Cowser plays hero for Orioles with second straight walk-off home run

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser (17) celebrates with teammates at home plate after hitting the game-winning two run home run against Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jesse Scholtens (not pictured) during the thirteenth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images

Colton Cowser plays hero for Orioles with second straight walk-off home run

By Andrew Wright | Last updated May 25, 2026 6:59 PM ET

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A majority of MLB players finish their careers without a walk-off home run. For someone to do it twice in two days is the rarest of rare occurrence.

For Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser, though, he just lived out a dream with that exact scenario.

Colton Cowser plays hero again for Baltimore Orioles

A day after delivering a walk-off, three-run home run against the Detroit Tigers, Cowser had a chance to deliver again. In the bottom of the 13th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Cowser stepped to the plate with the winning run on second base.

In a 2-1 count, Cowser got a hanging slider and, 425 feet later, he'd hit his second walk-off home run in as many days. Cowser had never had a walk-off hit prior to Sunday, but he now has two to his name.

BACK-TO-BACK DAYS WITH A WALK-OFF BLAST FOR COLTON COWSER! pic.twitter.com/cFq9t0S1CK
— MLB (@MLB) May 25, 2026

Could the walk-offs get the Orioles going?

Baltimore has won back-to-back games after Cowser's heroics and improved to 24-30 on the season. While that still puts it 11 1/2 games out of first place, consecutive walk-off home runs are one way to spark a team.

Major improvements will have to be made, though, as the Orioles have the eighth worst team batting average and third worst team ERA in all of baseball.

The schedule presents plenty of opportunity

Baltimore will have a chance to play itself back into AL East contention through the remainder of the week. The O's are in the midst of 13 straight games against divisional opponents.

Any record of 8-5 or better against those opponents may give Baltimore a chance to compete for a postseason spot in the remaining three months of the season.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan.

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