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Orioles End Slump With Clutch Hits To Beat Marlins, 9-7
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Orioles End Slump With Clutch Hits To Beat Marlins, 9-7

Baltimore Orioles On SI·Jason La Canfora·6 months ago
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Sam Basallo is the least experienced member of the Orioles roster, and daily lineup, but he exuded a maturity and poise in key situations at the plate that the team’s veteran former All Stars could learn from. And with the game 7-7 in the top of the ninth, one of them did.

The 21-year old, who has been far more good than bad in his rookie season, collected a double, a single and a triple in his first three at bats of what felt like a must-win game against the Marlins in Miami, and in what was as close to a home game as the native of the Dominican Republic will play.…

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