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Weiss: Two-out RBIs sign of clicking club
- Updated: July 27, 2016
BALTIMORE — Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez took a moment to collect himself after a borderline outside fastball was called for a strike in the third inning Tuesday. If he let another go by, he’d allow Orioles starter Chris Tillman to complete a high-wire act escape from a bases-loaded jam.
Gonzalez dug back in, and when Tillman tried to go back outside three pitches later, he shot the fastball down the left-field line for a two-run double. Trevor Story, the next batter, added a two-run single as part of four crucial two-out RBIs in their 6-3 win over Baltimore.
“The big thing was, ‘stay with the plan and don’t let that affect me,'” Gonzalez said of his mindset after the called strike. “Umpires are going to make mistakes …
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