Daily updates on Adley Rutschman from July

July 31: Hitless in tight game
Adley Rutschman went 0-for-4 for Double-A Bowie on Saturday, as the Baysox squeaked out a 2-1 win over Richmond. Bowie had just two hits in the game, but the biggest was a Richie Martin two-run blast. Rutschman is now hitting .272 following a 1-for-12 stretch over the past three games. Gameday »

July 30: Goes 1-for-3 in win
Adley Rutschman singled and scored in Double-A Bowie's win over Richmond on Friday. Rutschman went 1-for-3 with a walk, as he continues to put on solid performances for the Baysox. He is now hitting .277 with an .916 OPS on the year. It may be just a matter of time before Adley reaches Norfolk. Gameday »

July 29: Hitless in win
Adley Rutschman probably wishes he had another day game on Thursday, as the 24-year-old catcher went 0-for-5 under the stars for Double-A Bowie. The hitless night snapped a five-game hitting streak for the Orioles' top prospect. Gameday »

July 28: Home run No. 16
Rutschman continues to rake under the sun, as he ripped his seventh homer in just 13 day games on the season, compared to nine in 57 night games. Wednesday's long ball came off of Giants No. 11 prospect Sean Hjelle, a 6-foot-11 left-hander. Rutschman has feasted against southpaws this year, as well, entering Wednesday's game with a .383/.513/.767 slash line for an OPS of 1.280 against lefties. Six of his 16 homers have come in 63 at-bats vs. left-handers, compared to 10 in 193 at-bats against righties. Gameday »

July 27: Scores twice and reaches three times in win
It was déjà vu for Adley Rutschman on Tuesday, as the No. 2 ranked prospect in baseball reached three times for the second game in a row. The 24-year-old catcher came around to score twice for Double-A Bowie as well, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Rutschman was also solid behind the plate, guiding the Baysox pitching staff to a 16-strikeout performance. Gameday »

July 25: Boosts OBP with single, two walks
Adley Rutschman singled and walked twice during Sunday's loss for Double-A Bowie. The two walks give him 51 for the year, which is the most among all qualified players in the Double-A Northeast League. Rutschman owns an impressive .408 on-base percentage and has walked in each of his past six games. Gameday »

July 24: Slams game-tying two-run homer in ninth
More like Adley Clutch-man, am I right? Adley Rutschman sent a game-tying two-run home run deep into the night sky with one out in the bottom of the ninth, his 15th homer of the year. Double-A Bowie went on the win the ballgame five batters later thanks to his late-inning heroics. Rutschman went 2-for-4 on the day, adding another extra-base hit in the form of a double to his homer. He also drew a walk. The No. 2 ranked prospect in baseball is in the midst of a late July power surge, with an extra-base hit coming in four of his last six games. Gameday »

July 23: Drives in two in two-hit night
Adley Rutschman drove in two runners on a seventh-inning double, as the No. 2 ranked prospect in baseball reached base three times in Double-A Bowie's win over Hartford. Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. The double was his 13th of the season and the two RBIs give him 46 on the year. He is now hitting .277 with a .906 OPS. Gameday »

July 22: Walks and scores in win
After an explosive showing on Wednesday night, Adley Rutschman had a much more tame performance for Double-A Bowie on Thursday. Rutschman went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the Baysox's win over Hartford. Rutschman also caught and helped guide four Bowie pitchers to a 15-strikeout combined shutout. He also threw out two would-be basestealers from behind the dish. Gameday »

July 21: A career night
Adley Rutschman showed why he is the No. 2 ranked prospect in all of baseball, hitting one home run from the right side of the plate and another from the left side. Wednesday's showing marked the first multihomer game of Rutschman's career, as he drove in a career-high seven runs in Bowie's 20-7 rout of Hartford.

"I've been working on my swing and my approach at the plate, and I was just able to get good pitches to hit and put good swings on those pitches to be able to drive them. It was nice to capitalize on that tonight," Rutschman told MLB Pipeline. "It was a fun time. Our team as a whole did really well." More >

July 20: Singles and walks in loss
Adley Rutschman reached base twice in Double-A Bowie's 6-3 loss to Hartford on Tuesday. Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. He also reached base via an error in the ninth. He has now recorded a hit in each of the past three games. He is hitting .268 on the year. Gameday »

July 18: Doubles in doubleheader
Adley Rutschman smacked a double in the first game of Double-A Bowie's doubleheader with Erie, marking his 24th extra-base hit of the year. Rutschman ended Game 1 1-for-4 and went 0-for-4 in the second leg. Rutschman and MLB's No. 3 prospect Spencer Torkelson combined to hit .103 with one extra-base hit over their six-game series. Gameday (Game 1) » | Gameday (Game 2) »

