Samuel

Basallo

Basallo was responsible for two of the three runs the Orioles drove in on the night. The rookie slugger blasted an opposite field two-run homer off Reds starter Brady Singer in the third inning to put the O’s up by 3-0, which would prove to be enough to earn the win in this one. It’s the first homer in July for Basallo, who is coming off a down month where he slashed just .205/.258/.325 with three homers in June. Hopefully he can string together a few more strong performances and enter the All-Star break on a high note.

Basallo takes a seat following three consecutive starts behind the dish. The 21-year-old prodigy is hitting just .183 (13-for-71) with three homers in 21 games since the start of June. It’ll be Chadwick Tromp handling the catching duties on Saturday in his place.

The first was a 434-foot bomb to center, while the second was pulled 373 feet to left. It’s the first career two-homer game for Basallo, who had been pretty quiet of late. He was hitting .177/.239/.242 in 67 plate appearances while fighting a wrist issue this month.

Baltimore is going to roll with three catchers on their active roster with Adley Rutschman on the injured list. It’s worth noting that Samuel Basallo is out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Angels, but there hasn’t been any indication that he’s dealing with any sort of physical issue besides the usual bumps and bruises. It’ll be Sam Huff handling the catching duties on Monday night with Tromp in a backup role.

Rutschman will miss at least a week because of Colt Emerson’s hideous throw that hit him on the helmet as he was running to first base in Thursday’s game. Samuel Basallo and Sam Huff will likely platoon behind the plate for Baltimore.

Rutschman will get some extra time off to rest with Samuel Basallo handling the catching duties in this one. The 28-year-old backstop made his return behind the dish during Friday’s series opener after missing a pair of games with left hamstring tightness earlier this week.

Basallo missed each of the team’s last three ballgames due to a left injury he suffered during a collision at home plate on Sunday. He’s back behind the dish and will bat fifth for the Orioles against Bryan Woo and the Mariners on Thursday.

This will be the third straight game that both players miss. As of now, there is no indication that either one of them will need to go on the injured list, but that could change if these injuries linger. Sam Huff will catch and bat ninth on Wednesday, while Taylor Ward will be the DH, and Tyler O’Neill will play right field and bat eighth.

Rutschman sat out his second consecutive contest on Tuesday night. It doesn’t sound like a potential injured list situation at the moment, but the Orioles can’t really afford to take any chances with Samuel Basallo playing through a wrist injury. Sam Huff has handled the catching duties in back-to-back games. There should be some additional clarity on his status heading into the final two games of the clubs’ current series against Seattle.

Adley Rutschman is also on the bench for the second consecutive contest. His status is up in the air, but he’s clearly dealing with some sort of physical issue. Sam Huff is handling the catching duties with Basallo sitting out to rest a lingering left wrist issue. The 21-year-old came off the bench as a pinch-hitter during Monday’s series opener and appears likely to avoid the injured list.