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00:01The Orioles desperately looking for a win this afternoon,
00:04and hey, if they get it, they get that elusive 85th win,
00:08and they move closer for the first time in a long time
00:11to clinching a playoff spot.
00:13On the mound for Baltimore,
00:14Zach Eflin, 10-9 overall with a 3.5 ERA.
00:19And for Eflin, his numbers with Baltimore
00:20have just been outstanding.
00:23Overall, seven starts with the Orioles,
00:25has that 5-2 record and a 2.22 ERA.
00:30The Orioles leaning on him today to be the stopper.
00:33Mike Yastrzemski, the Giants' leadoff man,
00:35he hit the second pitch of the game for a home run Tuesday night,
00:40the first pitch of the game last night for a homer.
00:43And he pops up a changeup again.
00:45Emmanuel Rivera in the sun will put him away.
00:49No leadoff home run today.
00:51Here now is Gerard Encarnacion.
00:541-2 again.
00:55Inside with a sinker,
00:56and Encarnacion couldn't hold it.
00:58Back-to-back strikeouts.
00:59It's a perfect first for Zach Eflin.
01:02The Orioles bats, who have been struggling,
01:03obviously have to deal with the All-Star in Logan Webb.
01:07He rarely allows a home run.
01:09Very few base runners in general.
01:11Gunnar Henderson leads off for Baltimore.
01:14Gunnar Henderson smacks a ground ball through the right side.
01:17He got a sinker,
01:18and he's smashed it.
01:20Cedric Mullins, back of the box, left side.
01:23Henderson's running on 3-2.
01:25The pitch is a called strike,
01:26and the throw to second is deemed to be late.
01:29I think the Giants are challenging.
01:31Yeah, we're going to challenge.
01:32If the Giants get this right,
01:34wipes off the steal.
01:35If they get it wrong,
01:36they'll be without a challenge for the rest of the game.
01:38So, high-stakes moment early.
01:41After review, the call on the field stands.
01:44The runner is safe.
01:47So that keeps the rally much more alive here in this first inning
01:51for Anthony Santander, the O's RBI leader.
01:54Got him.
01:55Got him to chase the fastball.
01:57Colt Couser, cleanup hitter today.
02:00With the runner at second,
02:01and he got him swinging through a great changeup.
02:04And Webb strikes out three.
02:06Michael Conforto.
02:08Now it hits the bag and pops up in the air.
02:11And Michael Conforto has another hit against Eflin.
02:15Tyler Fitzgerald comes up.
02:17Fitzgerald bunt's third base side.
02:19A really good bunt.
02:20The throw is not going to be in time.
02:23And Tyler's got his second bunt hit in as many games.
02:28Two men on, nobody out against Eflin.
02:30And here is Patrick Bailey.
02:32Bailey, soft ground ball.
02:34Holiday with a flip.
02:35Henderson's throw is there.
02:37And O'Hearn holds the base for a big double play.
02:40Two down and a runner at third.
02:42And here is McCray.
02:44And Oaks will a center cut cutter will end the inning.
02:48Jackson Holiday, payoff.
02:50Inside, Holiday tosses the bat.
02:52And that's ball four.
02:53It will be Rivera, who steps into the box.
02:57Rivera did not take.
02:58He chased up high for strike three.
03:00It will be back to Gunnar Henderson.
03:02Pitch is driven to left field.
03:04Going back on it, Conforto.
03:06He'll square around and make the catch.
03:08So Henderson hit it hard.
03:10But that's out number two.
03:12Cedric Mullins.
03:14Mullins to left.
03:15That would not have been a home run now, before, or ever.
03:18It's out number three.
03:20Gerrard Encarnacion.
03:22A little chopper slowly hit toward third.
03:25Rivera charging.
03:26Bearhand throws.
03:26Not in time.
03:28Zach Eflin to work against a guy who's been his nemesis, Michael Conforto.
03:32That ball is hammered.
03:34Deep right.
