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The ‘sick’ thing that happened in Orioles’ win vs. Royals
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The Baltimore Orioles enjoyed a series-opening victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night thanks to some late-game heroics from rookie designated hitter Samuel Basallo .
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His two-run shot in the eighth inning gave the Orioles the lead en route to what was a 5-3 victory at Camden Yards, improving their record to 44-51. According to infielder Blaze Alexander , who was in the tunnel inside the Orioles' first-base dugout, he knew something major had happened when he heard the loud roar of the crowd cheering Basallo's home run.
"Obviously, the crowd erupted," Alexander said via MLB.com. "I was like, 'All right, something sick happened.'"
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Meanwhile, Basallo addressed his exuberant reaction to his home run by saying he simply enjoys playing the game while also expressing happiness that he helped his club pick up a win.
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"I enjoy every home run that I hit to the maximum," Basallo said via team interpreter Brandon Quinones. "I don't do those reactions to inconvenience anyone or anything like that. I'm just really enjoying the game. I enjoy every homer that I hit. I've always been that way since I was a kid. I'm really just out there enjoying the moment with these guys, enjoying that we can go out there and have fun and get the win."
"It's important to remember that it's a kids' game. It's important to go out there and have fun," Basallo said. "It's a game of failure. It's a difficult game. But it is important to remember that you can go out there and you can have fun and enjoy yourself."
So far this season, Basallo is hitting .248 and has blasted 15 home runs with 44 RBI.
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