The Baltimore Orioles turned the page on Saturday, putting Friday’s loss behind them, with an extra-inning win over the Seattle Mariners. Tied at four after nine innings, the game ended when defensive replacement (ninth inning) Ryan McKenna (1 for 1, 1 R, 2 RBI) hit a one out two run homerun to right center field, giving the Orioles a 6-4 victory.
BIG MAC WALKS IT OFF!! pic.twitter.com/gWdNnexQxT
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 24, 2023
McKenna wasn’t the only Oriole to homer in the game, he was just the most opportune homerun hitter. Anthony Santander (4 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI) hit his 13th homerun in the third inning and Aaron Hicks (1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI) hit his fourth homerun in an Orioles uniform in the sixth.
Four home runs in his last five games
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 24, 2023
Mmmm, refreshing! pic.twitter.com/b9WLKenZYU
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 24, 2023
Cedric Mullins returned from the IL and went 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored; he was the “ghost runner” in the tenth and scored on the McKenna homerun.
Adam Frazier went 2 for 3 with a run scored, 1 RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
Dean Kremer provided another quality start despite surrendering three Seattle homeruns; Kremer allowed 3 runs on 6 hits with a walk and 5 strikeouts over 7.0 innings.
Felix Bautista‘s (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 K) fifth blown save of the year, on a Mike Ford homerun, allowed Mike Baumann (1.0 IP, 2 K) to get his fifth win without a loss in 2023.
2023 Record: 46-29
Next Game: Sun. 6/25 @ 1:35 pm vs. Seattle @ OPACY