Atlanta Braves at Baltimore Orioles

Dylan Beavers doesn’t care how the Orioles win games, as long as they do. His teammates would surely echo the same sentiment -- especially this time of year, with the Deadline looming and Baltimore trying to convince its front office to buy. Still, Saturday had to feel pretty “dam” good for Beavers, the hero of the night. Beavers lifted the O’s to a bounce-back win over the Braves, knocking a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory at Camden Yards. After taking a 7-6, 10-inning loss on Friday night, the Orioles responded with their ninth win in 12 games. “It’s exciting to help the team win, whether it’s a walk-off or in the fifth inning. I think it’s all great,” Beavers said. “But yeah, it’s exciting when your whole team gets behind you and everyone’s fired up.” Baltimore (51-54) is only 2 1/2 games back of the third American League Wild Card spot with seven games to play ahead of the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline. “I think everyone’s aware of it. But typically, it’s just kind of a, ‘Go win the day,’ mentality. Show up every day and take that game,” Beavers said. “I think everyone in this clubhouse believes we can be really good. We just need to be better more consistently, all around. We’re all kind of in agreement on that.” Resilient efforts like the one on Saturday -- and other strong showings of late -- continue to showcase the O’s potential. For the second straight night, right-hander Rico Garcia gave up a game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning to an Atlanta hitter. Ozzie Albies led off the frame with a blast that knotted the contest at 2. And with the game still tied heading to the bottom of the ninth, Baltimore needed a rally to avoid going to extras again. Jackson Holliday got things started with a one-out double off flamethrowing right-hander Didier Fuentes, then moved to third on a warning-track flyout by Colton Cowser. That set the stage for Beavers, who had two previous walk-off hits in his two-year MLB career -- a single in a 2-1, 10-inning win vs. the Pirates last Sept. 10 and a homer in a 6-5 win vs. the Rays last Sept. 25. Beavers was anticipating a first-pitch fastball from Fuentes, then connected with a 100.1 mph heater on the inner part of the strike zone. The 24-year-old outfielder’s knock went past a diving Albies at second base and into right field, allowing Holliday to score from third and for the rest of their teammates to join them in pandemonium on the infield dirt. Many fans among the