Well, you can’t win ‘em all. But some losses sting more than others. And tonight’s was especially painful.
The Orioles, one out away from a win, instead suffered a ninth-inning collapse in a 4-3 walkoff loss to the Phillies. In the blink of an eye, a laundry list of circumstances — the Orioles’ decision to rest Félix Bautista and use Yennier Cano for the ninth; a Gunnar Henderson injury that forced a shaky Jorge Mateo to play; a few wasted scoring opportunities earlier in the game — came together in one messy amalgam to contribute to the painful defeat.