00:01Kade Kovach bolting out to the
00:03bump making his home debut
00:06after an emergency got him into
00:08the Orioles rotation it wasn't
00:11as lined up he was supposed to
00:12grab the opener in Chicago
00:14because Chris Bassett went so
00:15sore last Sunday a week ago
00:17today he went into emergency
00:19relief rule.
00:20We've seen already a lot of
00:21balls underneath the hitters
00:23Adamas was underneath two of
00:25them so far Devers underneath a
00:27couple of them that fastball
00:29riding at the top of the zone
00:30it will be a key to watch for
00:31Kovach here today first one
00:33missed for a ball the next couple
00:34fouled back by Devers went west in
00:37the middle of June last season
00:39and he goes after the cutter and
00:41goes down on strikes.
00:42Oh I absolutely love this pitch.
00:45We saw it a little bit against
00:48Pittsburgh and right here you're
00:49going to see I mean Devers is a
00:50terrific left handed hitter we
00:52know that since nineteen he ranks
00:53among some of the best and this
00:55is nasty and what Cade said to us
00:57yesterday was that this is a
00:58pitch that allows him to have a
00:59little more velocity and I think
01:01that's going to be a massive key
01:02here Gunnar makes a play on the
01:04run just like that three up and
01:06three down work for Kate
01:07Kovach let's take a look right
01:09here San Francisco toe on the
01:10rubber Adrian Hauser the thirty
01:12three year old six foot four
01:14two hundred twenty seven pounds
01:15making his third start of the
01:17year.
01:17Three two coming missed outside
01:20two out base runner for the
01:21birds.
01:23Well his third walk of the
01:24series so he continues to get on
01:26base which is a good thing and I
01:27think he's seen the ball better
01:28and better I really do the hits
01:30just haven't quite come yet and he
01:32extends the ending and elevates the
01:34pitch count and gets Basayo to the
01:35plate who's mired in a deep deep
01:37slump hitting just one thirty five.
01:40Basayo slugs it to the gap in left
01:42center field it's carrying well and
01:44gone!
01:45That one was flying the opposite way
01:48off the bat of Samuel Basayo.
01:50The walk by Alonzo gets Basayo to the
01:54plate and Big Sam just hit his
01:56second of the year.
01:57Off the bat at one oh eight no
02:01stopping Basayo though that
02:02opposite field power very
02:03reminiscent of the guy who gets
02:05compared to a lot of here tonight
02:07for this afternoon.
02:08Rafi Devers.
02:08Daniel Susak with a catch and
02:10throw to get the inning inning
02:11double play leads it off and pops
02:13the first pitch off his fist.
02:15Jeremiah Jackson going back.
02:17Kouser running in makes the
02:19galloping grab.
02:20Here's a 2-2 from Povich breaking
02:22ball swing and a miss.
02:23He got him.
02:24Encarnacion up over top of it.
02:26Now we mentioned that Povich was
02:28able to retire eight of the first
02:30nine he faced last Sunday.
02:32It is eight for eight today.
02:332-1 pitch.
02:34He is popped in the air behind
02:35first base.
02:36Kouser marching in.
02:38Alonzo drifting back.
02:39And now the second baseman
02:40Jackson makes the ultimate calling
02:42catch as Alonzo hits the deck to
02:44get out of the way.
02:45That keeps Povich perfect.
02:47Henderson hit a line drive at
02:48a hundred and seven miles per
02:50hour in the first inning.
02:52Reflected off the glove of
02:53Devers picked up by Koss who
02:55flipped to Hauser covering to
02:56get the out.
02:57Now to the top of the order.
02:59Gunner Henderson is traded out.
03:01You heard the walk up music.
03:02It's now Hank Williams Jr.
03:03Every once in a while.
03:043-2 is pounded on the ground
03:06towards first off of Devers.
03:08He picked up by Koss.
03:09This time Henderson is safe.
03:11It was almost a copy.
03:13I was almost going to say a
03:14Xerox but nobody knows what
03:15that is anymore.
03:16It was almost a direct copy of
03:18what happened with Gunner in the
03:19first inning.
03:20Henderson's playing pepper with
03:21Rafael Devers.
03:23This time safely.
03:25Yeah.
03:25Koss couldn't bail him out this
03:26time.
03:27And I do believe as you see right
03:28here some of these numbers.
03:30288 845 OPS.
03:32I mean lefties shouldn't hit you
03:33better than righties.
03:34And so I think that that cutter
03:35judder slider type of pitch is
03:37going to be huge for him.
03:38You've got to get something hard
03:39down and away to lefties.
03:402-2.
03:41Got him again.
03:42In with the fastball Devers into
03:45the glove.
03:46I mean Devers is one of the best
03:48left handed hitters in all of
03:49baseball.
03:50First half bat he he drops a
03:52nasty cutter down and away this
03:53time there's that 93 riding.
03:56Look at the ride on that ball.
03:57Four strikeouts for Kate Povich.
03:59Up the middle towards Tavares.
04:02He's there.
04:03There was contact but it's been
04:05perfect so far.
04:06He's there 12 up 12 down for the
04:09left hander Kate Povich.
04:11What a journey it's been so far
04:12in 2026 for Kate Povich.
04:15Hold towards third on the back
04:17and an attempt by Mayo.
04:18Shoots it about territory.
04:20Big turn by Schmidt.
04:22Will hold at first base.
04:24That is the very first base
04:26runner to reach against Kate
04:27Povich.
04:28And they just flashed a hit.
