The Orioles were one out away from starting their season 2-0. With the Red Sox down to their final batter, a routine fly ball looked like the end. The outfielder was settled under it, no lighting issues, no misread — just a straight-up drop. The ball hit off his glove and fell to the grass. The crowd erupted, but not with cheers for Baltimore. The pitcher thought he had sealed the win and looked stunned. The outfielder could only stare at his glove, betrayed by a piece of gear the size of his torso.
Instead of heading to the dugout, Baltimore had to get one more out. Adam Duvall stepped up for Boston and turned the mistake into a game-changer. He crushed a 100 mph fastball to deep left, clearing the Green Monster for a walk-off homer. Just like that, the Orioles went from victory to collapse. The Red Sox poured out of the dugout to celebrate, lights flashing across Fenway. Two Orioles — the pitcher and the outfielder — stayed still, one stuck on the mound, the other moving in slow motion from the outfield. No words could fix the error. Only the score did the talking.