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04/26 21:24 CDT Brent Rooker hits a go-ahead double in the 10th to carry the
Athletics past the Orioles 3-2
Brent Rooker hits a go-ahead double in the 10th to carry the Athletics past the
Orioles 3-2
By DAVID GINSBURG
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Brent Rooker doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th
inning to cap a late comeback that carried the Oakland Athletics past the
Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Friday night.
After Oakland rallied from a 2-1 deficit to pull even in the ninth against
Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel, Rooker put the A's in front with a two-out liner
into the left-field corner off Jacob Webb (0-1).
Mitch Spence (2-1) worked the ninth and Mason Miller got three outs for his
seventh save. After Miller stuck out Gunnar Henderson on a 101.8 mph fastball
with a runner on third to end it, the righty punched the air in delight.
Shea Langeliers homered in the first and scored in the 10th for the A's, now
2-15 when trailing after eight innings.
In the Oakland ninth, Abraham Toro doubled home the tying run before JJ Bleday
was tagged out by Kimbrel trying to score on a wild pitch.
After Kimbrel issued his second and third walks of the inning to load the bases
with one out, Keegan Akin worked out of the jam. It was the second blown save
in nine opportunities this season for Kimbrel, who in his previous appearance
matched John Franco for sixth all-time with his 424th save.
Baltimore starter Corbin Burnes gave up one run and three hits in six innings,
with Langeliers' homer the one glaring flaw. Burnes, a three-time All-Star
obtained in an offseason trade with Milwaukee, struck out six and walked three.
Oakland starter Ross Stripling allowed two runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings
and left with Oakland trailing, but the right-hander avoided falling to 0-6
when the A's mounted their ninth-inning rally.
Ryan O'Hearn made it 1-1 with a two-out single in the third inning, and Cedric
Mullins put the Orioles up 2-1 in the fourth with a drive that sailed far
beyond the right-field scoreboard.
HOLLIDAY OUT
The Orioles optioned top prospect Jackson Holliday to Triple-A Norfolk after
the 20-year-old second baseman struggled mightily since joining the Orioles on
April 10. Holliday was batting .059 with 18 strikeouts in 36 plate appearances.
"It's not easy, just not easy here," manager Brandon Hyde said. "We want to
take some weight off his shoulders and (let him) just go play."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: Luis Medina (knee sprain) and Ken Waldichuk (elbow) threw bullpen
sessions before the game, the second for each lefty.
Orioles: LHP John Means (forearm strain) is scheduled to pitch Sunday for
Norfolk. This will be his sixth start for the Tides during this rehab stint.
Thus far, he's 0-2 with a 13.89 ERA.
UP NEXT
JP Sears (1-1, 3.38 ERA) starts Saturday for Oakland in the second game of the
series. The lefty is 1-0 with an 0.52 ERA in his last three outings. Baltimore
will start LH Cole Irvin (1-1, 4.64), who's coming off a solid performance in
Kansas City (6 2/3 scoreless innings) that provided him his first win since
June 10, 2023.
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