03:35Way back.
03:36Goodbye.
03:38A home run.
03:39The first two runs of the game.
03:41And for Conforto, make it five hits in the last two days.
03:46And that's his second home run in those games.
03:49Swinging away 3-0.
03:50And he crushed it.
03:52And it's 2-0 Giants.
03:542-0 feels like more of a mountain than a molehill, for sure.
03:58Two outs for Grant McRae.
04:00Strike three.
04:01Cutter.
04:02So a three-in-a-row retired.
04:04After the infield single and the home run, Orioles will have to come back again.
04:08Anthony Santander.
04:103-1.
04:11And that's inside ball four.
04:13So once again, the Orioles a leadoff walk.
04:15Well, Couser will bat after the Santander walk.
04:19There, there, that'll work.
04:21How about that?
04:21Right on cue.
04:22A change-up shot into center field.
04:24And the first two Orioles are aboard.
04:26Runners in scoring position.
04:28Again.
04:29Two on, nobody out.
04:31Here we are again in the middle of the day.
04:32Hoping the Orioles can be dancing around the bases soon.
04:36We need somebody to lead the parade.
04:38Maybe it's going to be Adley here.
04:39One of these at-bats.
04:41One of these games.
04:42It's going to happen.
04:43Right side.
04:44That is clear.
04:46Inside the line.
04:48And here they come.
04:49Santander scores.
04:51Couser to third.
04:52Rutschman to second.
04:54That will start the parade indeed.
04:57Get on your horse and follow Adley.
04:59It's 2-1.
05:01And the Orioles have one.
05:02And it would feel like a gut punch to only get one.
05:05With second and third nobody out.
05:07It feels like a must.
05:08A lot of pressure on young Jackson Holiday's shoulders.
05:12Jackson Holiday up the middle and through.
05:15That will tie the game.
05:17Here comes Rutschman.
05:19He is safe.
05:20And the Orioles have the lead.
05:22He does come through this bright-eyed 20-year-old Jackson Holiday.
05:28One of the biggest hits of his big league life.
05:31And the O's are on top.
05:32Two outs and here's Yaz.
05:35And to a second.
05:37And it's the Jackson Show.
05:40No Holiday for Dostropski, is it?
05:44What a play.
05:45And now it's feeling like a Holiday.
05:47Two-run hit in the fourth and then this.
05:49Encarnacion.
05:51Right center field.
05:52Base hit.
05:54Mullen's over to cut it off.
05:56So now Tyler Fitzgerald is pulled into left field.
05:59That's going to be a base hit for Fitzgerald.
06:01Give Patrick Bailey a chance in a spot where a base hit to the outfield.
06:05And the Giants may well tie this game.
06:09Bailey, first pitch.
06:10Elevated into right.
06:12Heston cursed.
06:12Dad gets to it right in front of the fence.
06:17Worked out brilliantly.
06:18Zach Eflin's afternoon is done.
06:21The righty finishes quality again.
06:22They will call on the lefty, Cianel Perez.
06:25Giants will start the inning with a pinch hitter.
06:26Elliot Ramos.
06:28Oh, there we go.
06:30It's stuck.
06:31The bat is stuck in the net.
06:34And this is going to be fun now.
06:36Casey Schmidt is tugging on the net.
06:38Oh, we're going to play on.
06:40He takes the walk.
06:42Well done.
06:42And now Casey Schmidt will come up.
06:44He lines that one to center field.
06:46It's going to fall base hit in front of Mullins.
06:49And Cianel has back-to-back Kays.
06:51And now it's Lamont Wade Jr.
06:53One and one for Lamont Wade Jr.
06:55And a line drive in the right.
06:57Kerstad's right there.
06:58Boy, did he get away with that.
07:00Emmanuel Rivera.
07:02One of those innings.
07:03That ball's up the middle.
07:04Skips away from Maltin.
07:06A base hit for Rivera.
07:07Here's the leadoff man, Henderson.
