Sentence:  Keegan , a 6 - foot - 3 - inch 158 - pounder , gave up the Orioles ' last two safeties over the final three frames , escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds <WSD>threatened</WSD> but failed to tally . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"