Taylor Teagarden strokes a pinch-hit single in the 18th inning to give the Orioles a 4 – 2 win over the Seattle Mariners, and put them in a first-place tie with the New York Yankees in the AL East. The O’s need to rally from a 2 – 0 deficit in the top of the 9th, as Ryan Flaherty and Nate McLouth, open the frame with singles, chasing starter Erasmo Ramirez, who had only given up 2 hits until then. J.J. Hardy bunts the two runners over, then Chris Davis drives them both in with a single off closer Tom Wilhelmsen, sending the game into extra innings.

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On September 18, 2012 — Taylor Teagarden strokes a pinch-hit single in the 18th inning to give the Orioles a 4 – 2 win over the Seattle Mariners, and put them in a first-place tie with the New York Yankees in the AL East. The O’s need to rally from a 2 – 0 deficit in the top of the 9th, as Ryan Flaherty and Nate McLouth, open the frame with singles, chasing starter Erasmo Ramirez, who had only given up 2 hits until then. J.J. Hardy bunts the two runners over, then Chris Davis drives them both in with a single off closer Tom Wilhelmsen, sending the game into extra innings.

 

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