Mariners top Orioles behind Naylor’s grand slam
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Josh Naylor hit a grand slam in a five-run fifth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Monday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Seattle (35-32) outhit Baltimore 9-6 and snapped a two-game losing streak. Emerson Hancock (5-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run on three hits with three strikeouts over five innings. Andrés Muñoz notched his 10th save with a scoreless ninth.
Naylor finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs, belting his seventh homer of the season. Randy Arozarena added a run-scoring single in the eighth and went 3-for-4.
Baltimore (31-36) scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Alonso in the third inning, then added runs in the seventh and eighth. Trey Gibson (1-1) took the loss, giving up three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Mariners and Orioles continue their three-game series Tuesday. Attendance was 12,377, and the game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.