BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles second baseman Ramón Urías used the entire field during his plate appearances in Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners. He hopes to do the same on Thursday as the teams’ interrupted four-game series concludes.
The Orioles and Mariners were postponed because of rain on Wednesday, the teams’ second rainout in three days. They will play two seven-inning games on Thursday, starting at 12:35 p.m.
On Tuesday, Urías smashed a two-run homer to right-center in the first game of a twinbill forced by Monday’s rainout and laced a game-ending single up the middle in the nightcap.
“You don’t see that very much anymore, the guy who has an opposite-field approach,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “I really like that about him, that he’s able to cover the outer part of the plate.”
The 26-year-old Urías was claimed off waivers from St. Louis early last year and made his major league debut last season. He appeared in 10 games and hit .360 with a homer and three RBIs, impressing Hyde as a solid defender who could handle both middle infield positions.
Urías started just two of Baltimore’s first nine games, but earned a nod in both ends of Tuesday’s doubleheader. He was in the Orioles’ lineup Wednesday before the game was postponed.
“I’m trying to take advantage of the opportunity, trying to maximize those chances that the manager has provided,” Urías said. “So I’m looking forward to some more.”
Urías was just 1 of 7 prior to Tuesday, but the right-handed hitter made an impression against Seattle. His two-run homer in the opener was the only damage Baltimore mustered in six innings off Justus Sheffield, and the sharp RBI single in the seventh inning of the second game secured a doubleheader…
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