The Baltimore Orioles came away with a thrilling come-from-behind victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night after Kevin Gausman left trailing 4-1 in the seventh inning.
There is a lot to discuss the day after an excitingBaltimore Orioleswin, especially in walk-off fashion.
You can talk aboutJonathan Schoop‘s two home runs, and how is becoming a star.
You can talk aboutMark Trumbo‘s penchant for walking off games, a feat he leads the majors in this season.
You can talk aboutAdam Jones‘ heads up baserunning to take second base and be in a position to score the winning run in the 10th inning.
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But, I want to focus on something that is a continued issue for the Orioles. The lack of attention by Kevin Gausman.
I watched the first inning. Gausman was pretty good. Sure, bothAdam FrazierandJosh Harrisonhit the ball fairly deep, but both were easily catchable. Then,Gregory Polancowent down swinging in a six-pitch at-bat. Gausman threw 13 pitches in the inning.
I’ll admit, I had to go to a meeting and left afterSeth Smith‘s solo home run, so I didn’t see the second inning.
But, in the second inning, Gausman threw 33 pitches. Sure, the first hit was a ground ball up the middle and a second a weak grounder to third thatManny Machadomade a throwing error on (runner would have been safe anyways).Andrew McCutchenthen had a RBI single to right field, a ball not hard hit. But thenJohn Jasodoubled to the gap.
Gausman would get the next batter,Francisco Cervellito ground out, but thenJordy Mercergrounded into a fielder’s choice, making it 3-1. Gausman then got Adam Frazier to strike out.
Three runs and 33 pitches later, Gausman allowed two more hits until the seventh inning, when the wheels came off, although the Pirates didn’t score in the inning. One of those hits was a solo home run.
The bigger issue is that this is not a one-time issue.
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