John Means and the Orioles dismantle the Royals, 14-2

Tonight was one of those rare nights when the Orioles had worked for them all at the same time. The starting pitch was very strong and the composition dominant. The Orioles counted 21 hits and five walks en route to score 14 points.

John Means was in his hometown Friday night, showing incredible pitching efficiency before winning his 10th win of the year. He only needed 74 shots (51 strikes) to play seven innings.

The Royals were first on the board and only two in the game for them. After the leader's departure, Whit Merrifield, the sensational sensation Jorge Soler launched a solo throw, his 38th circuit of the year. At the start of the game today, Soler had the sixth largest number of baseball circuits.

Baltimore responded quickly by leveling the match. Jonathan Villar is distinguished and stole second. It was his 30th flight of the season. Then Pedro Severino came to the plate and brought Villar home with a simple right.

The O's opened the game against Royals star Eric Skoglund in third base, scoring five points to take a 6-1 lead. Anthony Santander started a three-point homer after a pair of Hanser Alberto and a Trey Mancini single. It was the 14th round of Santander of the year.

The Alberto hitter who preceded the blast was a new Oriole record for most hits from a batcher against the southpaw thrower in one season, 74. Rafael Palmeiro held the previous record of 73 hits. Alberto had another shot later to bring him to 75.

But the Orioles were not finished in the third. With a withdrawal, Villar managed a double in the right corner of the field and quickly stole the third goal. The next player, Pedro Severino, hit a flying fly that fell into the Bermuda triangle in the center right, marking the fifth inning of the Orioles.

With Severino first, the Birds then loaded the bases with a bloop DJ Stewart left and HBP Stevie Wilkerson. Richie Martin was going to hit a sacrificial fly in the middle, scoring Severino but also ending the heat when Stewart was caught in a clash between second and third.

The Royals have created a pass in the bottom of the fourth on three shots. Hunter Dozier led the way with a double, moving to third place on a single from Alex Gordon. Cheslor Cuthbert followed with a simple RBI on the left.

Kyle Zimmer taking over at Skoglund in fifth place, the Orioles have not let go. DJ Stewart and Stevie Wilkerson competed in points 1 and 3 after Haunser Alberto hit a single in the center and was sidelined to try to finish second. 8-2, Orioles.

With a goal in the seventh and Wilkerson to the plate, Villar finished one of the most exciting games of all baseball: he stole the plate at home. The Orioles second-baseman was stuck in no-man's-land at third base, and once the catcher pulled the ball in the hot corner, Villar sprinted to get home and hit the ball. displays with a first glide.

Severino, the runner in second place, stole third place and Wilkerson walked. Richie Martin made another run at home with a ground ball at the choice of the field player that ended in a throw error, ensuring the safety of all. 10-2, Orioles.

The Birds added two more points to the next set, starting with a Mancini double on the left. Jace Peterson, a squeegee for Santander, chose right and placed the runners at the corners. Renato Nunez entered the hit parade with a single opposite field against the shift and in the right field. Mancini scored from third base. Two hitters later, Severino stroked a RBI single on a hot shot from Dozier's third-ranked glove. 12-2, Orioles.

It seems that the birds are extremely cautious with John Means because he did not return to the mound after the seventh, despite a number of shots of 74. If my calculations are accurate, it is an average of 10 to 11 shots per round . His last line of throws included five hits, two points, four strikeouts and no walks.

The range of Orioles was thick that night, so of course they continued to add points, even to the ninth. After loading the bases, Nunez had a single RBI and Villar had a sacrificial flight following him. Two other points and the score was 14-2, Orioles.

Ryan Eades finished behind Means by throwing two scoreless innings with one shot, one goal and two strikeouts.

A strong presence of the Orioles in the first game of the series in Kansas City. It almost makes you want to say, "Reserve for tomorrow." But we should probably take good because it comes in a season like this.