Read the Guardians side (the whole game, score included)
Cleveland at Baltimore
This is Missed It. Cleveland at Baltimore, Wednesday, September 9, 85 and partly cloudy at Camden Yards, wind 11 miles an hour out to left field, with the Guardians. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Pregame
Cleveland Guardians at Baltimore Orioles. That's the whole table tonight, and it's all we need. First pitch is coming up, and we've got a full nine ahead of us. Let's get into it.
Innings 1-3
Top of the first, and we don't waste any time. No outs, a runner on, and Chase DeLauter steps in. He gets a pitch he likes and sends it on a fly ball to right center field. That ball is gone. Steven Kwan scores ahead of him, and just like that we're up two to nothing. DeLauter circles the bases, and the dugout is alive. Two runs in, five batters total in the inning, and we've got ourselves a lead. Bottom of the first, and Baltimore sends four batters to the plate. Nothing doing. We hold them scoreless, and the score stays two to nothing. Top of the second, four batters for us, no runs. Bottom of the second, three batters for them, no runs. It's a quiet stretch, but we're still on top. Top of the third, four batters, no runs. Still two to nothing. And then the bottom of the third happens. Baltimore sends fourteen batters to the plate in that inning. Fourteen. And it starts with a single. Carlos Narváez grounds one to third baseman José Ramírez, and it gets through. Leody Taveras moves to second. No outs, a runner on, and you can feel the shift. Then Dylan Beavers steps in with no outs and two on. He doubles on a fly ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Leody Taveras scores. Carlos Narváez scores. And just like that, it's tied at two. The inning keeps rolling. No outs, bases loaded now, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand gets hit by a pitch. Dylan Beavers scores. Pete Alonso to third. Coby Mayo to second. It's three to two, Baltimore. And they're not done. No outs, bases still loaded, and Jackson Holliday singles on a line drive to left fielder Jo Adell. Pete Alonso scores. Coby Mayo to third. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to second. Four to two. The inning goes on, and by the time it's over, Baltimore has put eight runs on the board. Eight. We came in with a two-run lead, and we walk off the field down six. Two to eight.
Innings 4-6
Top of the fourth, and we need to stop the bleeding. Four batters come up, and we can't push anything across. No runs. Bottom of the fourth, three batters for Baltimore, no runs. The score stays two to eight. Top of the fifth, three batters, no runs. We're still down six, and we need something to change.
The Sequence
Bottom of the fifth, three batters for Baltimore, no runs. Still two to eight. And then, in the top of the sixth, we start to climb back. Two outs, a runner on, and Nathaniel Lowe steps in. He gets a pitch and sends it on a fly ball to right field. That ball is gone. Travis Bazzana scores ahead of him, and we've got our first runs since the first inning. Four to eight. And we're not done. Two outs, a runner on, and Patrick Bailey doubles on a fly ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Angel Genao scores. Five to eight. Seven batters come up in that inning, and we push three across. The dugout is loud again. But Baltimore answers. Bottom of the sixth, two outs, bases empty, and Coby Mayo steps in. He homers on a fly ball to left center field. Five to nine. Just like that, the lead is back to four. Top of the seventh, three batters, no runs. Bottom of the seventh, three batters, no runs. Top of the eighth, five batters, no runs. Bottom of the eighth, four batters, no runs. We keep knocking, but we can't get anything else across. Top of the ninth, five batters, no runs. And that's the ballgame.
Wrap-up
Final score, Cleveland five, Baltimore nine. Baltimore by four. We came out swinging, took the lead early, and then the bottom of the third just got away from us. Eight runs in one inning is a mountain, and we climbed partway back, but not all the way. Nathaniel Lowe and Patrick Bailey gave us life in the sixth, and we fought to the last out. But tonight belongs to Baltimore. We take this one on the chin, and we come back tomorrow.
Outro
That was Cleveland at Baltimore, from the Guardians side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.
