BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo has quickly morphed from the Baltimore Orioles’ top prospect to the team’s go-to guy for walk-off wins.

Basallo delivered his second game-ending hit in five days on Tuesday night with a blooper down the left-field line that eluded sliding Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham, giving the Orioles a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh in 11 innings.

That followed the rookie catcher’s solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott last Friday night for a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles. The 433-foot shot to right-center field was the 21-year-old’s second big league homer and the Orioles’ first walk-off home run since Anthony Santander went deep last Sept 19 against San Francisco.

Basallo also knocked in the go-ahead run on a groundout

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