An extra-inning swing settled a back-and-forth night at Citi Field, with the Baltimore Orioles outlasting the New York Mets. The game kept changing shape after the late innings, and Baltimore finally created separation in the eleventh.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NYM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Coby Mayo carried the Orioles’ offense with a home run and a three-RBI performance. Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jeremiah Jackson also homered early, while Pete Alonso’s late homer brought the game level and kept Baltimore under pressure.
Jared Young’s sacrifice fly brought Juan Soto home for New York’s early lead. Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied the game with a homer, and Jeremiah Jackson’s homer put Baltimore in front. Juan Soto then scored on a single by Juan Soto, before Carson Benge’s homer restored the Mets’ lead. Pete Alonso tied the game with his homer in the ninth. In extra innings, Marcus Semien’s double brought Carson Benge home, and Bo Bichette’s single brought Francisco Alvarez across the plate as the Orioles moved ahead in the eleventh.
The Mets’ pitching held Baltimore in check for long stretches, including a scoreless relief effort from Nate Lavender and Austin Warren. Jonathan Pintaro was charged with the loss after Baltimore broke the tie in the eleventh, while Andrew Kittredge recorded the save for the Orioles.
Baltimore extended its winning streak, while New York’s losing streak continued. The game’s extra-inning swing captured the night: the Mets kept answering, but the Orioles delivered the final response.
Baltimore Orioles defeated New York Mets, 7-5.
- Coby Mayo went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .226 on the season).
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .266 on the season).
- Carson Benge went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .272 on the season).
- Jonathan Pintaro allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and took the loss (2-2) (4.50 ERA).
- Alex Hoppe allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (0-1) (4.43 ERA).
- Andrew Kittredge allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (10) (3.66 ERA).
New York Mets fell to 69-82 (3 straight losses); Baltimore Orioles improved to 74-78 (2 straight wins).