Orioles' Colton Cowser hits 2nd walk-off home run in 2 days - ESPN

BALTIMORE — After spending the past year-and-a-half struggling to build on an impressive rookie season, Colton Cowser is coming through in the clutch again.

And again.

Cowser hit a walk-off home run for the second consecutive day Monday to complete the Baltimore Orioles' 9-7, 13-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, one he said was one of his «favorite complete team wins.»

The fifth selection in the 2021 draft is hitting .333, with all three of his home runs coming during an eight-game stretch. The third homer, Monday's two-run shot, followed Sunday's three-run drive that gave the Orioles a 5-3 victory over Detroit to open a split doubleheader.

He became Baltimore's first player to hit walk-off homers on consecutive days since Fred Lynn on May 10-11, 1985, according to Elias Sports Bureau research.

«It's one of those things where… you get to see guys who are not getting the results they want, but the work they're putting in and the collaboration with our hitting coaches, trying to problem solve an approach or a swing adjustment, a stance, whatever it is,» Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said. «To see it come through at the biggest moment on the biggest stage, against a really good team. Yeah, I couldn't be happier, prouder for Colton.»

Cowser also made a pivotal headfirst slide in the 12th inning for the Orioles, who rallied from two runs down in the 11th and 13th and one down in the 12th for their first victory in four tries against the AL-leading Rays.

Originally called out by plate umpire Ryan Additon, a successful replay challenge showed Cowser's arm snuck beneath the tag of catcher Nick Fortes as Cowser sprinted home on Gunnar Henderson's grounder to first.

«I didn't know where he tagged me,» Cowser said. «I just