Everything seemed to be going well for Bautista as he pitched to a 2.60 ERA in 34 2/3 innings with 19 saves. Then he felt shoulder pain following the All-Star break.
“It just didn’t work out, that’s kind of the nature of the game in that sense," Mullins said of the 2025 Orioles. "Very talented group and I see it happen amongst other sports, really good group of guys can’t quite put it together when they need to.”
And even a two-hour, 18-minute delay forcing them to go to their bullpen for the last 3 2/3 innings didn’t ruin it as the Orioles beat the Mariners 5-3 Thursday to win the series at Camden Yards.
Mountcastle’s home run, plus Adley Rutschman’s two-run shot and Tomoyuki Sugano’s stellar seven-inning start, led the Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Athletics.
They evened the series at Wrigley Field and perhaps more important breathed a sigh of relief after an emotional trade deadline that saw nearly all of their clubhouse leaders sent away.