Orioles Lose To Braves 3-1, Baltimore’s 18th Straight Loss

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August 22, 2021 astatine 6:12 pm

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves haven’t mislaid successful 9 games and the Baltimore Orioles haven’t won successful doubly that many.

That doesn’t mean their latest matchup was a foregone conclusion.

“We conscionable instrumentality each triumph for what it is, and past connected to the adjacent one,” Braves right-hander Touki Toussaint said. “We cognize however hard this crippled is.”

Jorge Soler homered, Toussaint pitched efficaciously into the sixth inning, and the surging Braves bushed Baltimore 3-1 connected Sunday, extending the Orioles’ losing streak to 18 games. Atlanta has won 9 successful a enactment and 16 of its past 18.

Baltimore’s skid is the longest successful the large leagues since Kansas City dropped 19 consecutive successful 2005. This was lone the 3rd clip during this streak that the Orioles mislaid by 2 runs oregon fewer.

But the Braves didn’t look to instrumentality Baltimore lightly.

“These teams, they’re successful a pugnacious concern sometimes,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s existent casual to spell into that concern and get swept earlier you cognize what the heck happened.”

Adam Duvall added a two-run treble for the Braves, who came into the time with a five-game pb implicit Philadelphia atop the NL East. Atlanta wrapped up a 9-0 travel and has won a franchise-record 13 consecutive roadworthy games.

Toussaint (3-2) allowed a tally and 5 hits successful 5 1/3 innings. He walked 3 and struck retired five.

Atlanta utilized 5 relievers. Luke Jackson struck retired the broadside successful the eighth and Will Smith finished for his 28th prevention successful 32 chances.

John Means (5-6) yielded 3 runs and 4 hits successful six-plus innings.

“I thought contiguous was going to beryllium the day,” Means said. “Felt good, felt similar things were going successful our favor, and it conscionable didn’t happen.”

Soler opened the scoring with 1 retired successful the 4th erstwhile his thrust cleared the partition successful near tract for a solo homer. Duvall’s two-out treble made it 3-0.

Ramón Urías deed an RBI treble with 2 outs successful the bottommost of the inning for the lone Baltimore run. The Orioles went 1 for 9 with men successful scoring position.

“I person nary occupation with effort,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “We’re not winning games. We’re not executing. We’re precise inexperienced. We got bushed this bid by bully pitching.”

A airy rainfall fell done overmuch of the game, but determination were nary delays.

ROSTER MOVE

Orioles RHP César Valdez cleared outright waivers and accepted an duty to Triple-A Norfolk.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: 2B Jorge Mateo was shaken up aft beating retired an infield azygous successful the seventh, but remained successful the game. OF DJ Stewart (knee) returned aft missing 4 games. He went 0 for 2 and was removed for a pinch-hitter successful the sixth.

UP NEXT

Baltimore has Monday disconnected earlier hosting a three-game bid against the Los Angeles Angels. The Orioles nonstop RHP Spenser Watkins (2-5) to the mound Tuesday nighttime against RHP Dylan Bundy (2-9), a first-round draught prime by Baltimore successful 2011. He past pitched for the Orioles successful 2019.

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