Read the Orioles side (the whole game, score included)
Cleveland at Baltimore
This is Missed It. Cleveland at Baltimore, Wednesday, September 9, 85 and partly cloudy at Camden Yards, wind 11 miles an hour out to left field, with the Orioles. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Pregame
The Cleveland Guardians are in town, and the Baltimore Orioles are home. We're getting set for a night at the yard, and the Guardians have the bats first. It's a fresh ballgame, nothing on the board yet, and we're ready to see what our guys can do.
Innings 1-3
Top of the first, and Cleveland comes out swinging. No outs, a runner on, and Chase DeLauter gets ahold of one. He sends a fly ball to right center field, and it's gone. A two-run homer. Steven Kwan scores ahead of him, and just like that, we're down 2 to 0 before we even get a chance to breathe. The crowd settles in, a little stunned, but we've seen this team answer before. Bottom of the first, we send four batters up. No runs. The Guardians hold us at 2 to 0. Top of the second, they send four up too, and we hold them. No runs. Bottom of the second, we go three up, three down. Still 2 to 0. Top of the third, they get four batters, and we keep them off the board. It's still 2 to 0, and we need something. We need a spark. Bottom of the third. This is where it turns. No outs, a runner on, and Carlos Narváez steps in. He hits a ground ball to third baseman José Ramírez, and it's a single. Leody Taveras moves to second. The crowd starts to buzz. We've got something cooking. No outs, two on, and Dylan Beavers comes up. He doubles on a fly ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Leody Taveras scores. Carlos Narváez scores. Tie ballgame. The place is on its feet. That's the momentum swing we needed. No outs, bases loaded now. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is at the plate, and he gets hit by the pitch. Dylan Beavers scores. Pete Alonso to third. Coby Mayo to second. We lead 3 to 2. The floodgates are open. No outs, bases still loaded, and Jackson Holliday steps in. He singles on a line drive to left fielder Jo Adell. Pete Alonso scores. Coby Mayo to third. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to second. It's 4 to 2, and we're not done. Fourteen batters come up in this inning. Eight runs cross the plate. By the time it's over, it's 8 to 2, and we've taken this game by the throat.
Innings 4-6
Top of the fourth, Cleveland sends four batters up. We hold them. No runs. Still 8 to 2. Bottom of the fourth, we go three up, three down. No runs. Top of the fifth, they get three batters, and we keep them quiet. No runs. The lead feels safe, but this game isn't over. Not yet.
The Sequence
Bottom of the fifth, we send three batters up. No runs. Still 8 to 2. And then, top of the sixth, Cleveland starts to chip. Two outs, a runner on, and Nathaniel Lowe gets a pitch he likes. He homers on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. It's 8 to 4. The lead is shrinking, and you can feel the tension creep back into the ballpark. Two outs, a runner on, and Angel Genao is on the bases. Patrick Bailey steps in and doubles on a fly ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Angel Genao scores. It's 8 to 5. Three runs in the inning. We needed an answer, and we needed it now. Bottom of the sixth. Two outs, bases empty. Coby Mayo steps in, and he doesn't wait. He homers on a fly ball to left center field. 9 to 5. That's the run that settles it. That's the one that lets us breathe again. The crowd roars, and we've got our cushion back. Top of the seventh, Cleveland sends three batters up. We hold them. No runs. Bottom of the seventh, we go three up, three down. No runs. Top of the eighth, they get five batters, and we keep them off the board. No runs. Bottom of the eighth, four batters, no runs. Top of the ninth, five batters, and we shut the door. No runs. The game is decided. We've got it.
Wrap-up
Final: Cleveland 5, Baltimore 9. We took the hit early, fell behind 2 to 0, and then we exploded. Eight runs in the third, a homer from Coby Mayo when we needed it most, and we held on. It's a win, and it feels good. That's the ballgame.
Outro
That was Cleveland at Baltimore, from the Orioles side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.