The Baltimore Orioles are still waiting to clinch their 2024 postseason spot after a series loss to the Detroit Tigers on September 22. Team skipper Brandon Hyde shouldered some blame for the loss when speaking with media.
When asked about the choice to keep starter Albert Suarez in for the sixth inning, Hyde indicated he’d take it back if he could.
“Yeah, I take it back now,” Hyde told reporters postgame on September 22. “I was gonna send Suárez through (Matt) Vierling and bring in (Keegan) Akin for (Riley) Greene because he was at a low pitch count. We felt like in the dugout that his stuff was improving over the last couple innings. He sneaked one over the fence.”
Suarez let up a go-ahead home run drive to Spencer Torkelson and the Tigers never looked back in their 4-3 victory.
Baltimore has an opportunity to earn the top Wild Card berth in the American League with a win. Now they’ll have to wait until Tuesday, and even then, are contingent upon other games across MLB.
With six games remaining, the Orioles are 86-70 and four games ahead of the Kansas City Royals for the postseason position.
