MINNEAPOLIS — When Tyler Wells threw a wild pitch with a runner on third base in Saturday’s first inning against the Minnesota Twins, it marked only the 11th run against the Orioles right-hander on something other than a home run in his impressive first half of the season.
Baltimore scored more than half that many the next inning, providing all of the Orioles’ offense in a 6-2 victory, their fourth straight.
Their first seven batters of the second inning reached base against Twins All-Star starter Sonny Gray. Ryan O’Hearn, Austin Hays and Aaron Hicks singled to load the bases, with Hays doing so in his first at-bat after the All-Star outfielder missed five games with a left hip bruise. Colton Cowser and Ramón Urías each walked in a run before two more singles from Adam Frazier and Gunnar Henderson. After Adley Rutschman struck out, Anthony Santander ripped another single to right field before being doubled off first base on O’Hearn’s lineout.
