BALTIMORE — Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde known as Gunnar Henderson’s stuck stealing within the base of the 9th inning “a little miscommunication.”

With the Orioles trailing 3-2 in Recreation 1 of the American League Section Sequence towards the Rangers, Henderson led off the inning with a bottom clash to proper ground off Texas nearer Jose Leclerc. With the rely 2-1 on Aaron Hicks, Henderson took off for 2nd. Hicks took the tone for a ball, however catcher Jonah Heim threw out Henderson.

Leclerc later struck out Hicks and were given Adam Frazier on a grounder to 3rd for the general two outs. Tv replays confirmed Hyde pronouncing, “What the f—” within the dugout.

Henderson advised newshounds then the sport that he noticed a scouse borrow signal.

Henderson used to be 10-for-13 stealing bases all over the ordinary season, however an aim at that while indisputably used to be ordinary. The Orioles stole only one bottom all season within the 9th inning past trailing. Heim used to be additionally some of the best possible throwing catchers within the majors, rating within the 89th percentile in caught-stealing price.

In keeping with FanGraphs’ win expectancy, the Orioles’ possibilities went from 33% prior to the stolen bottom aim to 11% then Henderson used to be stuck.

“That changed the momentum,” stated Rangers 3rd baseman Josh Jung, who homered and began a a very powerful 5-4-3 double play games within the 8th inning with a pleasant defensive play games with two runners on and no person out.

Heim, who additionally knocked in a run with an RBI unmarried, laughed that “I kind of blacked out” at the scouse borrow aim.

“I’m kind of mad [the umpire] called it a ball, but I guess it all worked out in the end.”

Heim had thrown all the way down to first bottom previous within the rely.

“He was getting a big lead. I saw that secondary lead, just trying to shorten him up a little bit if there was a ball in the gap. We know they like to run and [Leclerc] gave me a good pitch to throw on.”