Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

It began with Tyler O'Neill, who had inquired about the availability of orange stirrups and white socks in the clubhouse and began putting them on shortly before Saturday’s first pitch at Camden Yards. Then, his Orioles teammates all started to follow suit. Before too long, nearly every player had donned the stirrups and was ready to play in their matching footwear -- except Samuel Basallo, who was late to the party. A clubhouse attendant found a pair of pants that would work for Basallo, and then he borrowed the stirrups that had been taken by right-hander Kyle Bradish. It was a bit of a snug fit for the 22-year-old rookie, but it would work. “The pants were a little tight on me,” a smiling Basallo said via team interpreter Brandon Quinones. That wouldn’t be an issue. Basallo -- tight pants, stirrups and all -- came off the bench to deliver a clutch game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Then, the O’s went on to record a 3-2 victory over the Rays, winning on Dylan Beavers’ walk-off RBI double in the 10th. Maybe it was all the magic of the stirrups. “They're sick. I loved it. I had no idea they were doing it,” manager Craig Albernaz said. “So I saw the stirrups, and I was like, ‘Oh, Pete \[Alonso\