Diamondbacks Rally Past Orioles Behind Vargas’ Three-Run Blast
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles led 2-0 on an RBI single by Leody Taveras in the second and a solo home run from Samuel Basallo in the third. Arizona erased the deficit in the fifth against Trevor Rogers (2-1). After a Jose Fernandez RBI double, Vargas connected for his two-run shot.
Baltimore pulled within one in the eighth on another Taveras RBI single, but Paul Sewald pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save. Merrill Kelly (1-0) earned the win, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings. Arizona improved to 10-8, while Baltimore fell to 9-8. Attendance was 13,524.