Jonathan Schoop was one of the Orioles’ top clutch hitters last year, but in the first two weeks of this season, his struggles at the plate have been compounded by some hapless at-bats with runners in scoring position.
In their 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night, the Orioles had an opportunity to break a tied game open in the eighth inning against right-hander Aaron Sanchez. Sanchez, who had held the Orioles hitless and scoreless for the first seven innings, allowed three consecutive hits to open the inning that tied the game at 1 and put runners at second and third.