BALTIMORE — Kyle Bradish took a shutout into the eighth inning and Danny Coulombe retired Luis Arraez on a game-ending lineout with a runner on second because the Baltimore Orioles held off Miami’s late rally in a 5-4 victory over the Marlins on Sunday.
The Orioles received their eighth straight sport, however not earlier than almost blowing a 5-0 lead within the ninth. Arraez, flirting with .400 for a lot of the season, lined out to left subject to finish it. He went 0 for five, dropping his batting common to .380.
Anthony Santander hit his a centesimal profession dwelling run for the Orioles, who started the day two video games behind Tampa Bay atop the AL East. They had been up 3-0 earlier than Miami opener Steven Okert (3-1) bought an out within the first inning, and Bradish (6-4) took it from there. He allowed three hits and a stroll with eight strikeouts in 7 1/3 scoreless innings, working deep into the sport after Baltimore used its prime two relievers every of the earlier two nights.
Eduard Bazardo gave up a two-run double to Jean Segura with one out within the ninth, however Coulombe bought the ultimate two outs for his first save in 233 huge league appearances. Jon Berti managed a run-scoring single off Coulombe, and Dane Myers doubled dwelling a run to deliver up Arraez.
The Marlins misplaced two of the three video games on this sequence by one run after going 21-6 in one-run video games earlier than the All-Star break.
Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman opened the sport with consecutive doubles to make it 1-0, and Santander adopted with a two-run shot, his seventeenth homer of the 12 months. Okert allowed a single to Austin Hays earlier than lastly retiring Ryan O’Hearn on a popup. The left-hander was then taken out.
The Orioles scored twice within the fourth with out a hit. George Soriano loaded the bases with one out on a stroll and two hit batters. Then a run got here dwelling on an error by shortstop Joey Wendle on a smooth grounder by James McCann that might have been an inning-ending double play.
Henderson adopted with a sacrifice fly off Huascar Brazoban.
Bradish exited after 100 pitches, and with the Orioles up 5-0, it appeared Baltimore would have a straightforward day with All-Star relievers Félix Bautista and Yennier Cano getting the break day. Then the Marlins made it attention-grabbing with their four-run ninth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Johnny Cueto pitched three scoreless innings of aid in his first look since coming back from a biceps damage. He’d been on the injured record since April.
Orioles: OF Cedric Mullins didn’t play after leaving Saturday’s sport with quad tightness. … OF Colton Cowser and 2B Adam Frazier had been hit by pitches across the left knee and proper shin. Both remained within the sport.
UP NEXT
The Orioles ship rookie RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) to the mound in opposition to Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan (2-0) on Monday night time. Rodriguez was considered one of baseball’s prime prospects when referred to as up early this season, however he was despatched again to the minors after posting a 7.35 ERA. This is his first begin again with the Orioles.
Miami begins LHP Jesus Luzardo (8-5) within the opener of its sequence at St. Louis.
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