A late rally gave the Oakland Athletics a chance, but the Baltimore Orioles held on for the win after building their advantage early and surviving a tense finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Leody Taveras anchored Baltimore’s offense with extra-base hits that brought runners home. Colton Cowser also provided a long-ball spark, while Jack Perkins kept Oakland within reach with a strong start.
Coby Mayo scored on Taveras’ ground-rule double in the third, giving Baltimore the lead. Cowser extended it with a homer in the fifth, and Taveras’ double in the sixth brought Dylan Beavers and Coby Mayo across the plate. Oakland answered when Jonah Heim scored on Lawrence Butler’s walk and Jeff McNeil scored after Donovan Walton was hit by a pitch. Carlos Cortes’ single later brought Donovan Walton home, but Baltimore maintained the advantage.
Perkins earned the loss despite limiting Baltimore’s damage, while Shane Baz picked up the win. Andrew Kittredge closed the ninth for the Orioles.
Baltimore extended its winning streak, while Oakland’s late rally could not erase the early gap. The game turned on Baltimore’s early production and ended with a narrow bullpen stand.
Baltimore Orioles defeated Oakland Athletics, 5-3.
- Leody Taveras went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs (batting .227 on the season).
- Colton Cowser went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .228 on the season).
- Jonah Heim went 1-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .211 on the season).
- Shane Baz allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (5-14) (4.01 ERA).
- Jack Perkins allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (3-10) (6.42 ERA).
- Andrew Kittredge allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (8) (3.19 ERA).
Oakland Athletics fell to 53-83 (2 straight losses); Baltimore Orioles improved to 67-69 (2 straight wins).