Orioles rally past Mariners behind big third inning

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Adley Rutschman drove in three runs and Tyler Wells threw three scoreless innings of relief as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Seattle took an early lead on Cole Young’s first-inning homer, but Baltimore exploded for six runs in the third. