Facing outdated membership, McCann (5 RBIs) leads O’s offensive cost

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58 minutes in the past

BALTIMORE — Revenge is nice. Just ask Orioles catcher James McCann.

On Friday, he confronted the Mets for the primary time since they traded him to Baltimore final December for a participant to be named later and money. Before the sport, McCann had an edge about him throughout the hitters’ assembly, in accordance with teammate Jordan Westburg.

“He is a catcher. He has caught a lot of these [Mets] arms. He knows firsthand how pitchers move or guys’ tendencies,” Westburg mentioned. “He is very good at giving us a few tips here and there. Like I said, he is playing with an edge and, tonight, I felt like he was a little more fiery than usual, which is awesome to see. Usually, those games go one or two ways when you have a little more energy. It’s really bad or good.”

The vitality was actually good for McCann, who had three hits, 5 RBIs and stole a base in a 10-3 victory over New York at Camden Yards. It was McCann’s second profession five-RBI recreation — the opposite got here on Aug. 12, 2017, when he was with the Tigers.

In two years with the Mets in 2021 and ‘22, McCann was purported to be a staple behind the plate, however lack of manufacturing and accidents made him expendable after final season. Francisco Alvarez was ready within the wings, almost able to take the reins behind the plate. So with two years left on his contract, McCann was traded to the Orioles final December, and he has develop into a priceless backup for Adley Rutschman.

“He has a little history with a lot of people. I love how he is willing to share everything. He just wants to win,” mentioned Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde. “He is super helpful. For Adley, it’s a great combination. … [McCann] has been everything as advertised.”

Usually, McCann does most of his speaking behind the plate. But it was within the batter’s field the place he haunted the Mets. McCann gave Baltimore a 2-0 lead within the fourth inning off right-hander John Curtiss when he singled up the center to drive in Austin Hays and Ryan O’Hearn.

Two innings later, the Orioles went off on right-hander Phil Bickford by scoring 4 runs. McCann highlighted the scoring with a two-run double to left subject.

He was additionally in the course of a four-run seventh inning when he singled down the right-field line, scoring Colton Cowser. McCann acknowledged there was further incentive towards the Mets, however on the finish of the day, he takes every part day-to-day, pitch by pitch. 

“That is something this team has been good at,” he mentioned. “Myself as well as other veteran guys have been preaching … pitch by pitch, inning by inning and not worry about the big picture. When you take care of the little things, big things happen.”

Hyde was completely satisfied for his backup catcher. The skipper mentioned regardless of the low batting common this season (.215 after Friday’s motion), McCann has hit the ball exhausting, however more often than not, the ball has discovered a glove.

“It’s never easy when you are not playing every day and you are getting two to three starts a week and trying to produce. It’s a tough role,” Hyde mentioned. “But he gives us good at-bats. Tonight, it was good to see him get some results. He hit the ball hard, drove in some big runs for us. He was a little frisky on the bases as well. I’m really happy for him.”

Although McCann was in a position to get revenge within the batter’s field, he mentioned the struggling Mets have a superb group of men. New York has misplaced 4 straight video games since buying and selling a number of key gamers, together with Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, David Robertson and Tommy Pham, earlier than Tuesday’s Trade Deadline.

“I don’t have an answer on why it’s going the way it is, but my focus is here and the group we have here. I want to see how far we can take this thing,” McCann mentioned.