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Baltimore Orioles Rookie Pitcher Brandon Young lost his perfect game of brutal way during the team’s 7-0 win over Houston Astros Friday.
Young, 26, were four outs away from etching themselves into the history books when Astro’s second Baseman Ramon Urias was up.
Young threw a shift on the outside of the plate in a 2-2 count. Urias reached out and knocked a basic ball gently in between Kanddehaugen and third base.
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Baltimore Orioles Start Pitcher Brandon Young returns to Dugout after the eighth round of a baseball match against Houston Astros in Houston, Friday 15 August 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Young, who had to hurry because of Urias’ speed, picked up the ball with his mere hand, turned and fired a wild throw to the first base so Urias could reach. Urias got a hit and Young was indicted for a mistake to let Urias move on to the second base on his wild throw.
“I thought I could make the piece,” said Young Postgame. “I came there in time. I think I had a little more time to take a step and make a better throw. Obviously it was hurrying it, pulled it …
Young settled down and beat Astros’ Center Fielder Taylor Trammell to end the inning. The 26-year-old threw eight laps while just allowed one hit to Urias, and he tied his career mound with six strikes.
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Ramón Urías, #29 by Houston Astros, singles to break down the perfect game bid from Brandon Young, #63 by Baltimore Orioles (not depicted), in the eighth lap at Daikin Park on August 15, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)
“He threw all his seats for strikes, in the back of counting, ahead of counting.
Young said he knew the perfect game was on the field as the game went on.
“It’s really hard not to think about it,” Young said. “It’s just just trying to reassure yourself and think of just one pitch at a time. A kind of breathing, reassure me a little, but I could tell what happened.”
Baltimore Orioles starting pot Brandon Young throws during the first lap of a baseball match against Houston Astros in Houston, Friday 15 August 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Young is a resident of Lumberton, Texas, which is less than 100 miles northeast of Houston, and said his parents and grandfather were among the family members present in Daikin Park, where Young first started gambling when he was five years old.
Orioles (56-66) plays Astros (68-54) in the second game in their three-game series on Saturday at. 19:10 et.
