The Orioles Lose the Series Against the Reds (7/31/22)

The Orioles dropped the rubber game to the Reds.

After an exciting game towards the end, the Baltimore Orioles we’re not able to outlive the Cincinnati Reds.  They lose the series after also losing yesterday.

The Orioles starting lineup:

T. Mancini RF, 2. Adley Rutschman DH, 3. A. Santander LF, 4. A. Hays CF, 5. R. Urias 2B, 6. R. Mountcastle 1B, 7. T. Nevin 3B, 8. J. Mateo SS, 9. R. Chirinos C

The starting pitcher for the O’s was Austin Voth (5.85 ERA).

The Reds starting lineup:

1. J. India 2B, 2. D. Solano 3B, 3. T. Pham LF, 4. J. Votto DH, 5. M. Moustakas 1B, 6. K. Farmer SS, 7. N. Senzel CF, 8. J. Fraley RF, 9. M. Papierski C

The starting pitcher was Nick Lodolo (4.29 ERA)

Ryan Mountcastle got the first hit for the Orioles in the second inning and was left stranded after Tyler Nevin struck out.

In the top of the fourth, the O’s had a chance to put some runs on the board, but Nick Lodolo was able to get his team out of the jam.

After pitching a wonderful 5 shutout innings and having 6 strikeouts, Voth was relieved by Bryan Baker (5.77 ERA). Baker was then relieved by Cionel Perez (1.26 ERA) in the same inning.

Joey Votto hit an RBI single to give the Reds a 1-0 lead. Kyle Farmer then hit a sac fly to score Donovan Solano to extend the Reds lead 2-0.

Joey Krehbiel (2.41 ERA) replaced Perez to mark the 3rd pitcher of the 6th inning for the Orioles.

In the 7th, Joel Kuhnel (5.81 ERA) came in to relieve Lodolo who had 7 strikeouts.

The O’s cut the lead in half after Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice fly to score Ryan Mountcastle. The Reds still led 2-1.

Alexis Diaz (1.91 ERA) came in to replace Kuhnel after giving up the run.

For the O’s, Felix Bautista (1.50 ERA) came in for Krehbiel in the 7th with a runner on second.

Anthony Santander does it again as he BLASTED a 420-foot homerun (19) to tie the game 2-2.

Brandon Drury got revenge for the Reds as he hit a solo 372-foot home run (20) to change the score to 3-2.

Terrin Vavra came in to attempt to give the O’s hope with two outs in the ninth and was able to get on base with a walk, but Trey Mancini grounded out to end the game.

The Orioles will go to Texas and start a 3-game series against the Texas Rangers tomorrow, August 1st, at 8:05 PM EST.  They finished the month of July with a 14-9 record.