Having already added three strikeouts to an Orioles tenure that has been full of them, Orioles outfielder Keon Broxton watched from the bench as Pedro Severino pinch-hit for him in the ninth inning of a tie game with the go-ahead run at third.
With the Tampa Bay Rays’ infield in, Severino hit a grounder to short, and Anthony Santander hustled home to score the first of an eventual six runs in the top of the ninth of a 9-6 victory Wednesday night to close the series. Santander timed his jump to contact, something Broxton has provided in only half of his at-bats since becoming an Oriole.