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04/11 21:47 CDT Jackson and Henderson power the Orioles to a 6-2 win over Webb
and the Giants
Jackson and Henderson power the Orioles to a 6-2 win over Webb and the Giants
By HARVEY VALENTINE
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Jeremiah Jackson finished a triple short of the cycle,
Gunnar Henderson homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco
Giants 6-2 on Saturday night.
Colton Cowser had two hits and Coby Mayo drove in two runs for the Orioles, who
have won four of five.
Grant Wolfram (1-0) pitched a scorelss inning for the win as five Baltimore
relievers combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
With the score tied 2-all in the fourth, Mayo's fielder's choice grounder
scored Leody Tavares with the go-ahead run. Jackson followed with a double to
score Mayo.
Jackson homered to left field against Caleb Kilian in the seventh and singled
in the eighth.
Henderson gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead with a solo homer in the third, his sixth
of the season.
Heliot Ramos had two hits and two RBIs for the Giants, who had won a
season-high three straight. Logan Webb (1-2) allowed four runs and five hits
over six innings.
Baltimore right-hander Chris Bassitt, roughed up for 10 runs in 6 1/3 innings
over his first two starts, gave up two runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings
while throwing 89 pitches.
Orioles cleanup hitter Pete Alonso went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk
to drop his batting average to .167.
Before the game, Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the 10-day
injured list with left ankle inflammation. Baltimore designated hitter Ryan
Mountcastle exited in the second inning with left foot pain after stumbling
between first and second on a double.
Giants second baseman Luis Arraez left in the fifth with a bruised right wrist.
He had been kicked in the hand by baserunner Dylan Beavers in the fourth.
Up next
Giants right-hander Adrian Houser (0-1, 3.97 ERA) faces Baltimore lefty Cade
Povich (0-0, 3.18) in Sunday's series finale.
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