Baltimore Orioles’ Jonathan Villar, right, celebrates with with Hanser Alberto after hitting a three-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Denver. Josh Lucas rescued him and his fellow Orioles relievers with a strong performance in a tough environment. Lucas threw three shutout innings for his first career save and was backed by homers from Jonathan Villar and Renato Nunez in Baltimore’s 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Villar and Nunez both finished with three hits and Pedro Severino had four hits to help the Orioles end a seven-game skid and overcome Nolan Arenado’s big night. “He’s just not making a critical pitch at critical times,” Rockies manager Bud Black said of Freeland “The backbreaker, the crusher, was the three-run homer.

Source: Washington Post May 26, 2019 04:40 UTC