MIAMI -- The Baltimore Orioles' bullpen was already stretched thin in the 12th inning when left-hander Brian Matusz was ejected for using a sticky substance that was on his right arm.
His replacement, T.J. McFarland, then gave up the game-winning single to Martin Prado in the 13th, and the Orioles lost to the Miami Marlins 1-0 Saturday.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter shrugged off the impact of the ejection, saying Matusz would have faced only one more hitter anyway.
"He wouldn't have pitched the next inning," Showalter said.
Matusz might not pitch again for a while. The Brewers' Will Smith was suspended for eight games Friday by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his arm in a loss to the Braves.
Matusz entered the game in the 12th with the score 0-0 and retired the first two batters before new Marlins manager Dan Jennings approached home plate umpire Jordan Baker. Baker and crew chief Paul Emmel then went to the mound to inspect Matusz's arm.
"I went out there and told the pitcher I was going to touch his right forearm," Emmel said. "That's where he was touching before he went to the ball. I detected a foreign substance, so the pitcher was ejected."
Showalter joined the conversation with no argument.
Matusz declined to say much about it.
"We're not going to address the issue right now," he said. "Obviously I have my own personal opinions about the issue, but right now with emotions running high we're going to let this settle and address questions at a later time."
Jennings said the Marlins noticed Matusz using a suspicious substance.
"We saw something shiny on his arm," Jennings said. "We watched a couple of pitches to make sure he went to it. By their opinion there was a foreign substance there, they made their decision."
The Marlins broke an eight-game losing streak and improved to 1-8 on their homestand. Jennings earned his first career victory in six games as a manager, then received a dunking from his players in the nightclub swimming pool adjacent to the clubhouse.
Jennings was unable to pinpoint who dunked him in the pool.
"No, the shaving cream pretty well blocked my vision," he said with a laugh. "It's the best, dirtiest bath I've ever had."
Five Miami relievers combined to pitch the final seven innings while allowing only two baserunners. Carter Capps (1-0) struck out six in the final three innings.
Adeiny Hechavarria walked to start the 13th against McFarland (0-1). Hechavarria took third on a two-out single by Marcell Ozuna. Giancarlo Stanton was then intentionally walked to load the bases.
Prado lined a 1-1 pitch into right-center field.
"It kills me because I know everybody out there did everything they could to win," McFarland said. "That's the worst part for me. It hurts that I wasn't able to come through for the team."
Baltimore's Mike Wright allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings and has yet to give up a run through 14 innings in two career starts. The last of his 98 pitches was a 96 mph fastball to strike out Michael Morse with runners at the corners to end the seventh.
Wright's scoreless streak to begin his career is the longest by an Orioles pitcher since Dave Ford started with 15 consecutive shutout innings in 1978, according to STATS.
Oliver Drake, recalled before the game from Triple-A Norfolk, pitched three scoreless innings in his major league debut.
The Orioles went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. Miami center fielder Ozuna kept the game scoreless in the sixth when he threw out Travis Snider trying to score from second on Wright's two-out single, the first career hit for the pitcher.
PREGAME CEREMONY
Mike Weaver, son of Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, threw out the first pitch. He was accompanied by Earl's widow, Marianna.
ROSTER MOVE
Orioles RHP Tyler Wilson, who earned his first major league victory pitching in relief Friday, was optioned before the game to Norfolk.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles RHP Bud Norris (bronchitis) will make his second rehab start Wednesday for Double-A Bowie.
UP NEXT
RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-2, 3.24) is scheduled to start the series finale Sunday for the Orioles against RHP Tom Koehler (2-3, 3.70).
His replacement, T.J. McFarland, then gave up the game-winning single to Martin Prado in the 13th, and the Orioles lost to the Miami Marlins 1-0 Saturday.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter shrugged off the impact of the ejection, saying Matusz would have faced only one more hitter anyway.
"He wouldn't have pitched the next inning," Showalter said.
Matusz might not pitch again for a while. The Brewers' Will Smith was suspended for eight games Friday by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his arm in a loss to the Braves.
Matusz entered the game in the 12th with the score 0-0 and retired the first two batters before new Marlins manager Dan Jennings approached home plate umpire Jordan Baker. Baker and crew chief Paul Emmel then went to the mound to inspect Matusz's arm.
"I went out there and told the pitcher I was going to touch his right forearm," Emmel said. "That's where he was touching before he went to the ball. I detected a foreign substance, so the pitcher was ejected."
Showalter joined the conversation with no argument.
Matusz declined to say much about it.
"We're not going to address the issue right now," he said. "Obviously I have my own personal opinions about the issue, but right now with emotions running high we're going to let this settle and address questions at a later time."
Jennings said the Marlins noticed Matusz using a suspicious substance.
"We saw something shiny on his arm," Jennings said. "We watched a couple of pitches to make sure he went to it. By their opinion there was a foreign substance there, they made their decision."
The Marlins broke an eight-game losing streak and improved to 1-8 on their homestand. Jennings earned his first career victory in six games as a manager, then received a dunking from his players in the nightclub swimming pool adjacent to the clubhouse.
