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2 days ago
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Orioles rookie pitcher loses perfect game bid in brutal fashion with just four outs remaining
Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Brandon Young lost his perfect-game bid in brutal fashion during the team's 7-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday. Young, 26, was four outs away from etching himself into the history books when Astros second baseman Ramon Urias was up. Young threw a changeup on the outside part of the plate in a 2-2 count. Urias reached out and tapped a groundball softly in between the pitcher's mound and third base. Young, who had to hurry because of Urias' speed, picked the ball up with his bare hand, turned and fired an errant throw to first base, allowing Urias to reach. Urias was given a hit, and Young was charged with an error for allowing Urias to advance to second base on his wild throw. "I thought I could make the play," Young said postgame. "I got there in time. I think I had a little more time to maybe take a step and make a better throw. Obviously, rushed it, yanked it. . . . Definitely want it back." Young settled down and struck out Astros' center fielder Taylor Trammell to end the inning. The 26-year-old threw eight innings while allowing just the one hit to Urias, and he tied his career-high with six strikeouts. "He was throwing all of his pitches for strikes, behind in counts, ahead in counts. Was able to mix locations well. Thought he just executed his plan really well," Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman said of Young's performance. Young said he knew the perfect game was on the line as the game went on. "It's really hard not to think about it," Young said. "It's kind of just trying to calm yourself down and think about just one pitch at a time. Kind of breathe, calm myself down a little bit, but I could tell what was happening." Young is a native of Lumberton, Texas, which is less than 100 miles northeast of Houston, and said his parents and grandfather were among the family members in attendance at Daikin Park, where Young first started attending games when he was five years old. The Orioles (56-66) will play the Astros (68-54) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Baltimore Orioles' Brandon Young loses perfect game in heartbreaking fashion
Baltimore Orioles rookie Brandon Young was closing in on a perfect game, a feat that had the entire stadium on the edge of their seats. However, it was not to be as he lost it in a cruel fashion on Friday, Aug. 15, resulting in the Houston Astros' only hit in Baltimore's 7-0 victory at Daikin Park. In what was nearly eight flawless innings during his 11th career start, Young retired 23 Houston batters before allowing a two-out infield single in the eighth inning to Ramón Urías, a former Oriole who had been traded to the Astros. Urías hit a ground ball in Young's vicinity, and although Young quickly fielded the ball, he threw wide of first base. More: From nightmare to no problem: How workers in two cities handled Phillies' travel debacle The error allowed Urías to advance to second base, ending what could have been a perfect game. The play was ruled a hit, ending Young's no-hitter. 'I thought I could make the play,' Young said, according to 'I got there in time. I think I had a little more time to maybe take a step and make a better throw. I obviously rushed it, yanked it. It sucks. Definitely want it back.' Young got the final out of the inning and Baltimore's Yaramil Hiraldo pitched the ninth as Young picked up the first victory of his career in a familiar spot. Young grew up in Texas and had gone to the Houston stadium as a child. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Orioles rookie Brandon Young loses perfect game in cruel fashion
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Orioles right-hander Young loses perfect-game bid on infield single in the 8th inning vs Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for a perfect game against the Houston Astros on Friday night on an infield hit by Ramon Urias with two out in the eighth inning. Urias hit a slow dribbler toward third base side that Young fielded. Young grabbed the ball and threw wildly to first, and the play was ruled a single and an error. Young, who entered the game 0-6 with a 6.70 ERA through the first 10 starts of his MLB, struck out six through eight innings while throwing 93 pitches, 61 for strikes. Baltimore leads Houston 7-0. There have been 24 perfect games in MLB history, the last was thrown by Domingo German of the New York Yankees on June 28, 2023, and the Orioles have never thrown one. A native of Lumberton, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Houston, Young was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Orioles in 2020. He made his big league debut on April 19. Young had not thrown more than six innings before Friday, and 95 pitches is his career high. The Astros had a perfect game thrown against them by Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants on June 13, 2012. ___ AP MLB: Adam Spolane, The Associated Press
Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Orioles right-hander Young loses perfect-game bid on infield single in the 8th inning vs Astros
HOUSTON — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for a perfect game against the Houston Astros on Friday night on an infield hit by Ramon Urias with two out in the eighth inning. Urias hit a slow dribbler toward third base side that Young fielded. Young grabbed the ball and threw wildly to first, and the play was ruled a single and an error.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Orioles' Brandon Young shrugs off poor last start and nearly makes history vs. Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles rookie right-hander Brandon Young had to move past his last start. In dropping to 0-6, Young saw his ERA increase to 6.70 through the first 10 starts of his major league career after allowing six runs over three innings against the Athletics on Aug. 9. 'Honestly, it's easier said than done trying to flush bad outings like that,' Young said. 'But just looking forward to the next (start) and trying to prepare myself. I think that's what most of us look forward to, especially starters.' Young bounced back and nearly made history on Friday night. The 26-year old was four outs from throwing the first perfect game in Orioles history before former teammate Ramon Urias' bouncer to the left of the mound spoiled his bid. Young was able to field the ball with his bare hand, but his off-balanced throw sailed wide of first base. Urias was awarded an infield single. 'I thought I could make the play,' Young said. 'I got there in time. I think I had a little more time to maybe take a step and make a better throw. Obviously, rushed it, yanked it. ... Definitely want it back.' Young recovered to strikeout Taylor Trammell with a 96-mph fastball at the top of the zone to complete the eighth inning. He earned his first win as the Orioles prevailed 7-0, matched his career high with six strikeouts, and lowered his ERA to 5.68. 'He was throwing all of his pitches for strikes, behind in counts, ahead in counts. Was able to mix locations well. Thought he just executed his plan really well,' Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman said. Before Urias' infield single, only Yainer Diaz's fly ball to right-center field the at-bat before had an exit velocity higher than 100 mph, and only three Astros took Young to a three-ball count. He said he was aware of what was on the line. 'It's really hard not to think about it,' Young said. 'It's kind of just trying to calm yourself down and think about just one pitch at a time. Kind of breathe, calm myself down a little bit, but I could tell what was happening.' A native of Lumberton, Texas, which is less than 100 miles northeast of Houston, Young said his parents and grandfather were among the family members in attendance at Daikin Park, where Young first started attending games when he was five years old. ___ AP MLB:
