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Spirits - 2
Orioles - 3 WP: Craig Jaquez (1-0) *Snake win* 3B: Alex Faught 2B: Alex Faught, Boston Coppedge Behind some strong pitching and a little timely hitting, the O's took the first of many battles with the Dallas Spirits in walk-off fashion. Cody Gladney got the start and go the first couple of batters to fly out. He wasn't so lucky with the next three batters as the three hole lined up the middle, just out of Gladney's grasp. The 4-hole hit a liner to left that was knocked down by Frenchie at short and nearly gloved as well. A bloop single over 1st base drove in the first run of the game for the Spirits, which seems to be the only way people can score on Gladney this year. Gladney escaped further damage by getting the first of seven groundouts to end the inning. The O's got started quickly themselves with Carlos Colon reaching on an error and stealing 2nd base. After a groundout from Gladney, Boston Coppedge came up and hit the first pitch he saw for a double down the line that one-hopped the wall, scoring Colon and tying up the game at 1. Advancing to 3rd on a passed ball, Coppedge scored on a sac fly from Justin Soto to take the lead 2-1. The Spirits hit back in the 2nd, leading off with a double to the right center gap and using some fundamental baseball to advance the runner to 3rd and eventually scoring him on a weak ground out to 3rd. After getting out of the 2nd, Gladney and Coppedge figured out some things and started up a new strategy. This strategy worked out well with Gladney throwing four no-hit innings after the 2nd and only allowing 3 baserunners (walk, HBP, error). Another stellar start for Gladney, who now sports a 1.68 ERA on the year. The old warhorse can still get it done. The Spirits starter was just as good though, shutting the O's down every time they threatened. The O's had a runner at third multiple times with less than two outs and couldn't get him in. Alex Faught, in his first game back this year, lead off with a triple in the 6th but the O's couldn't find a way to score him. The 8th saw multiple hits and also multiple runners thrown out my the Spirits catcher. That guy can throw the pill and made sure we knew it. The O's waived the white flag on running the bases after that. In relief of Gladney was Faught, who lead the team with a 1.23 ERA last season. He faced four batters and allowed just one walk. We're glad to have him back in the fold going forward. Sunday was also the debut of Craig Jaquez, a pitcher just brought onto the squad. We can thank Justin Soto for the pickup. Jaquez stands about 6'6" so putting him on the mound makes him over 7' tall and it's pretty intimidating. Jaquez threw the 8th and 9th innings, striking out 4 and only allowed one HBP. He's definitely a useful weapon for the O's going forward and he will be striking fear into many opponents this season and beyond. After Jaquez shut down the top of the 9th, the O's went to work in the bottom. With one out, Alex Faught doubled down the right field line and set the stage for Preston Cole. Batting right handed for the first time all day, PCole lined a ball over the short stop to the left center gap, easily scoring Faught and giving the O's a big victory over a solid opponent in walk-off fashion. The Spirits are for real and will be a threat going forward this year and many years to come. Next game: Away vs Old Fashioneds, 7:30 @ Carpenter Park
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March 2019
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