O’Hoppe is hitting .146 with a .508 OPS in his first 60 plate appearances since coming back from shoulder surgery three weeks ago. He says his shoulder feels good even though he’s disappointed with his production.
Gunnar Henderson hit a three-run homer and fellow rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings in the Baltimore Orioles' 12th victory in 16 games, 6-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Shohei Ohtani missed only his third game of the season for the Angels, who scratched the two-way superstar about an hour before first pitch after he strained his right oblique muscles in batting practice. “We're going to run some tests in the morning and see where he's at,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said.
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Kenny Rosenberg gives up three runs in six innings, but reliever Gerardo Reyes gives up a three-run homer to Gunnar Henderson in the seventh in a 6-3 defeat.
In the afternoon, the Orioles’ manager watched an American League East game on television in his office, hoping the Boston Red Sox would beat the Tampa Bay Rays. At night, he peered from the top step of the visiting dugout as his AL-best club took on the Los Angeles Angels. Starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, 23, tossed six innings of two-run ball for his fifth.