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Game Thread: Orioles @ Twins - Sun, Jul 09 @ 01:10 PM CDT

Orioles @ Twins - Sun, Jul 09

Game Status: Final - Score: 15-2 Orioles

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Current conditions at Target Field: 80°F - Sunny - Wind 13 mph, Out To LF
TV: Orioles: MASN, Twins: Bally Sports North
Radio: Orioles: 98 Rock FM/HD2 97.9, WBAL NewsRadio AM/FM, Twins: twinsbeisbol.com (es), Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, WCCO 830, TIBN
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	Orioles Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Henderson - 3B	5	1	2	1	1	1	0	.246	.342	.455
2	Rutschman - C	4	2	2	2	1	2	3	.273	.376	.423
	McCann - C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.184	.220	.320
3	Santander - RF	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	.272	.342	.498
4	O'Hearn - 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.302	.349	.518
	a-Mountcastle - PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.230	.267	.424
	1-Cowser - LF	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	.188	.381	.188
5	Hays - LF	5	2	2	2	0	1	1	.314	.355	.498
	Mateo - SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.266	.339
6	Mullins - CF	5	1	2	1	0	3	2	.248	.339	.435
7	Hicks, A - DH	4	2	1	3	1	1	1	.232	.330	.399
8	Westburg - 2B	5	1	2	0	0	2	2	.325	.400	.500
9	Urías, R - 1B	5	1	2	3	0	1	1	.261	.328	.396
	Totals	44	15	17	15	4	16	14

Orioles
a-Singled for O'Hearn in the 5th. 1-Ran for Mountcastle in the 5th.
BATTING: 2B: Mullins (16, Sands). 3B: Westburg (2, Pagán). HR: Hays (9, 2nd inning off Ryan, 0 on, 0 out); Urías, R (4, 5th inning off Ryan, 1 on, 0 out); Hicks, A (7, 5th inning off Moran, 2 on, 2 out); Rutschman (12, 6th inning off Sands, 1 on, 0 out); Santander 2 (16, 6th inning off Sands, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Balazovic, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cowser; Hays 5; Henderson 2; Hicks, A 4; Mountcastle; Mullins 3; Rutschman 5; Santander 8; Urías, R 5; Westburg 4. RBI: Hays 2 (36); Henderson (37); Hicks, A 3 (22); Mountcastle (40); Mullins (45); Rutschman 2 (39); Santander 2 (50); Urías, R 3 (30). 2-out RBI: Henderson; Hicks, A 3; Urías, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O'Hearn; Urías, R; Rutschman 2. Team RISP: 5-for-10. Team LOB: 7.

Orioles

a-Singled for O'Hearn in the 5th. 1-Ran for Mountcastle in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B: Mullins (16, Sands). 3B: Westburg (2, Pagán). HR: Hays (9, 2nd inning off Ryan, 0 on, 0 out); Urías, R (4, 5th inning off Ryan, 1 on, 0 out); Hicks, A (7, 5th inning off Moran, 2 on, 2 out); Rutschman (12, 6th inning off Sands, 1 on, 0 out); Santander 2 (16, 6th inning off Sands, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Balazovic, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cowser; Hays 5; Henderson 2; Hicks, A 4; Mountcastle; Mullins 3; Rutschman 5; Santander 8; Urías, R 5; Westburg 4. RBI: Hays 2 (36); Henderson (37); Hicks, A 3 (22); Mountcastle (40); Mullins (45); Rutschman 2 (39); Santander 2 (50); Urías, R 3 (30). 2-out RBI: Henderson; Hicks, A 3; Urías, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O'Hearn; Urías, R; Rutschman 2. Team RISP: 5-for-10. Team LOB: 7.

	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Correa - SS	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.225	.299	.401
	a-Farmer, K - SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.299	.345
2	Julien - 2B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.271	.349	.504
3	Buxton - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.208	.300	.436
4	Kirilloff - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.372	.395
5	Solano - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.281	.373	.424
	Miranda - 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211	.263	.303
6	Kepler - RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.207	.279	.409
7	Vázquez - C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.210	.287	.265
8	Gallo - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.186	.302	.462
9	Taylor, M - CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.217	.264	.403
	Castro, W - CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.321	.365
	Totals	31	2	4	2	1	12	8

Twins
a-Struck out for Correa in the 6th.
BATTING: 2B: Julien (10, Gibson); Kirilloff (9, Gibson). HR: Julien (7, 6th inning off Gibson, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Julien 6; Kirilloff 2; Miranda. RBI: Julien 2 (13). 2-out RBI: Julien. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Solano; Vázquez. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 4.

