More leftovers for breakfast – MASN
The entrance web page of the Orioles’ each day sport notes comprises a bit titled “Garcia’s Greatness.”
It’s each catchy and correct.
Rico Garcia is having a season that is requiring historic perspective. He’s allowed one run and one hit in 17 innings in his 18 appearances, with six walks and 19 strikeouts. Garcia notched his second profession save final night time in a 7-4 win over the Marlins, and his ERA is right down to 0.53.
Garcia has confronted 57 batters and the one hit is the house run from Kansas City’s Michael Massey on April 21.
This is coming from a man who’s pitched for seven groups, together with the Orioles twice. Three golf equipment employed him final 12 months. He qualifies as a journeyman by any requirements, by the precise definition, and he is wanting like an All-Star.
Such speak is untimely in May, however he is among the finest relievers in baseball. The problem is his position. He would not actually have one. He is not a better or excessive-profile setup man, though he is dealt with these duties, amongst others.
Garcia’s 0.41 WHIP and .020 opponent common are one of the best within the majors amongst relievers. He’s the one pitcher since 1900 to permit one hit or fewer via his first 18 appearances. He’s stranded 12 inherited runners with out permitting one to attain, second most within the majors.
Garcia has confronted 29 proper-handed batters with out permitting successful, second most within the majors final night time behind the Rangers’ Jacob Latz with 30.
Massey’s homer snapped Garcia’s franchise-document streak of 11 scoreless and hitless appearances to open a season.
Garcia started final night time rating within the prime two p.c of the league in common exit velocity (83.1 mph), arduous-hit proportion (22.6) and whiff proportion (39).
Is anybody speaking about him exterior of Baltimore?
Garcia dropped a couple of hints in spring coaching that 2026 could be particular. He tossed 5 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings with one stroll and 7 strikeouts, his camp keep interrupted by the World Baseball Classic.
Being out of choices did not matter. The Orioles have been preserving him.
The no-brainer was a good move.
*Teams have been warned. Don’t let the Polar Bear get sizzling.
Pete Alonso mashed a 3-run homer final night time within the first inning to increase his hitting streak to seven video games. He’s belted three homers throughout that stretch to go together with his 4 doubles. He has an additional-base hit in seven of his final 9 video games.
Alonso loves going through the Marlins. He has 57 additional-base hits in opposition to them since making his main league debut in 2019, essentially the most by any participant in opposition to any opponent throughout that interval. Cleveland’s José Ramírez has 55 in opposition to Detroit. He’s additionally amongst 4 gamers in main league historical past with two profession video games with 4-plus runs scored in opposition to the Marlins, becoming a member of Steve Finley, Carlos Peña and Jimmy Rollins.
Oh, there’s extra.
Alonso’s 33 profession dwelling runs in opposition to the Marlins are the third most amongst all lively gamers after the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman (42) and Phillies’ Bryce Harper (39). He’s reached base safely in 25 of his final 26 video games in Miami since July 31, 2022, with 10 doubles, six homers, 24 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
Alonso has 13 doubles, 16 homers and 40 RBIs in 50 video games at mortgageDepot Park, his highest totals exterior of Citi Field. He lined out to left subject within the ninth inning final night time at 110.8 mph.
Last night time’s rally within the first inning began with Taylor Ward’s 32n.d. stroll. Adley Rutschman was hit by a pitch and Alonso fell behind 0-2 earlier than barreling a 98.6 mph fastball from Eury Peréz and sending it 407 toes to left-heart subject at 109.5 mph.
The Marlins responded with three runs in opposition to Brandon Young on the backside of the primary after he retired the primary two batters. Former Oriole Connor Norby walked and former Oriole Kyle Stowers singled.
Young has allowed eight runs within the first inning in his final two begins. The Orioles have allowed 90 runs with two outs.
To Young’s credit score, he stored the Marlins scoreless for the following 5 innings and registered a high quality begin.
Ward drew his 33rd walked with two outs within the fifth and scored on Rutschman’s double. He drew No. 34 within the seventh and raced dwelling on one other Rutschman double. His profession excessive is 75 final season in 157 video games.
*Easily misplaced in Tuesday night time’s 9-7 win was left-hander Grant Wolfram’s look within the seventh inning.
Wolfram changed Anthony Nunez, who surrendered again-to-again dwelling runs with one out to cut back the result in 7-6, and he struck out Stowers and Jakob Marsee.
Wolfram did not enable a run in six of his first seven appearances, and he did not give up an earned run in 9 of 11 to decrease his ERA to 2.70. He was charged with two runs and did not retire a batter in opposition to the Red Sox, retired the facet so as and struck out two in opposition to the Yankees and allowed a run and three hits in two-thirds of an inning the next day.
The ERA grew to 4.63 earlier than Tuesday’s transient outing.
Wolfram changed Young final night time within the seventh and allowed a run on a leadoff double, fly ball and grounder to chop the result in 6-4. He got here out of the sport with two outs and a runner on first base.
He’s up and down, and his ERA is 4.85.
What’s spectacular is how Wolfram has walked just one batter and struck out 20 in 13 innings. He hasn’t allowed a house run in 34 consecutive innings relationship again to July 21, 2025.
*Three different relievers wanted to bounce again from tough stretches.
Andrew Kittredge strung collectively three scoreless appearances after his reinstatement from the injured listing, however he allowed seven runs and 7 hits in a single-third of an inning Sunday in New York and was charged with an unearned run in two-thirds of an inning Tuesday in Miami.
Nunez had allowed seven earned runs and 9 complete with 10 hits over his final 4 appearances masking 3 1/3 innings earlier than final night time, and his ERA elevated from 1.35 to 4.86. He changed Wolfram within the seventh and struck out Norby on a sweeper.
Thirteen of Nunez’s 20 strikeouts have been recorded together with his sweeper, and opponents are 2-for-23 in opposition to the pitch.
Nunez got here again out for the eighth and retired the facet so as to decrease his ERA to 4.50.
That’s bouncing again.
Lou Trivino made his Orioles debut Monday after signing a one-12 months deal and allowed six runs in two-thirds of an inning.
The bullpen’s ERA earlier than final night time was 4.86 to rank 26th within the majors. The unit was a shiny spot earlier within the season, and when requested about it in his final media scrum, president of baseball operations Mike Elias stated, “Look, with the caveat like everything, it’s early, and I don’t want to go crazy in either direction about anything, but these guys are really pitching with a lot of heart and it’s good talent in the bullpen. And a lot of them are young and at the forefront of their careers. So we’re pretty happy with the work those guys have done.”
*Blaze Alexander’s second profession triple final night time scored Samuel Basallo within the eighth inning.
Basallo led off with a single into left subject at 110.4 mph, one other good piece of hitting from the rookie. Alexander batted for the primary time with two outs after changing Coby Mayo at third base and dumped a fly ball into the appropriate subject nook.
Alexander’s different triple was Sept. 1, 2025 with the Diamondbacks. He’s 8-for-20 this month.
*Baseball America launched its newest Top 100 prospects listing, and proper-hander Trey Gibson is the best-ranked Oriole at No. 69.
Ike Irish, listed as a catcher, is 74th. Outfielder Nate George is 81st and left-hander Luis De León is 84th.
Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, who made his main league debut in opposition to the Orioles in Pittsburgh, hasn’t graduated from prospect standing. He’s No. 1.
*The Orioles supplied a few minor league medical stories:
Right-hander Trey Nordmann underwent profitable thoracic outlet syndrome surgical procedure this week with Dr. Greg Pearl in Dallas.
Right-hander Miguel Mesa underwent profitable ulnar nerve transposition surgical procedure this week with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington.