The Baltimore Orioles evened their series against San Francisco with a commanding 6-2 victory on Saturday evening, powered by Gunnar Henderson’s ongoing home run streak and strong pitching from their bullpen.
Henderson’s latest long ball extends his remarkable start to the season, bringing his total to six home runs. Four of those have come in just his past five games, tying him with St. Louis’ Jordan Walker for the major league lead.
Jeremiah Jackson also contributed a home run for Baltimore, while Colton Cowser collected two hits and Coby Mayo knocked in a pair of runs. Relief pitcher Grant Wolfram earned his first victory of the season with a scoreless inning of work, leading a group of five relievers who followed starter Chris Bassitt.
San Francisco saw their three-game winning streak come to an end despite solid offensive contributions from Heliot Ramos, who drove in two runs, and Jung Hoo Lee, who recorded two hits. The Giants had surrendered only three runs during their winning streak. Starting pitcher Logan Webb took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over six innings while striking out six batters.
In other Saturday action, Seattle rallied from five runs down to defeat Houston 8-7 on J.P. Crawford’s walk-off single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. Julio Rodriguez had his first two extra-base hits of the season with a double and home run.
Philadelphia snapped a three-game skid by beating Arizona 4-3 behind consecutive home runs from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper in the third inning. The back-to-back blasts helped Taijuan Walker secure his first win of the campaign.
Washington handed Milwaukee its fourth straight defeat with a 3-1 victory, as James Wood doubled home two runs and Foster Griffin combined with three relievers on a two-hitter. The Brewers managed just one hit until William Contreras homered to open the ninth.
Detroit’s Riley Greene drove in four runs with a homer and single in a 6-1 triumph over Miami. Greene has reached base safely in all 15 games this season and leads a Tigers offense that has won two consecutive games after dropping five straight.
Pittsburgh prevailed 4-3 in 11 innings over Chicago when a throwing error by Cubs pitcher Caleb Thielbar allowed Nick Gonzales to score the deciding run. Oneil Cruz went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases for the Pirates.
Tampa Bay outlasted the Yankees 5-4 in 10 innings as Jonathan Aranda chopped an infield single against a five-man infield to drive home the winning run. The Rays scored twice in the extra frame without hitting a ball out of the infield.
Minnesota defeated Toronto 7-4 behind Trevor Larnach’s three-run homer and seven effective innings from Joe Ryan. Blue Jays outfielder George Springer suffered a fractured left big toe after fouling a ball off his foot.
Kansas City recorded its second consecutive 2-0 shutout victory over Chicago, with Michael Wacha striking out seven over eight innings and Maikel Garcia hitting a leadoff home run.
Oakland’s Tyler Soderstrom homered twice in an 11-6 victory over the Mets, including a three-run blast in the eighth inning. The Athletics have won four straight games and five of their last six.
Cleveland blanked Atlanta 6-0 as rookie Parker Messick continued his impressive start with 6⅔ strong innings. Jose Ramirez provided the early offense with a first-inning home run.
Cincinnati evened its series with Los Angeles Angels by winning 7-3, highlighted by Spencer Steer’s home run and Nathaniel Lowe’s three-run double.
Boston dominated St. Louis 7-1 as Ranger Suarez scattered three hits over six scoreless innings. Jordan Walker hit his sixth homer for the Cardinals, tying him for the major league lead.
San Diego overcame an early 4-0 deficit to defeat Colorado 9-5, with home runs from Manny Machado and Ramon Laureano leading the comeback effort.
Los Angeles Dodgers jumped on Texas early with a four-run first inning, featuring a leadoff homer from Shohei Ohtani and a three-run shot from Teoscar Hernandez, in a 6-3 victory over the Rangers.