July 16: Scores twice in doubleheader
Adley Rutschman scored twice and collected two singles in Double-A Bowie's doubleheader with Erie on Friday. All the action came in Game 1 for Adley, going 2-for-4 in the contest. He went 0-for-3 in the second leg. His two-hit performance snaps a brief two-game drought for Rutschman. Gameday (Game 1) » | Gameday (Game 2) »

July 14: Scores in hitless game
Adley Rutschman went hitless again for Double-A Bowie on Wednesday night, but he still managed to be a factor as he came around to score in the Baysox's 4-2 win over Erie. Rutschman went 0-for-3 with a walk in the fifth, later scoring from third on a wild pitch. He is now 1-for-15 over the past four games, with that one hit being a home run on July 9. Gameday »

July 13: Hitless in showdown with Spencer Torkelson
Adley Rutschman, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 Draft, did not record a hit in Double-A Bowie's opener against 2020 No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson and Erie. Rutschman went 0-for-4, but Torkelson also went hitless (0-for-3). Rutschman will have another opportunity against Torkelson on Wednesday night. Gameday »

July 11: Participates in 2021 Futures Game at All-Star Weekend
Adley Rutschman was selected to the American League team for the Futures Game at Coors Field on July 11. He drew a walk and flied out in the contest. For Rutschman, the game was an opportunity to get to know fellow Minor Leaguers and add another key moment to his young professional resume.

“I think just looking at this weekend as an opportunity is the most important thing coming into it and just trying to enjoy the moment,” Rutschman said. “You hear so many people talk about never taking anything for granted, and so I just try to do that as much as I can.”

July 9: Hits go-ahead homer in Game 2 of doubleheader
Adley Rutschman ensured that Double-A Bowie took home at least one win from their doubleheader with Richmond Friday, launching a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth of the seven-inning Game 2. Before the homer, Rutschman was 0-for-5 on the day after going hitless in the first leg and was 0-for-2 in the second. It was his 12th homer of the season, tied for sixth in the Double-A Northeast. He is now hitting .283 with a .921 OPS on the year. Gameday (Game 1) » | Gameday (Game 2) »

July 7: Tallies second straight two-hit game
Adley Rutschman has officially rebounded from his small slump, posting another multi-hit game as part of a 2-for-3 performance which also featured a run scored and two walks. Baseball's soon-to-be top prospect also threw out 1-of-2 would-be basestealers, and is now 10-for-29 on erasing stolen-base attempts this season. Gameday »

July 6: Breaks slump with two-hit night
All Adley Rutschman needed to break his brief two-game slump was a day off, as Baltimore's top prospect slapped a single and drove in a run with a double for Double-A Bowie on Tuesday. Rutschman went 2-for-4 on the night, adding a walk and a run scored to his two hits. Behind the plate, Rutschman called a solid game as well. He guided the Baysox pitching staff and helped them hold Richmond to four runs while striking out 12. He was charged with an error, though, via a catcher's interference call in the eighth. Gameday »

July 4: Hitless for the second game in a row
Adley Rutschman went hitless for the second night in a row, going 0-for-4 in Double-A Bowie's win over Akron. Rutschman did manage to reach base though via a hit-by-pitch in the first inning. His two weekend performances mark the first time Adley has gone hitless in consecutive games since May 21 & 22. He is just 2 for his last 17, but those two hits were RBI doubles. Gameday »

July 3: Hitless in loss
It was not Adley Rutschman's night on Saturday, as the 23-year-old catcher went 0-for-4 at the dish with a strikeout. His batting average dipped to .282, although he still holds a solid .917 OPS through 51 games this season. Gameday »

July 2: Drives in three with two doubles
Adley Rutschman didn't stay cold for long, as Baltimore's top prospect slapped two doubles and drove in three runs in Double-A Bowie's 7-6 loss to Akron. Rutschman drove in a run on a third-inning two-bagger then outdid himself with a two-run double in the seventh. He went 2-for-5 with a run scored. He also stole his first base of the year and the second of his professional career. Rutschman played first base in the contest, committing an error that allowed a run to score in the sixth, but he more than made up for the blunder with the bat. Gameday »

July 1: Goes hitless in loss
Adley Rutschman couldn't wake up the bat for Double-A Bowie Thursday night, going 0-for-4 in their 12-5 loss to Akron. The hitless performance snaps Rutschman's on-base streak at 11 games and lowered his batting average on the year to .285. Gameday »

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