Orioles Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gibson (W, 9-6)	7.0	3	2	2	1	11	1	94-64	4.60
Vespi	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-7	4.05
Bazardo	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	1	12	1

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ryan (L, 8-6)	4.1	5	5	5	2	10	2	98-61	3.70
Moran	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1	14-11	4.79
Pagán	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.96
Sands	0.1	4	6	6	2	0	2	38-21	4.97
Balazovic	2.2	4	1	1	0	3	1	42-28	1.80
López, Jo	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	4.80
Totals	9.0	17	15	15	4	16	6

Game Info
WP: Balazovic.
HBP: Santander (by Ryan); Farmer, K (by Vespi).
Pitches-strikes: Gibson 94-64; Vespi 14-7; Bazardo 19-12; Ryan 98-61; Moran 14-11; Pagán 2-2; Sands 38-21; Balazovic 42-28; López, Jo 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gibson 5-3; Vespi 3-0; Bazardo 0-1; Ryan 1-1; Moran 0-0; Pagán 0-0; Sands 0-1; Balazovic 2-1; López, Jo 1-0.
Batters faced: Gibson 25; Vespi 4; Bazardo 4; Ryan 21; Moran 4; Pagán 2; Sands 7; Balazovic 12; López, Jo 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Moran 2-2; Balazovic 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Ryan Wills. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Ben May.
Weather: 80 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 13 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 1:13 PM.
T: 2:57.
Att: 27,100.
Venue: Target Field.
July 9, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Edouard Julien doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Anthony Santander. Carlos Correa scores.	1-0 MIN
Top 2	Austin Hays homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-1
Top 5	Ramon Urias homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Westburg scores.	3-1 BAL
Top 5	Ryan Mountcastle singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Adley Rutschman scores. Anthony Santander to 3rd.	4-1 BAL
Top 5	Austin Hays singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Gallo. Anthony Santander scores. Colton Cowser to 2nd.	5-1 BAL
Top 5	Aaron Hicks homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Colton Cowser scores. Austin Hays scores.	8-1 BAL
Top 6	Adley Rutschman homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Gunnar Henderson scores.	10-1 BAL
Top 6	Anthony Santander homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.	11-1 BAL
Top 6	Cedric Mullins doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Colton Cowser scores.	12-1 BAL
Top 6	Ramon Urias singles on a fly ball to left fielder Joey Gallo. Cedric Mullins scores. Aaron Hicks to 2nd.	13-1 BAL
Top 6	Gunnar Henderson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Aaron Hicks scores. Ramon Urias to 2nd.	14-1 BAL
Bottom 6	Edouard Julien homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.	14-2 BAL
Top 7	Anthony Santander homers (16) on a fly ball to right field.	15-2 BAL

Team	Highlight
BAL	The distance behind Adley Rutschman's home run (00:00:11)
MIN	Edouard Julien's RBI double (00:00:18)
BAL	Austin Hays' solo homer (9) (00:00:22)
BAL	Ramón Urías' two-run home run (4) (00:00:24)
BAL	Ryan Mountcastle's RBI single (00:00:19)
BAL	Austin Hays' RBI single (00:00:15)
BAL	Aaron Hicks' three-run homer (7) (00:00:25)
BAL	Rutschman's two-run homer (12) (00:00:27)
BAL	Anthony Santander's solo HR (15) (00:00:26)
BAL	Cedric Mullins' RBI double (00:00:23)
BAL	Ramón Urías' RBI single (00:00:15)
BAL	Gunnar Henderson's RBI single (00:00:14)
BAL	Adley Rutschman's 461-ft. homer (00:00:27)
MIN	Edouard Julien's solo homer (7) (00:00:26)
BAL	Santander's second homer (16) (00:00:20)
BAL	Orioles' seven-run 5th inning (00:01:22)
MIN	Jose Miranda singles after review (00:00:45)
BAL	Eduard Bazardo gets the final out (00:00:09)
MIN	Joe Ryan's 10 strikeouts (00:01:02)
BAL	Kyle Gibson records 11 K's (00:01:21)
BAL	Orioles' six home runs (00:02:26)
BAL	Anthony Santander's two home runs (00:00:46)
BAL	Orioles' six-run 6th inning (00:02:06)
MIN	Baldelli on Twins' 15-2 loss (00:01:13)
BAL	Condensed Game: BAL@MIN 7/9/23 (00:08:20)