In the dark years of the not too distant past of Birdland, the idea of Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson hitting home runs in the same game was the stuff of the happier dreams of Orioles fans. On Saturday night, those dreams were made a reality. Rutschman’s and Henderson’s homers, added to Tyler Wells putting together the best start of his Orioles career, were all that the team needed to beat the Pirates, 2-0.
Prior to the game, manager-for-the-day Fredi González joked that he hoped Wells could pitch a complete game so that he could hand Brandon Hyde a full strength bullpen tomorrow.