RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesBALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles held on to Trevor Rogers at the trade deadline in part to maintain a semblance of hope they could go on a run down the stretch. If they were going to defy expectations and make a push for a playoff spot, the Orioles needed Rogers every fifth day.
Add Wednesday’s game to the column of wins they might not have claimed without him.
Rogers allowed two runs on three hits and zero walks over six-plus innings to help lead Baltimore to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The left-hander racked up nine strikeouts, one short of his career high and tied for the most he’s struck out in a game since the Orioles traded for him in 2024.
With the win, the Orioles (56-58) clinched their series with the lowly Angels and gave themselves a chance to finish the night a game out of the third wild-card spot in the American League pending the result of Cleveland’s game against the New York Mets.
Tyler O’Neill and Coby Mayo hit back-to-back home runs off left-hander Reid Detmers in the fourth to supply the Orioles’ offense for most of the night, the second time this season the duo of right-handed power bats has hit consecutive homers (July 8 vs. Chicago Cubs). O’Neill’s blast was his second in as many days, and Mayo’s was his 11th off a lefty this year, tied for the second most in MLB.
Rogers was methodical early. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters he faced until left fielder Jose Siri connected for a solo home run to lead off the sixth. Manager Craig Albernaz then sent Rogers back out for the seventh at 91 pitches, but he pulled him after first baseman Nolan Schanuel opened the frame with an infield single.
Right-hander Alex Hoppe, making his Orioles debut after being acquired from the Seattle Mariners in the Taylor Ward trade Monday, flashed the triple-digit heat that attracted Baltimore to him, though he threw a wild pitch that allowed Schanuel to move into scoring position and pinch hitter Wade Meckler made him pay with an RBI single.
That pulled the Angels to within one, forcing Albernaz to manage his bullpen for every out. He brought in Rico Garcia to retire right fielder Josh Lowe for the final out of the seventh and entrusted the eighth to Yennier Cano, who capped off a 1-2-3 inning with his signature stare down to avoid any drama.
Baltimore then got a pair of key insurance runs in the bottom half of the frame when Leody Taveras pinch hit for O’Neill and hit a two-run homer to right-center to give Andrew Kittredge some breathing room in the ninth. The blast raised Taveras’ RBI total to 41, tied with Mayo for the fifth most on the Orioles this season.
Kittredge then finished off the game by retiring the side in order for his fifth save.
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