![]() The Royals got a run back off Irvin in the fifth, a hot Edward Olivares doubling before catcher Freddy Fermin singled him home. Getting by with a little help from his friends-but also good pitches. In the fourth, Irvin retired the side with ease on two groundouts and one backdoor curveball that Captain America framed with a little razzle-dazzle. ![]() Adam Frazier got the first out of the third with one of the slickest plays we’ve seen from an Orioles infielder this season, ranging up the middle and using an off-balance jump throw to nab Nick Pratto. Over the third and fourth innings, the combo of throwing strikes + great defense continued to work for Irvin. GUNNAR HIMDERSON!! /cWf74OzsJn- Baltimore Orioles June 10, 2023 it’s Tony, getting some air and Irvin out of the first inning: The next contact Irvin allowed was even scarier: a deep drive just short of the right-field bleachers, reeled in by a leaping Anthony Santander. Luckily, Jorge Mateo was there to snag it and retire the slow-footed lead runner, Salvador Perez. He froze the first Royal of the game, but the next four got barrel to ball: back-to-back singles preceding a 98-mph grounder off the bat of Bobby Witt Jr. He allowed some scary hard contact, especially early. His fastball touched 95 and he pounded the corners effectively. Welcome back, Cole! Irvin had one major assignment today- throw strikes-and he more than complied: over 5 1/3 innings, he threw 55 strikes and 17 balls, allowing just one run. Over seven Triple-A starts, he’d brought that rate down to just over two, so the Orioles called him up to help out this weekend. At the time he was sent down to Norfolk to work on his control, he was walking over 12 batters a game. Signed this offseason to provide leadership in the rotation and throw strikes, over three starts in April, the fifth-year veteran pitcher did one, but not the other. On the mound, today brought a reunion with left-hander Cole Irvin, freshly called up from Triple-A. In the stands, Maryland Governor Wes Moore could be seen, and taking in the game from behind the dugout, the real Iron Man, Cal Ripken, Jr. Old Orioles friend Brian Roberts joined Kevin Brown in the booth to offer up fielding insights and plenty of snarky commentary (Jorge Mateo, lay out for those balls up the middle! Roberts’ superhero avatar, according to Roberts himself: Ant Man).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |