Orioles vs Angels Recap: Basallo’s 2 HR Power Sparks 7-6 Win

The Baltimore Orioles came to Angel Stadium on Wednesday night hungry for back-to-back wins. They'd dominated the Angels 6-1 the night before, and they wanted more. The Los Angeles Angels were ready to punch back at home. You could feel the energy — two teams fighting hard for every run. The stage was set for a wild ride. This game would go beyond nine innings. The final score: Angels 7, Orioles 6. One swing, one error, and one extra frame would change everything. Star slugger Samuel Basallo came ready to blast. Veteran Pete Alonso looked for chances to drive runners home. The Angels' bats started hot too. Jorge Soler and Wade Meckler were dangerous forces waiting in the lineup. Everything came down to the tenth inning where mistakes cost the Orioles dearly.

The second inning exploded with power. Samuel Basallo launched a 91-mph splitter deep to right-center field. The ball screamed 434 feet into the stands. Pete Alonso was on base and trotted home. The Orioles led 2-0. But the Angels weren't done. Jorge Soler stepped up in the bottom of the first against Trey Gibson. The pitcher threw a 94-mph sinker. Soler's bat cracked it hard to left field. That ball traveled 366 feet. Wade Meckler scored too. Suddenly it was 2-2. The third inning brought more Orioles magic. Basallo came up again and sent another pitch screaming to right field. This one went 373 feet. He had two homers already. Alonso scored again. The Orioles pushed ahead 5-2. Samuel Basallo was a wrecking machine tonight.

The game stayed close as both teams clawed for every advantage. By the eighth inning, the Angels had tied things up 5-5. Wade Meckler singled to right, and two runs scored for Los Angeles. The game went to extra innings. Tension filled the air. In the tenth, Pete Alonso smacked a single to right field. Taylor Ward raced home. The Orioles led 6-5. The Angels got their last chance. Nolan Schanuel came up and hit the ball toward pitcher Keegan Akin. The ball bounced off Akin's glove — an error. Schanuel was safe on first but moved to third on the mistake. Logan O'Hoppe followed with an infield single. Schanuel scored the tying run. The game was even at 6-6. Chase Silseth took over pitching for the Angels. The final blow came. An error let Oswald Peraza score the winning run. The Angels won 7-6 in ten innings.