MLB information: Orioles’ Brandon Younger loses good recreation bid in brutal approach
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Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Brandon Younger misplaced his perfect-game bid in brutal vogue in the course of the group’s 7-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.
Younger, 26, was 4 outs away from etching himself into the historical past books when Astros second baseman Ramon Urias was up.
Younger threw a changeup on the surface a part of the plate in a 2-2 rely. Urias reached out and tapped a groundball softly in between the pitcher’s mound and third base.
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Baltimore Orioles beginning pitcher Brandon Younger returns to the dugout after the eighth inning of a baseball recreation towards the Houston Astros in Houston, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photograph/Ashley Landis)
Younger, who needed to hurry due to Urias’ pace, picked the ball up along with his naked hand, turned and fired an errant throw to first base, permitting Urias to achieve. Urias was given a success, and Younger was charged with an error for permitting Urias to advance to second base on his wild throw.
“I assumed I might make the play,” Younger mentioned postgame. “I received there in time. I believe I had slightly extra time to perhaps take a step and make a greater throw. Clearly, rushed it, yanked it. . . . Undoubtedly need it again.”
Younger settled down and struck out Astros’ heart fielder Taylor Trammell to finish the inning. The 26-year-old threw eight innings whereas permitting simply the one hit to Urias, and he tied his career-high with six strikeouts.
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Ramón Urías, #29 of the Houston Astros, singles to interrupt up the proper recreation bid of Brandon Younger, #63 of the Baltimore Orioles (not pictured), within the eighth inning at Daikin Park on August 15, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Pictures)
“He was throwing all of his pitches for strikes, behind in counts, forward in counts. Was in a position to combine places effectively. Thought he simply executed his plan rather well,” Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman mentioned of Younger’s efficiency.
Younger mentioned he knew the proper recreation was on the road as the sport went on.
“It’s actually onerous not to consider it,” Younger mentioned. “It’s type of simply attempting to calm your self down and take into consideration only one pitch at a time. Type of breathe, calm myself down slightly bit, however I might inform what was taking place.”
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Baltimore Orioles beginning pitcher Brandon Younger throws in the course of the first inning of a baseball recreation towards the Houston Astros in Houston, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photograph/Ashley Landis)
Younger is a local of Lumberton, Texas, which is lower than 100 miles northeast of Houston, and mentioned his dad and mom and grandfather had been among the many members of the family in attendance at Daikin Park, the place Younger first began attending video games when he was 5 years previous.
The Orioles (56-66) will play the Astros (68-54) within the second recreation of their three-game collection on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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