07:10Henderson, a bouncer over to first.
07:12Wade, one, return, two.
07:15Oh, no, they will challenge it, actually.
07:18After revealing all the goals over there, and the runner is safe.
07:23In the right, here's a base hit.
07:24And Henderson turns second.
07:26Zipping his way all the way to third.
07:29He's in there.
07:30And Colt Couser has swung it well this series.
07:32He's scored three or less, ten of the last 12.
07:34They have a golden opportunity to do so.
07:38A big chopper.
07:40Walton played it aggressively and played it well.
07:42And Bivens gets through it.
07:44Good to see Enyan Cano back out there.
07:46It's seven days rest.
07:49Conforto sprays one to center.
07:51And that is the no-fly zone.
07:53Cedric Mullins with another spectacular jump.
07:57And another spectacular catch.
08:02There's your changeup.
08:04He got it.
08:05Morocco by Tyler.
08:06And welcome back Cano with a perfect eighth inning.
08:10Sir Anthony Dominguez is on to try to close down a 3-2 win.
08:14To face Patrick Bailey.
08:15That is a walk.
08:17Ball four.
08:17Wisely that's going to go take over for him.
08:20Ramos.
08:21High and tight.
08:22Ball four.
08:23Ramos takes another walk.
08:24The Giants have two men on with nobody out.
08:26And Casey Schmidt coming up.
08:28Casey not bunting.
08:29And he swings away.
08:30Hits a fly ball to center.
08:31Pretty deep.
08:32Mullins back.
08:34Mullins is going to collide.
08:36Tied with Slater and not catch it.
08:39Wisely getting the windmill.
08:41Here he comes.
08:42The throw.
08:43Not in time.
08:44Wisely scores.
08:47And hopefully everybody's okay out there.
08:50The game is tied at three.
08:51And Cedric Mullins is on all fours.
08:54In the glove.
08:55And then it comes out of the glove.
08:58On the contact.
09:00Slater almost makes a great play.
09:02And he's just hoping that Cedric doesn't get any kind of concussion-like symptoms.
09:07Brian Ebel running out there.
09:09So that is about a 390-foot single.
09:13Just a stunned silence over this ballpark.
09:16And what has been a nightmarish second half for the Orioles.
09:21Both for the record.
09:23And because of all the injuries.
09:25Cedric Mullins is on his feet.
09:27And Mullins will stay in the game.
09:30Pops it up.
09:31Rutschman.
09:32Got it.
09:33Oh what a big out.
09:34Gregory Soto will come on.
09:36Two on one out.
09:37In a 3-3 game in the ninth.
09:39Two on one out.
09:41And a ground ball to second.
09:43There you go Gregory Soto.
09:45One pitch.
09:46Two outs.
09:46To the bottom of the ninth we go.
09:49And Ryan Walker.
09:50The closer is in trying to get it to the 10th inning.
09:52And it will bring Gunnar Henderson up to the plate.
09:55A high chopper to the right side.
09:57That will get through.
09:58There's at least a single.
09:59He's thinking about two.
10:01And he's going to hold after one heck of a turn.
10:04So the winning run is up.
10:05And here comes Mullins.
10:07Got him with the slider.
10:09Orioles still have a shot though.
10:10You got Anthony Santander up.
10:12And maybe they get that incredible release of tension a walk-off can provide.
10:16But they are a ways away from there now.
10:18They've got a strike left before this thing gets to the 10th and becomes anybody's game.
10:24Santander.
10:25High in the air to right field.
10:27It's hit deep.
10:27It's got a chance.
10:30It's over.
10:34The sweet release of a walk-off home run.
10:40Orioles 5, Giants 3.
10:43Anthony says, good day sir.
10:47Orioles magic is alive and well.
10:52The sweetest of Anthony Santander's now 42 home runs this season.
11:01Just the swing that the Orioles needed.
11:04And the losing streak is snapped in the most glorious of fashions.
11:09Magic numbers down to five.
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