BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles held on to Trevor Rogers at the trade deadline in part to maintain a semblance of hope they could go on a run down the stretch. If they were going to defy expectations and make a push for a playoff spot, the Orioles needed Rogers every fifth day.
Add Wednesday's game to the column of wins they might not have claimed without him.
Rogers allowed two runs on three hits and zero walks over six-plus innings to help lead Baltimore to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The left-hander racked up nine strikeouts, one short of his career high and tied for the most he's struck out in a game since the Orioles traded for him in 2024.
With the win, the Orioles (56-58) clinched their series with the lowly Angels and gave themselves a chance to finish the night a game out of the third wild-card spot in the American League pending the result of Cleveland's game against the New York Mets.
Tyler O'Neill and Coby Mayo hit back-to-back home runs off left-hander Reid Detmers in the fourth to supply the Orioles' offense for most of the night, the second time this season the duo of right-handed power bats has hit consecutive homers (July 8 vs. Chicago Cubs). O'Neill's blast was his second in as many days, and Mayo's was his 11th off a lefty this year, tied for the second most in MLB.
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Add Wednesday's game to the column of wins they might not have claimed without him.
Rogers allowed two runs on three hits and zero walks over six-plus innings to help lead Baltimore to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The left-hander racked up nine strikeouts, one short of his career high and tied for the most he's struck out in a game since the Orioles traded for him in 2024.
With the win, the Orioles (56-58) clinched their series with the lowly Angels and gave themselves a chance to finish the night a game out of the third wild-card spot in the American League pending the result of Cleveland's game against the New York Mets.
Tyler O'Neill and Coby Mayo hit back-to-back home runs off left-hander Reid Detmers in the fourth to supply the Orioles' offense for most of the night, the second time this season the duo of right-handed power bats has hit consecutive homers (July 8 vs. Chicago Cubs). O'Neill's blast was his second in as many days, and Mayo's was his 11th off a lefty this year, tied for the second most in MLB.
#Angels #hander
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