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Machado praises O’s small-ball execution
- Updated: September 7, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Manny Machado was quick to bring up the Orioles’ improved small ball after their 11-2 win over the Rays on Tuesday. They’d been hitting a lot more singles and doubles, while the club has thrived in executing the little things recently.
“We’re not just hitting homers and driving in a couple runs,” Machado said. “Guys are getting on base, hitting singles, doubles, doing the little things that give us opportunities to have that big inning. I think people are overlooking how well we are executing and hitting in key situations.”
Of course, no one will likely remember the team’s small ball on Tuesday night. Everyone will remember Machado’s long ball, though.
The O’s third baseman came up for a fourth inning at-bat with Baltimore up 3-1. Seven pitches later, he’d tripled that lead with a grand slam into the left-field seats — his 34th home run of …
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