The Orioles came out with a 7-6 victory. But a ninth-inning collapse included command issues from Craig Kimbrel and a costly error by shortstop Gunnar Henderson to force extra innings.
The steam seemed to seep out of the Orioles in the third inning, after infielder Jorge Mateo gripped his throbbing left elbow and right-hander Albert Suárez slowly walked to the dugout.
O’Ferrall and Anderson talked about the dream scenario in the buildup to the draft, of the possibility that the friends could wind up in the same organization. “There’s 30 teams,” though, Anderson said. “I never thought there was a shot.”