Official Site of the Orioles · Jul 29, 2018
Mancini, Rickard homer on back-to-back pitches
Mancini's early 2-run homer BALTIMORE -- On Trey Mancini bobblehead night at Camden Yards Saturday, the left fielder was received hearty applause when he stepped up to the plate in the second inning.
That applause was one-upped five pitches later, when he sent an 86.7-mph splitter from Rays starter Ryne Stanek a projected 395 feet, according to Statcast™, to left to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead.
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The cheering didn't stop any time soon, as on the next pitch, Joey Rickard blasted a 98-mph fastball 386 feet, per Statcast™, to left to increase the Orioles' lead to 3-1.