TOWSON, Maryland, Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - Tonight in the Major Leagues, Dylan Bundy of the Orioles spun a masterful one hit complete game shut out, and his teammates contributed four solo homers in an impressive 4-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. It was Baltimore's sixth straight victory and Seattle's fourth straight loss.
Entering play today, there were seven American League Teams separated by only three games, all of them seeking the second and final wild card playoff berth in the American League. Minnesota owned that wild card playoff berth entering today's games.
Even with the win, the Orioles remained one and one-half games behind Minnesota, which also won tonight, beating the White Sox, 6-4. The win leaves the Twins with a record of 68 wins and 63 losses. The Orioles' sixth straight victory puts their record at 67 wins and 65 defeats.
There is still one team between the Twins and the Orioles in the crowded Wild Card race. By beating the Athletics, 8-2, the Angels remained one game behind the Twins. The Angels are tied in the loss column with the Orioles in the Wild Card race, but California has one more win than does Baltimore. Seattle (66-67), Kansas City (65-66) and Texas (65-66) are all 3 games behind the Twins. Tampa Bay (66-68) is three and one-half games behind the Twins. Toronto (61-71), losers of three straight games and eight out of the last ten, is now seven and one-half games off of the Twins' pace.
The only hit surrendered by Dylan Bundy, now 13-8, came in the fourth inning when Kyle Seager singled. The 24-year-old struck out a career-high 12 Mariner batters. Bundy was only recalled to the Orioles' active roster today after being on bereavement leave due to the death of his grandmother. To make room for Bundy on the 25-man active roster, Donnie Hart was optioned back to Class AAA Norfolk after getting the win in Monday night's Oriole victory over the Mariners.
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