{"id":47754,"date":"2022-06-12T21:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutschman-erupts-nevin-hits-clutch-homer-in-orioles-comeback-win\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T21:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:50:03","slug":"rutschman-erupts-nevin-hits-clutch-homer-in-orioles-comeback-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rutschman-erupts-nevin-hits-clutch-homer-in-orioles-comeback-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutschman erupts, Nevin hits clutch homer in Orioles comeback win"},"content":{"rendered":"
Admit it: you were starting to feel the teensiest, tiniest bit of concern about Adley Rutschman’s early-career hitting woes.<\/p>\n
The consensus # 1 prospect in baseball had been mired in an extended offensive funk since the Orioles summoned him to the big leagues May 21. That all changed this afternoon, when Rutschman exploded for a three-hit game – none of them cheapies – that may have served notice that things are starting to click. His sparkling efforts di lui, combined with a huge home run from fellow rookie Tyler Nevin, helped the O’s turn the tables on the Royals for a 6-3, come-from-behind win at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n
Even on a first at-bat flyout, Rutschman set the tone for his offensive breakout. Batting right-handed against Royals lefty Daniel Lynch, Rutschman tattooed a scalding liner at 106 mph, unfortunately straight to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. That was the last time all day he would hit a ball that found a glove. In his next at-bat, Rutschman smoked a double into the gap in right-center, his second two-bagger of the series. He was left stranded, though, as Lynch blanked the Orioles for the first four innings.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Royals built an early lead against Orioles starter Tyler Wells, plating a first-inning run on a Salvador Perez RBI double. In the fourth, they tacked on two more, thanks to some shaky O’s defense. With one out and a runner aboard, Kyle Isbel lofted a pop-up that first baseman Ryan Mountcastle chased into foul territory, but whiffed while trying to make a reaching catch. It wasn’t charged as an error, but it was a play that could have been made. Instead, it extended Isbel’s at-bat long enough for him to rope an RBI triple and then score on an Emmanuel Rivera single. That gave the Royals a 3-0 advantage.<\/p>\n
The way Lynch kept the Orioles in check through four, three runs seemed like it might be an insurmountable deficit. Even when the O’s finally broke onto the scoreboard in the fifth, they ran themselves out of a bigger rally. The bottom of the lineup set the table, on a Jorge Mateo walk and Richie Martin single, and Cedric Mullins ripped a base hit in front of Isbel in right. The speedy Mateo came into score, but on the throw to the plate, Mullins tried to advance to second. The Royals caught him in a rundown, at which point Martin broke off of third base and got caught in a rundown himself, eventually getting tagged for the second out. The O’s settled for the one run that inning.<\/p>\n