Orioles right-hander Brad Brach walked off the Angel Stadium mound Tuesday night as frustrated as he’s been this season, unable to record an out in a bottom of the ninth inning that ended with a 3-2 walk-off loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
The ninth inning didn’t snowball on Brach. Entering the frame with one out and the bases empty, he let all four hitters he faced reach base, ending with Justin Upton’s game-winning single. But Brach was ahead in the count and had two strikes on the last three hitters he faced — including an 0-2 count to Upton — but couldn’t finish off any of the three.