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Baltimore Orioles: The Positives, Negatives and Surprises of April

By Nate Wardle

BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles falls to the ground after avoiding a pitch in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 27, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles falls to the ground after avoiding a pitch in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 27, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 6: Pedro Alvarez #24 of the Baltimore Orioles rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam home run off of Jonathan Holder #56 of the New York Yankees during the fourteenth inning at Yankee Stadium on April 6, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Orioles won 7-3. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /

Best Game: Orioles 7-3 Win vs. New York Yankees on April 6

The Baltimore Orioles’ best game of April is not easy to pick out. There were three extra-inning wins, which highlight the wins so far. Two of those were against the Yankees, and the other was on Opening Day.

The other possibility would be the Orioles’ 6-0 win over the Detroit Tigers last Friday, in which Chris Tillman fired seven shutout innings.

The game on April 6 started off with lots of fireworks. Manny Machado went deep for the first time in the young season in the first inning. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Giancarlo Stanton singled in a run to tie it up.

A move to the third, and Manny Machado hit his second home run off of C.C. Sabathia to give the Orioles back the lead. Aaron Judge made it short-lived, as he picked up an RBI to tie it back up.

Top four, and Chris Davis got his first and only hit of the season so far off of a left-hander, driving the Sabathia pitch out for a home run.

That lead held, as Kevin Gausman and Richard Bleier kept the score 3-2 until Didi Gregorius homered off of Miguel Castro to make it a 3-3 game in the eighth inning.

The game was just getting started.

Aaron Judge would rob Caleb Joseph of a home run in the 13th inning. The Orioles and Joseph had their own great defensive plays both at third base and at home to give the Orioles a chance.

Ultimately, it was El Toro, Pedro Alvarez who broke the tie in the 14th, sending a majestic grand slam to right field to take the 7-3 lead for the visiting Orioles.

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The win the Orioles to 3-5, and in the end, could represent one of the high points of the Orioles’ season if it continues the way it has been going.

Honorable Mention: Opening Day win, Baltimore Orioles 6-0 over Tigers on April 27

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