It took a sequence of occasions for Ryan McKenna to be standing within the batter’s field at Camden Yards within the backside of Saturday’s tenth inning, a lot of which didn’t go the Orioles’ means.
But the ends generally justify the means, with McKenna’s two-run walk-off homer giving Baltimore a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
McKenna had entered the sport within the prime of the ninth as a defensive alternative in proper discipline for Anthony Santander, who was initially set to be the Orioles’ designated hitter in Cedric Mullins’ first sport off the injured record. But with rain passing by way of Baltimore earlier than the sport, supervisor Brandon Hyde tweaked his defensive positioning. Mullins went to DH, Aaron Hicks slid from proper to middle, and Santander went out to proper.
Both Hicks and Santander (4-for-4 with two RBIs) homered in a back-and-forth sport, with Seattle’s 4 runs every approaching a solo shot, the final being Mike Ford’s second of the afternoon with two outs off Orioles nearer Félix Bautista. It was the third homer Bautista has allowed this season and simply the tenth he’s surrendered in additional than 100 main league innings.
In a scoreless backside of the ninth, pinch-runner Jorge Mateo was doubled off first base on a popup behind house plate whereas making an attempt to steal second. After Mike Baumann stranded the Mariners’ automated runner at second within the prime of the tenth with a pair of strikeouts, McKenna introduced house Mullins with a drive to deep right-center.
Dean Kremer delivered his finest begin of the season for the Orioles, permitting three runs on 5 hits in seven innings whereas putting out 5 and strolling one. He’s allowed three runs or fewer in 9 of his previous 10 begins, reducing his ERA to 4.50.
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Mariners at Orioles
Sunday, 1:35 p.m.
TV: MASN
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
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