Orioles rookie Brandon Young loses bid for perfect game
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Orioles rookie Brandon Young lost a perfect game bid in brutal fashion Friday night when he threw away a dribbler with two outs in the eighth inning, resulting in the Astros’ only hit in Baltimore’s 7-0 win at Dalkin Park.
Orioles pitcher Brandon Young joins MLB Network Radio, discussing his near-perfect game against the Astros, sharing baseball with his dad, and more
On his 24th batter of the game against the Houston Astros, Young allowed an infield hit to infielder Ramón Urías, whom the Orioles traded to Houston at the deadline. Urías hit a soft grounder to Young's right, just far away enough that he had to make a rushed and off-balance throw that veered wide of first base, allowing the batter to reach second.