When Chance Sisco walked to load the bases in Tuesday night’s second inning, it offered a potential turning point for the slumping Orioles catcher. Even as he struggled offensively in 2020, he showed a knack for taking a walk, but he had yet to do so in 2021 before his one-out free pass from Seattle Mariners starter Justin Dunn.
But the two batters behind him could not capitalize on the full bags, and when given the opportunity to bat with the bases loaded himself in both the sixth and eighth innings, Sisco grounded out each time. When the Mariners loaded the bases in their half of the eighth, though, they made the most of it in a 5-2 victory.