After the Orioles finished their series against the New York Yankees with a second straight one-run victory Sunday, manager Brandon Hyde quipped that he told his team it was acceptable to win 7-2 on occasion.
An unearned run in Tuesday’s eighth inning prevented Hyde from being prophetic, but an early offensive output led to a 7-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals in front of an announced crowd of 4,981, the smallest full-capacity attendance in the ballpark’s history. Rookie pitchers Alexander Wells, Tyler Wells and debutant Mike Baumann recorded 26 of 27 outs.
The Orioles (44-93) put up a four-run first inning, a total they had surpassed in only two of their previous 10 full games.