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  • Posted February 21, 2020
    TORONTO -- Hyun Soo Kim said hed never hit a bigger home run. Nike Air Force 1 Low Soldes .His timely drive gave Baltimores wild-card hopes a big boost.Kim hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Roberto Osuna, and the Orioles beat Toronto 3-2 on Wednesday night to move within one game of the AL wild card-leading Blue Jays.Its hard to describe, Kim said through a translator. Its just such a great feeling.With Toronto ahead 2-1, Jonathan Schoop singled with one out, pinch-runner Michael Bourn stole second and Kim homered on a 3-2 pitch into the visiting bullpen in right, causing the Orioles relievers to jump in celebration.Everyone in the dugout was going nuts, slugger Mark Trumbo said.Kim is 6 for 9 with two walks as a pinch hitter.Were lucky to have a guy hitting .300 come off the bench, manager Buck Showalter said. We felt like hed give us a good at bat.Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman said the dramatic victory could provide the Orioles with some much-needed momentumI think that could push a team a long way, those kind of wins, Tillman said. It was a big team win and everybody played a part in it.Osuna (3-3) has five blown save chances, including two in his last three appearances.I feel good, Im not worried at all, he said. My fastball just stayed down the middle, and he took advantage of it.Trumbo hit his major league-leading 46th home run, a solo drive off Jason Grilli in the eighth. Sacrifice flies by Edwin Encarnacion in the first and Kevin Pillar in the second had built a 2-0 lead.I thought Trums home run kind of got some positive vibes back in the game, Showalter said.Brian Duensing (1-0) got one out, and Zach Britton finished for his 47th save in as many tries.Zach came in there and didnt let the momentum get away from us, Showalter said.Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano struck out 10 over six shutout innings. Toronto starters have allowed one earned run or none in a team record seven straight games.Liriano was perfect until Adam Jones singled to begin the fourth. Davis followed with a single by Liriano struck out the next three batters. Baltimore loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but Davis took a called third strike.Liriano left to a standing ovation after Jonathan Schoops single put runners at first and second in the seventh. Brett Cecil came on and struck out Nolan Reimold before Troy Tulowitzki went deep into the hole to shortstop hole to retire Jones on a groundout.Tillman allowed two runs -- one earned -- and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He has a 2-6 with a 7.01 ERA in 13 career starts in Toronto.My fastball command wasnt there again, Tillman said, but we were able to make some big pitches with the offspeed stuff and limit the damage.LOSING IT LATEToronto has blown a lead in the ninth inning three times in four games, losing twice in that span.PUT A LID ON ITThe stadium roof, which was partially open when the game began, slid shut in the second inning because of an expected thunderstorm.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (left shoulder) did not start for the second straight game. Travis jammed his surgically repaired shoulder in Mondays benches-clearing brawl with New York. 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Tournament overview Most often, either captain Mahmudullah delivered or Khulna Titans fell away in their first season as a BPL franchise. He scored 396 runs, a whopping 193 more than the next highest scorer, Ariful Haque, and was the only consistent performer for the team.Khulna couldnt find a rhythm in the tournament: they didnt win more than two matches in a row and always had to wait for their captain to power them. In a team game, it is unfair to rely on the captain.Mahmudullah started the tournament by bowling those two amazing last overs in which he successfully defended seven and six runs against Rajshahi Kings and Chittagong Vikings respectively. In the other wins, Shafiul Islam and Junaid Khan played important roles too, but they were regularly required to defend low totals.Khulna tried seven different opening partnerships in 14 matches but none of them could put together a 50-run stand. Their batting just didnt work and in the process also got the lowest-ever BPL total of 44 runs.Mahmudullah faced repeated questions about their batting line-up while there were days when their fielding didnt back their bowling attack either. High point After they managed to beat Rajshahi in their first game by three runs, nobody expected them to do a similar thing against Chittagong in theiir next game, having made a lower total. Nike Air Force 1 07 Femme Pas Cher. But Mahmudullah once again provided last-over magic with the ball.Low point Rangpur Riders spin attack sunk them to 44 all out, the lowest total in the BPL. They had no answer to deliveries from Sohag Gazi, Shahid Afridi and Arafat Sunny that spun and skidded when delivered in the line of the stumps.Top of the class While the likes of Junaid and Shafiul took 20 and 18 wickets respectively, they won most of their matches because Mahmudullah hung around with the bat till a crucial point. There was always panic in the batting line-up before and after him.Under-par performerNicholas Poorans T20 batting average wasnt great before the BPL, but what attracted the Khulna management was his 150-plus strike-rate. But, in this tournament, he batted at a strike-rate of 117.93 in 12 games. Khulna were expecting much more from this exciting talent.Tip for 2017 Khulna were one of the quieter teams in the tournament off the field, hardly raising an eyebrow. They would do well to continue in this manner as they build towards next years BPL, staying way from any hype and keeping their focus on building a stronger squad. ' ' '