Jorge Mateo drove in the go-ahead run with a 12th-inning single, and the Baltimore Orioles survived another shaky outing by closer Craig Kimbrel to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Wednesday night and avoid being swept for the first time in nearly two years.
“It was quite a game. There was a lot of stuff that happened there the last four or five innings,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Mounty with the huge homer, Jorge with the exciting single that turned into a Little League triple. ... A lot to unpack there, but I'm definitely relieved we won the game.”allowed Luis García Jr.'s leadoff double in the bottom half that got the Nationals within 7-6 but retired the next three batters for his second save.
Kimbrel blew a save for the third time in his last five outings, and it could have been four had he not been bailed out by“We’re going to stick with him. This guy’s got a big-time track record. He’s a Hall of Famer, and we need to get him right,” Hyde said. “It’s important that we get him right.
“I think he’s gonna be fine, man,” Webb said. “He’s a Hall of Famer in my book and, you know, being around him every day and, and watching what he does, I think we have all the confidence in the world.” Thanks in part to Webb, the AL East-leading Orioles split the two-game series in front of a friendly crowd against their not-so-hated local rivals and extended their streak of regular-season series without being swept to 103, fourth-best in major league history. It was the 13th time in that span they won a series finale to extend the streak.
“They put two on, we come back; they put two on, we come back,” manager Dave Martinez said. “That says a lot about this ballclub. It was beautiful, it really was. We fell short, but if we keep playing like that, we're going to win a lot of baseball games.”threw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since going on the 15-day injured list a week ago with right shoulder inflammation. He threw 15 pitches, including some breaking balls, and said he felt fine.
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