Starter Dean Kremer gave up six earned runs and failed to get out of the second inning and the Orioles were swept for the first time since Adley Rutschman joined the team early last year.
Félix Bautista, the Orioles’ All-Star closer, had Tommy John reconstructive surgery on Monday, the Orioles announced. It was performed by Dr. Keith Meister.
Means, who won't pitch in the ALDS due to elbow pain, is the longest-tenured Orioles player, having seen the lowest of lows for the club — only to have his own skyrocketing career derailed just as the team started to win.
The story of Rodriquez's season has been learning to pitch against top talent, and he found success by throwing fastballs for strikes to set up his secondary pitches. But he wasn't accurate enough Sunday, and his plan fell apart.
Many fans sitting through sweltering summer games welcome Mr. Splash's cooling outbursts after extra-base hits. Now that it's not quite so warm, Orioles fans are nevertheless hoping to get soaked. Because that means the O's are doing well.
The game is familiar, but the playoffs are amplified in almost every meaningful way. The Orioles need to get used to the new environment after failing to capitalize in a tense Game 1.
After five days off, the bullpen was as fresh as it had been since the start of spring training heading into Game 1 of the American League Division Series.