PHILADELPHIA — When rookie closer Tyler Wells blew his second save in as many outings last week, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was asked whether he was confident the young pitcher would be able to bounce back.
It took a few days for Baltimore to play another close game to bring Wells into, but he hasn’t waited long to prove Hyde right. He pitched a clean ninth inning Monday against the middle of the Philadelphia Phillies’ order in Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Andrew McCutchen — two former MVPs around one of the best catchers in baseball — to earn his third save.