04:31On the video board everybody
04:32following along.
04:34Grown here at the ballpark when
04:36they saw that flash goes down as
04:38a hit first base runner the
04:39first base hit allowed by Kate
04:42Povich after a dozen up and a
04:44dozen down out in front of the
04:45plate rolling to Povich his one
04:47play a fastball to first to get
04:50the out on Jung who lead three
04:52to bounce wide at third deep in
04:53the hole the backhand by
04:54Henderson long throw in time to
04:57get the out that was not hit
04:59sharply Henderson was deep in the
05:02hole at short he was able to
05:04feel the ground ball and then
05:05deliver to strike the first base
05:07two down everything staying in
05:08the infield in this inning and
05:11again Kobe Mayo had a shot on
05:14that ball hit by Schmidt man oh
05:16man that's the only thing that
05:17a tissue thin difference between
05:19a perfect game and not a perfect
05:21game right now that's up the
05:22middle that's a base hit Schmidt's
05:25going to be waved home the
05:26throw goes to second and Daniel
05:28Susak delivers in the clutch two
05:31to one Orioles and the Orioles if
05:34they win this one and the Yankees
05:35lose those will be tied for first
05:37a three way type of first and
05:38Henderson takes a right back up
05:40the box he's got a two hit
05:42afternoon and he takes an
05:44aggressive turnaround first and
05:46has to hustle back back pick to
05:47Devers not in time tangled up
05:50with Devers a little bit
05:51Henderson able to hold the bag and
05:53keep the inning going that was
05:56floating to shallow right field
05:59Encarnacion can't make the play
06:01Henderson's digging for third he's
06:02in there and they're on the
06:04corners this is a really good job
06:06of hitting right here he falls
06:07behind oh and two Taylor work it
06:09behind in the count and you know
06:11there was a massive hole in that
06:13right side and I was wondering if
06:14he was just going to try and
06:15shoot something over there this
06:16ball runs in on his hands does
06:18just enough to bloop this in front
06:20of Encarnacion out in right field
06:21Gunnar great job of running on
06:23contact getting over to third
06:24base let's see if the polar bear
06:26can come up with a big two out
06:28knocked right here runner from
06:29first is going in Alonzo with a
06:31base hit up the left field line
06:33Henderson is going to score here
06:36comes Taylor Ward he can cruise in
06:38and Pete delivers Alonzo bangs it
06:42a pair and the Orioles have a 4-1
06:45lead well that is exactly what he's
06:47been looking for for a while you
06:48see man take a big deep breath
06:50right there big boy because that
06:52is a big knock 0-2 count falls
06:54behind hits a breaking ball that's
06:56actually a really good pitch and he
06:58just goes down with his legs and
06:59gets that thing look this is a guy
07:02who knows how to drive in runs he's
07:04driven in over a hundred runs many
07:06many times and I think it will
07:08happen again he's going to get
07:09red hot he's going to carry this
07:10offense at some point Tavares
07:12Calizer and Mayo 6 7 8 in the
07:14order now and 1-1 Tavares towards
07:17the corner Encarnacion looking up
07:20that balls over his head it is fair
07:22and rattling around next to the
07:24garage door a double for Leone
07:26Tavares and he's on base again
07:28nice leadoff double right here for
07:30the Orioles to start off the bottom
07:32of the six single and a double for
07:35Leone Tavares Orioles threatening
07:38for more Mayo serves it shallow
07:40center down for a base hit what a
07:43read by Tavares coming down the line
07:46to score that was no gimme had some
07:49loft on it and Leone took off
07:51Povich still looks sharp working
07:53into the seventh inning which is
07:55not someplace he's been a lot to be
07:57honest with you read to up the
07:59middle Henderson races to the back
08:01to get one he's got to get ready
08:04for the ovation they're going to
08:05give the birthday boy twenty four
08:07thousand coming out of their
08:09chairs and recognition for what
08:11Kate Povich has done in his first
08:14start at Oriole Park he was
08:17fantastic through six and two
08:19thirds and if you're new to the
08:22program they are not booing they
08:24are mooing for Colton Couser the
08:27milkman Couser trying to deliver
08:30towards the middle clears them out
08:32tough play Adonis with the scoop
08:34late play at first and a run scores
08:38sometimes you just put the ball in
08:39play Colton got just enough of it to
08:42clear the ball Casey Schmidt Schmidt
08:45who has had two hits today his
08:47average at 351 smashed down the
08:51left field line deep into the
08:52corner off the foul ball Schmidt with
08:57his first home run this year he
09:02continues to have really good at
09:04bats and he's not missing mistakes
09:07and he's doing damage with these at
09:08bats they're not just singles
09:11doubles and now he gets his first
09:13home run of the year the 1-1
09:18ground ball and scooped up back in
09:20the bag at first by Alonzo a race
09:22to the bag he fires accurately to
09:24Wells and that's out number two
09:25you know Pete's defense is really
09:27sparkled at times this year and he
09:31was pumped up right there when he
09:32made that dive and then saw Wells at
09:34the bag you can almost hear Pete
09:36Alonzo yell from up here like yeah
09:39that's how we do it boys well he's
09:41not taking his offensive struggles
09:43into the field with him at any point
09:44Oliva up the middle Tavares is there
09:47to finish the ball game and a very
09:50well-rounded winning edition of
09:52Orioles baseball today they had a
09:55couple of big swings from Basayo and
09:57Pete Alonzo and they got tremendous
10:00pitching from their lefty Kate Povich
10:02coach that teed up the win
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