Orioles beat Athletics 2-1 as Taveras cuts down tying run
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Updated · ESPN · May 10
Orioles beat Athletics 2-1 as Taveras cuts down tying run
10 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 10
At Baltimore, Chris Bassitt allowed one run over six relief innings after Keegan Akin opened, and Dylan Beavers delivered the sixth-inning RBI single that put Baltimore ahead.
Taveras threw out Carlos Cortes at the plate in the seventh, Anthony Nunez escaped eighth-inning trouble, and Rico Garcia earned his third save as the Orioles avoided a three-game sweep.
Gunnar Henderson drove in Baltimore's first run, Jacob Wilson exited with a shoulder injury for Oakland, and the Orioles next host the Yankees while the Athletics face St Louis on Tuesday.
Could Chris Bassitt's successful relief outing signal a major strategic shift for aging starting pitchers?
Are the Orioles' star prospects merely bright spots in a fundamentally flawed team-building strategy?
With automated umpiring causing chaos, how crucial are decisive human plays like the game-saving tag at home?