Orioles manager Brandon Hyde had no choice Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Fujinami, acquired from the Oakland Athletics in July, had the chance to record his second save of the seaso…
Shintaro Fujinami hadn’t been trusted to pitch in high-leverage situations in more than two weeks.After using six arms out of his bullpen who blew two late leads, Hyde was forced to bring in the volatile reliever with a one-run advantageAll-Stars Félix Bautista and Yennier Cano were unavailable — the former due to injury, the latter because of workload.The Japanese right-hander stranded the automatic runner, striking out Nolan Schanuel to end the game and hand Baltimore a 5-4 win.
After going 18-9 in August, Baltimore is 4-1 to begin a critical September that will determine whether it can win the AL East for the first time since 2014. At 87-51, the Orioles are on pace to win 102 games for the first time since 1979. He got Eduardo Escobar to ground out on a 98.7 mph fastball, threw four straight 100 mph heaters before striking out Trey Cabbage on a 99.9 mph one and then struck out Schanuel on three pitches, slamming the door with a 93.8 mph splitter below the zone.
However, replacing a closer — one as dominant as Bautista, no less — is never easy. It’s not just the ninth inning that is affected but rather the entire bullpen, adding more stress and pushing relievers into unfamiliar situations.
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