Jennings was unable to pinpoint who dunked him in the pool.
"No, the shaving cream pretty well blocked my vision," he said with a laugh. "It's the best, dirtiest bath I've ever had."
Five Miami relievers combined to pitch the final seven innings while allowing only two baserunners. Carter Capps (1-0) struck out six in the final three innings.
Adeiny Hechavarria walked to start the 13th against McFarland (0-1). Hechavarria took third on a two-out single by Marcell Ozuna. Giancarlo Stanton was then intentionally walked to load the bases.
Prado lined a 1-1 pitch into right-center field.
"It kills me because I know everybody out there did everything they could to win," McFarland said. "That's the worst part for me. It hurts that I wasn't able to come through for the team."
Baltimore's Mike Wright allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings and has yet to give up a run through 14 innings in two career starts. The last of his 98 pitches was a 96 mph fastball to strike out Michael Morse with runners at the corners to end the seventh.
Wright's scoreless streak to begin his career is the longest by an Orioles pitcher since Dave Ford started with 15 consecutive shutout innings in 1978, according to STATS.
Oliver Drake, recalled before the game from Triple-A Norfolk, pitched three scoreless innings in his major league debut.
The Orioles went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. Miami center fielder Ozuna kept the game scoreless in the sixth when he threw out Travis Snider trying to score from second on Wright's two-out single, the first career hit for the pitcher.
PREGAME CEREMONY
Mike Weaver, son of Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, threw out the first pitch. He was accompanied by Earl's widow, Marianna.
ROSTER MOVE
Orioles RHP Tyler Wilson, who earned his first major league victory pitching in relief Friday, was optioned before the game to Norfolk.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles RHP Bud Norris (bronchitis) will make his second rehab start Wednesday for Double-A Bowie.
UP NEXT
RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-2, 3.24) is scheduled to start the series finale Sunday for the Orioles against RHP Tom Koehler (2-3, 3.70).
7:15PM,EDT,May 23,2015
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Machado singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes singled to right, Machado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Paredes out at second, Machado to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Young lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Gordon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Hardy singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider walked, Hardy to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wright sacrificed to pitcher, Hardy to third, Snider to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Yelich singled to right, Yelich out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Haren struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Young grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph walked, Snider to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wright struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Machado doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Prado hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich walked, Prado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Yelich out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Young fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy fouled out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wright singled to center, Snider thrown out at home, Joseph to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Suzuki hit for Haren. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second, Gordon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Dyson relieved Haren. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Bour grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich lined out to center, Realmuto to third on throwing error by center fielder Jones. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Morse hit for Dyson. | 0 | 0 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Dunn relieved Dyson. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Young lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| O'Day relieved M. Wright. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Ramos relieved Dunn. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce hit for Snider. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| De Aza hit for O'Day. | 0 | 0 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Pearce in left field. | 0 | 0 |
| Drake relieved O'Day. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Morris relieved Ramos. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Paredes out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D. Solano hit for Morris. | 0 | 0 |
| D. Solano singled to center, Hechavarría to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to third, D. Solano out at second, Hechavarría to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon to second on fielder's indifference. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría out at home on runner's fielder's choice. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Carter Capps pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Capps relieved Morris. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Ozuna grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Carter Capps pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lough hit for Drake. | 0 | 0 |
| Lough grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Brian Matusz pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Matusz relieved Drake. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore's B Matusz ejected by P Emmel in the 12th. | 0 | 0 |
| McFarland relieved Matusz. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 13th | SCORE | |
| Carter Capps pitching for Miami | BAL | MIA |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Baltimore | BAL | MIA |
| Hechavarría walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Capps struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Hechavarría to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton intentionally walked, Ozuna to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado singled to right, Hechavarría scored, Ozuna to third, Stanton to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Machado 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .287 | .345 | .473 |
| Paredes 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .352 | .383 | .590 |
| Jones CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .323 | .363 | .500 |
| Davis 1B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .210 | .290 | .427 |
| Young RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .280 | .301 | .330 |
| Hardy SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .182 | .211 | .309 |
| Snider LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .273 | .360 | .375 |
a-Pearce PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .189 | .264 | .326 |
| Joseph C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .271 | .363 | .421 |
| M. Wright P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
O'Day P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-De Aza PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .292 | .381 |
Drake P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Lough PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .310 | .346 |
Matusz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 191 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for T Snider in the 9th b-struck out swinging for D O'Day in the 9th c-grounded to pitcher for O Drake in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Machado (10, Haren); Snider (4, Haren) S: M. Wright GIDP: Jones Orioles RISP: 1-10 (Joseph 0-1, Paredes 0-1, Machado 0-1, Jones 0-2, Davis 0-2, M. Wright 1-2, Young 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Jones (1, throw) Outfield Assist: Young (Yelich at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RP MATUSZ EJECTED IN 12TH (FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ON ARM) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 21,356 (57.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Pat Hoberg, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
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