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Means tosses seven shutout innings in season debut, Orioles beat Reds 2-1

CINCINNATI (AP) John Means pitched seven shutout innings in his season debut and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Saturday night.

Means (1-0) underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on April 27, 2022. He returned to make four starts last September before landing back on the IL with a left forearm strain to begin this season.

“Felt pretty good,” Means said after the Orioles won for the fifth time in their last six games. “The team's playing so well, just wanted to join them and feel that energy that they're feeling. Felt like the slider and changeup was working, locating well. You want to get that first one out of the way.”

Like Cole Irvin the night before, Means kept Reds batters off balance with no walks and eight strikeouts.

“That was unbelievable,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “To go out and do that, pitch seven shutout innings, first time off of rehab, not been on a big-league mound for a while, that was way more than we anticipated.”

Means made six rehab starts for Triple-A Norfolk before being reinstated on May 1. He recorded an 8.68 ERA in those starts but said he felt fine physically.

“There's something about rehab starts with me, I don't know what it is,” Means said. “There's something about being up here that feels comfortable. Just going to ride with that. I just want to take it day by day.”

A pair of solo home runs off Reds starter Andrew Abbott (1-4) gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead.

Jorge Mateo's second homer of the season came in the fourth. Adley Rutschman, who had three hits, clubbed his fifth home run in the next inning.

The homers accounted for two of the seven hits Abbott allowed in five innings. He struck out eight with no walks.

“The results will come," Abbott said. "Stay true to yourself, stay true to what you can do. Eventually, it will turn the corner and we will be on a nice win streak and we’ll be looking back and say ‘Hey, it’s all part of the process.’ ”

The Reds who hadn't scored a run in Great American Ball Park in 26 innings, rallied in the ninth.

Pinch hitter Jake Fraley led off with a single against Craig Kimbrel to snap a career-long 0-for-22 streak. Jonathan India walked. After Kimbrel struck out Elly De La Cruz, Spencer Steer singled home a run to make the score 2-1.

Yennier Cano replaced Kimbrel and walked Tyler Stephenson to load the bases. But Cano struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand and got Jeimer Candelario to fly out to left field for his first save of the season.

“Unbelievable job by Cano,” Hyde said. “Once we got into a groundball double play situation to end the game, Yenni is a great option for that. He walked Stephenson but got a huge punch out after and then the fly ball.”

Cincinnati avoided being shut out for the second straight night and third time in four home games.

“We had good at bats at the end,” Reds manager David Bell said. “We’ve been struggling to score runs. It's going to turn. We know that. It doesn’t make it any easier to go through. We have good players. We have to fight through it.”

UP NEXT

In Sunday's series finale, Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer (2-2, 4.19) will face Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo (3-0, 1.88) who's unbeaten since coming off the IL on April 13.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles BAL22-11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Reds CIN16-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

W: J. Means (1-0)L: A. Abbott (1-4)S: Y. Cano (1)
HR: BAL - A. Rutschman (19), J. Mateo (5)

BALOrioles

CINReds

.J. MeansJohn Means
P
7.0 IP, 8 SO, 85 P
.A. RutschmanAdley Rutschman
DH
3-4, R, RBI, HR

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.280	.349	.576	.925	1.5
A. Rutschman DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.321	.361	.470	.831	8.0
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.293	.344	.491	.835	1.0
A. Santander RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.200	.276	.392	.668	-1.0
J. Westburg 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.289	.341	.500	.841	-1.5
J. Mateo 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.265	.327	.510	.837	5.5
C. Mullins CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.206	.263	.402	.665	1.5
J. McCann C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.218	.218	.345	.564	-1.5
R. McKenna LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	-0.5
a- C. Cowser PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.347	.571	.919	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	3
A. Rutschman DH	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
A. Santander RF	4
J. Westburg 3B	4
J. Mateo 2B	4
C. Mullins CF	4
J. McCann C	4
R. McKenna LF	2
a- C. Cowser PH-LF	1

