little redemption after the Blue Jays knocked Baltimore out the playoffs last year.
Trumbo’s heroics were set up earlier in the inning by third baseman Manny Machado’s diving grab and incredible throw to first base from one knee to prevent a sure double.