Orioles Comeback Against Dodgers with an Epic Finish
In an emotional encounter, the Baltimore Orioles achieved a spectacular comeback against the Los Angeles Dodgers, securing a 4-3 victory on Saturday night.
Young Jackson Holliday hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, frustrating the possibility of a no-hitter for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. However, the Orioles did not settle and continued their attack, scoring four runs in the same inning to seal the victory.
Emmanuel Rivera was the hero of the game, driving in two runs with a single to center field, against Tanner Scott’s pitches. Scott himself had allowed a home run by Samuel Basallo, Orioles rookie, in the previous game.
Blake Treinen, who relieved Yamamoto after Holliday’s home run, was responsible for allowing the comeback. Treinen gave up a double to Jeremiah Jackson, hit Gunnar Henderson, and issued intentional walks to Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser, leaving the score 3-2.
Albert Suarez took the victory for the Orioles.
According to the analysis, the Dodgers had a 99.6% chance of winning with two outs before Holliday’s home run in the ninth inning.
Yamamoto was one out away from throwing the first no-hitter of the season. The Japanese pitcher only allowed two runners on base, both via walks in the third inning, before Holliday’s home run. Yamamoto tied his career high with 10 strikeouts and threw 112 pitches, also a career high since arriving in the United States.
Yamamoto was replaced after the home run and received a standing ovation from the fans of both teams.
Camden Yards has only witnessed one no-hitter since its inauguration in 1992, and it was by another Japanese star. Hideo Nomo threw one on April 4, 2001, for the Boston Red Sox against the Orioles.
Shohei Ohtani drove in a run with a groundout in the third inning. Mookie Betts added an RBI single in the fifth and a run-scoring triple in the seventh.
The Dodgers haven’t thrown a no-hitter since May 4, 2018, when Walker Buehler, Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia, and Adam Liberatore combined efforts against the San Diego Padres in Mexico. The team’s last individual no-hitter was Clayton Kershaw’s on June 18, 2014, against Colorado.
The last time the Orioles were shut out was August 12, 2015, by Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners.