a-struck out for McKenna in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.225	.344	.304	.648	4.0
B. Thompson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	0.0
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.278	.381	.565	.946	-1.5
S. Steer LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.246	.353	.432	.785	4.0
T. Stephenson C	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.211	.321	.380	.702	0.5
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.193	.217	.303	.520	0.0
J. Candelario DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.190	.274	.360	.634	0.5
S. Espinal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.176	.235	.243	.479	-0.5
W. Benson RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.273	.409	.682	-0.5
a- L. Maile PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.240	.244	.484	0.0
N. Martini RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.207	.342	.549	0.0
S. Fairchild CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.247	.239	.485	-0.5
b- J. Fraley PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295	.358	.410	.768	2.0

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	3
B. Thompson PR	0
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Steer LF	4
T. Stephenson C	3
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	4
J. Candelario DH	4
S. Espinal 3B	3
W. Benson RF	2
a- L. Maile PH	1
N. Martini RF	0
S. Fairchild CF	2
b- J. Fraley PH	1

a-lined out for Benson in the 8th
b-singled for Fairchild in the 9th

2B - C. Mullins (3)
HR - A. Rutschman (5), J. Mateo (2)
RBI - A. Rutschman (20), J. Mateo (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Santander, J. Westburg, R. McKenna

2B - J. India (3)
RBI - S. Steer (23)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. De La Cruz, J. Candelario 2 (2)

SB - S. Steer (9)

DP - (Henderson-Mountcastle)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Means (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	0	8	0.00	0.43	32.0
C. Perez (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.00	1.33	2.0
C. Kimbrel (H, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	3.55	1.34	-2.5
Y. Cano (S, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	2.08	1.15	8.5

PITCHERS	IP
J. Means (W, 1-0)	7.0
C. Perez (H, 2)	1.0
C. Kimbrel (H, 1)	0.1
Y. Cano (S, 1)	0.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Abbott (L, 1-4)	5.0	7	2	2	0	8	2	3.32	1.16	5.0
N. Martinez	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.10	1.33	6.0
L. Sims	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.10	1.65	4.0
S. Moll	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.75	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
A. Abbott (L, 1-4)	5.0
N. Martinez	2.0
L. Sims	1.0
S. Moll	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Means 85-58, C. Perez 9-5, C. Kimbrel 18-9, Y. Cano 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Means 4-6, C. Perez 1-0, Y. Cano 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Means 23, C. Perez 3, C. Kimbrel 4, Y. Cano 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Abbott 84-60, N. Martinez 23-15, L. Sims 8-8, S. Moll 16-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Abbott 4-6, N. Martinez 3-0, L. Sims 0-1, S. Moll 2-0
Batters Faced - A. Abbott 22, N. Martinez 7, L. Sims 3, S. Moll 3

.J. MeansJohn Means
P
7.0 IP, 8 SO, 85 P
.A. RutschmanAdley Rutschman
DH
3-4, R, RBI, HR

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles BAL22-11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Reds CIN16-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Henderson SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.280	.349	.576	.925	1.5
A. Rutschman DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.321	.361	.470	.831	8.0
R. Mountcastle 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.293	.344	.491	.835	1.0
A. Santander RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.200	.276	.392	.668	-1.0
J. Westburg 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.289	.341	.500	.841	-1.5
J. Mateo 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.265	.327	.510	.837	5.5
C. Mullins CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.206	.263	.402	.665	1.5
J. McCann C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.218	.218	.345	.564	-1.5
R. McKenna LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	-0.5
a- C. Cowser PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.347	.571	.919	-0.5
Total	34	2	7	2	2	1	13	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
G. Henderson SS	3
A. Rutschman DH	4
R. Mountcastle 1B	4
A. Santander RF	4
J. Westburg 3B	4
J. Mateo 2B	4
C. Mullins CF	4
J. McCann C	4
R. McKenna LF	2
a- C. Cowser PH-LF	1
Total	34

