Thursday, March 29th, 2018 2:05PM CST
On Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles secured their eighth consecutive opening day victory, defeating the Minnesota Twins by a score of 3 to 2. The game was decided in the bottom of the eleventh inning when Adam Jones hit a home run off Fernando Rodney's first pitch to end the contest.
Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2018
Time: 2:05PM CST
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 45,469
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Machado (1, Odorizzi)
Triples: Joseph (1, Duke)
Home Runs: Jones (1, 11th inning off Rodney 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Joseph 2 (2), Jones (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Joseph 2
Sacrifice Hit: Joseph
Ground Into Double Play: Schoop
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Machado 1-1, Gentry 0-1, Davis 0-1, Schoop 0-3, Joseph 1-1, Beckham 0-1, Jones 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Davis 1; Schoop 1; Jones 1

Wild Pitches: Bleier
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bundy 17/26; O'Day 0/3; Brach 2/6; Givens 3/4; Bleier 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bundy 11-15-21-17; O'Day 1-2-3-2; Brach 3-5-8-2; Givens 2-3-3-3; Bleier 1-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bundy 5-9; O'Day 1-1; Brach 0-0; Givens 3-0; Bleier 2-1
Game Scores: D Bundy 73

Double Plays: 1 (Beckham-Schoop-Davis)
Passed Balls: Joseph

Stolen Bases: Machado (1, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Castro)

Runs Batted In: Grossman 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grossman 2
Ground Into Double Play: Sanó
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Kepler 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Grossman 1-1, Escobar 0-3, Castro 0-2, Dozier 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Mauer 1; Escobar 1; Castro 1; Dozier 1

Pitcher Notes: Rodney pitched to 1 batter in the 11th
Wild Pitches: Duke 2
Intentional Walks: Valencia (By Duke); Davis (By Hildenberger)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 12/22; Duke 5/6; Reed 4/6; Hildenberger 1/3; Rodney 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi 12-14-16-13; Duke 4-2-7-2; Reed 3-6-7-4; Hildenberger 0-0-2-1; Rodney 0-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 5-6; Duke 0-0; Reed 1-3; Hildenberger 1-0; Rodney 2-0
Game Scores: J Odorizzi 73

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Castro-Mauer)

Stolen Bases: Rosario (1, 2nd base off Bundy/Joseph); Buxton (1, 2nd base off Bundy/Joseph)
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