ATLANTA — Orioles’ interim manager Tony Mansolino said before Saturday’s game against the Braves that his top choice to join Ryan O’Hearn at the All-Star Game was Ramón Laureano.
The veteran outfielder backed up his skipper’s words with a go-ahead double in the top of the 10th inning to help Baltimore beat Atlanta, 9-6, and clinch a series victory on the road.
He raised his OPS to .851 with the hit, joining stars Aaron Judge, Byron Buxton and Riley Greene as the only outfielders in the American League with an OPS over .850 and at least two wins above replacement by Baseball-Reference’s calculation.