a-struck out for McKenna in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.225	.344	.304	.648	4.0
B. Thompson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	0.0
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.278	.381	.565	.946	-1.5
S. Steer LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.246	.353	.432	.785	4.0
T. Stephenson C	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.211	.321	.380	.702	0.5
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.193	.217	.303	.520	0.0
J. Candelario DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.190	.274	.360	.634	0.5
S. Espinal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.176	.235	.243	.479	-0.5
W. Benson RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.273	.409	.682	-0.5
a- L. Maile PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.240	.244	.484	0.0
N. Martini RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.207	.342	.549	0.0
S. Fairchild CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.247	.239	.485	-0.5
b- J. Fraley PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295	.358	.410	.768	2.0
Total	31	1	6	1	2	10	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	3
B. Thompson PR	0
E. De La Cruz SS	4
S. Steer LF	4
T. Stephenson C	3
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	4
J. Candelario DH	4
S. Espinal 3B	3
W. Benson RF	2
a- L. Maile PH	1
N. Martini RF	0
S. Fairchild CF	2
b- J. Fraley PH	1
Total	31

a-lined out for Benson in the 8th
b-singled for Fairchild in the 9th

2B - C. Mullins (3)
HR - A. Rutschman (5), J. Mateo (2)
RBI - A. Rutschman (20), J. Mateo (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Santander, J. Westburg, R. McKenna

2B - J. India (3)
RBI - S. Steer (23)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. De La Cruz, J. Candelario 2 (2)

SB - S. Steer (9)

DP - (Henderson-Mountcastle)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Means (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	0	8	0.00	0.43	32.0
C. Perez (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.00	1.33	2.0
C. Kimbrel (H, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	3.55	1.34	-2.5
Y. Cano (S, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	2.08	1.15	8.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	2	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Means (W, 1-0)	7.0
C. Perez (H, 2)	1.0
C. Kimbrel (H, 1)	0.1
Y. Cano (S, 1)	0.2
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Abbott (L, 1-4)	5.0	7	2	2	0	8	2	3.32	1.16	5.0
N. Martinez	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.10	1.33	6.0
L. Sims	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.10	1.65	4.0
S. Moll	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.75	3.5
Total	9.0	7	2	2	1	13	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Abbott (L, 1-4)	5.0
N. Martinez	2.0
L. Sims	1.0
S. Moll	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Means 85-58, C. Perez 9-5, C. Kimbrel 18-9, Y. Cano 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Means 4-6, C. Perez 1-0, Y. Cano 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Means 23, C. Perez 3, C. Kimbrel 4, Y. Cano 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Abbott 84-60, N. Martinez 23-15, L. Sims 8-8, S. Moll 16-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Abbott 4-6, N. Martinez 3-0, L. Sims 0-1, S. Moll 2-0
Batters Faced - A. Abbott 22, N. Martinez 7, L. Sims 3, S. Moll 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

4TH INNING
Mateo homered to left 1 0
5TH INNING
Rutschman homered to left 2 0
9TH INNING
Steer singled to right, Fraley scored, Thompson to third 2 1

4TH INNING
	Mateo homered to left	1	0

5TH INNING
	Rutschman homered to left	2	0

9TH INNING
	Steer singled to right, Fraley scored, Thompson to third	2	1

1ST INNING
Orioles
A. Abbott Pitching:
G. Henderson: Strike looking, Ball, Henderson singled to right
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Rutschman singled to right, Henderson to second
R. Mountcastle: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mountcastle flied out to left
A. Santander: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Santander struck out swinging
J. Westburg: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Westburg struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
J. India: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, India fouled out to right
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
S. Steer: Foul, Steer flied out to left
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Orioles
A. Abbott Pitching:
J. Mateo: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Mateo grounded out to third
C. Mullins: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Mullins struck out swinging
J. McCann: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, McCann struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
T. Stephenson: Strike looking, Stephenson grounded out to third
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Encarnacion-Strand singled to right
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Candelario struck out swinging
S. Espinal: Ball, Strike looking, Espinal lined out to center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Orioles
A. Abbott Pitching:
R. McKenna: Ball, Ball, McKenna flied out to right
G. Henderson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Henderson struck out looking
A. Rutschman: Strike looking, Ball, Rutschman singled to center
R. Mountcastle: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Mountcastle singled to shallow center, Rutschman to third
A. Santander: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Santander grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
W. Benson: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Benson struck out on foul tip
S. Fairchild: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fairchild struck out swinging
J. India: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, India doubled to deep right center
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, De La Cruz fouled out to first
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Orioles
A. Abbott Pitching:
J. Westburg: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Westburg struck out swinging
J. Mateo: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Mateo homered to left
C. Mullins: Strike looking, Mullins doubled to deep right center
J. McCann: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, McCann struck out swinging
R. McKenna: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Mullins to third on wild pitch, Strike swinging, McKenna struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
S. Steer: Steer lined out to shortstop
T. Stephenson: Stephenson flied out to center
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Encarnacion-Strand struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Orioles
A. Abbott Pitching:
G. Henderson: Foul, Strike looking, Henderson grounded out to first
A. Rutschman: Rutschman homered to left
R. Mountcastle: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Mountcastle fouled out to first
A. Santander: Santander flied out to shallow right
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
J. Candelario: Candelario flied out to left
S. Espinal: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Espinal struck out swinging
W. Benson: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Benson grounded out to first
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Orioles
Nick Martinez relieved Andrew Abbott
J. Westburg: Ball, Ball, Westburg grounded out to first
J. Mateo: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mateo struck out swinging
C. Mullins: Mullins grounded out to first
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Reds
J. Means Pitching:
S. Fairchild: Fairchild grounded bunt out to pitcher
J. India: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, India reached on an infield single to third, India out at second
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Orioles
N. Martinez Pitching:
J. McCann: Strike looking, McCann lined out to first
Colton Cowser hit for Ryan McKenna
C. Cowser: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Cowser struck out swinging
G. Henderson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Henderson walked
A. Rutschman: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Rutschman grounded out to second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Colton Cowser in left field
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Steer flied out to deep left
T. Stephenson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Stephenson struck out swinging
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Encarnacion-Strand lined out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Orioles
Lucas Sims relieved Nick Martinez
R. Mountcastle: Foul, Mountcastle flied out to deep center
A. Santander: Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Santander struck out looking
J. Westburg: Foul, Strike looking, Foul tip, Westburg struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Cionel Perez relieved John Means
J. Candelario: Ball, Ball, Candelario singled to right
S. Espinal: Ball, Ball, Espinal grounded into double play shortstop to first, Candelario out at second
Luke Maile hit for Will Benson
L. Maile: Strike looking, Foul, Maile lined out to left
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Orioles
Nick Martini in right field
Sam Moll relieved Lucas Sims
J. Mateo: Foul, Ball, Foul, Mateo grounded out to shortstop
C. Mullins: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Mullins grounded out to second
J. McCann: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, McCann struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Craig Kimbrel relieved Cionel Perez
Jake Fraley hit for Stuart Fairchild
J. Fraley: Ball, Strike looking, Fraley singled to right
J. India: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, India walked, Fraley to second
Bubba Thompson ran for Jonathan India
E. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, De La Cruz struck out looking
S. Steer: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Steer singled to right, Fraley scored, Thompson to third
Yennier Cano relieved Craig Kimbrel
T. Stephenson: Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Strike (foul tip), Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Steer stole second, Ball, Stephenson walked
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Encarnacion-Strand struck out swinging
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Foul, Candelario flied out to left
End of the 9th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)