The Orioles’ 6-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night was decided sooner than most in this defeat-filled season. There was no late-inning drama or controversial call, only a first inning that well defined the way this year has gone for baseball’s worst team.
Four batters into the bottom of the first, the Orioles already trailed by three runs. Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy gave up a pair of hard-hit singles to open the game, but that wasn’t what derailed the Orioles’ night so quickly.
With two on, Brian Dozier singled to left to score the game’s first run, and Trey Mancini’s throw to third base skipped past Tim Beckham and into the Orioles dugout, allowing another run to score and placing Dozier at third on the E-5.