Adley Rutschman Missed The Cycle By A Triple, And Baltimore Is Proving They're Not The 75-87 Orioles

Alright, you gotta hear about this wild game! Adley Rutschman, man, what a night. He nearly pulled off the impossible, getting within a triple of the cycle, but even without that final base hit, his performance was absolutely electric. We're talking 5 RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles dropping a season-high 13 runs on the Toronto Blue Jays, winning 13-3. This isn't just a big win, folks, this is the kind of statement game that makes the whole league sit up and take notice. Baltimore is scorching hot right now, and if you were worried about them repeating last year's nightmare, you can probably chill out a bit.

Rutschman's Monster Night Had Teammates Yelling From The Dugout

Could you imagine? Rutschman crushed a 104.6 mph liner in the ninth inning that landed perfectly, and as he rounded the bases, his teammates were legit screaming from the dugout for him to go for three! He was already 4-for-4, having blasted a first-inning homer off Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage and then a game-tying two-run double earlier. Five times on base, five RBIs. Yeah, the man was doing it all. "I didn’t have a chance to go three," Rutschman grinned, "But I thought it was pretty funny, because they were all hounding me." Third baseman Coby Mayo summed it up perfectly, saying, "I understand. You don’t want to make an easy out in this game. But hey, it’s a cycle." This dude is a stud, no question. Manager Craig Albernaz even called him "one of the best catchers in this league," and he definitely proved it, also throwing out Andrés Giménez at second base to improve his caught-stealing percentage to 34.3%. That's just an all-around force, folks.

Baltimore's Turnaround Is Officially On After May 20th's Skid

This victory wasn't just about Rutschman, though. This was about the entire Orioles team finally hitting their stride and proving that the whispers of a repeat 2025 season, which saw them finish 75-87 and dead last in the AL East, were premature. Remember how they were 21-29, eight games below .500, on May 20th? That felt like a lifetime ago! Now, they've grabbed their 10th win in 14 games and are just two games below .500 (31-33), a mark they haven't seen since May 1st. They roared back against Toronto after being down 3-1 in the sixth, unleashing a five-run rally that included Mayo's eighth home run of the season (his third in the last seven games) and a go-ahead pinch-hit RBI single from Jeremiah Jackson. They kept piling it on, scoring three in the eighth and four in the ninth for a 13-hit attack involving eight different players. As Rutschman said, "Just continuing to give good ABs in the box and continuing to tack on runs... I was really happy with this overall performance today." Mayo echoed that vibe, saying, "We’ve been playing some really good baseball recently, and it’s been a good stretch we’ve had. It’s a lot of fun." This team is finally playing with confidence, stacking wins, and reminding everyone what they're capable of. The early season jitters? That 21-29 slump? They're shaking it off, and they're having a blast doing it.

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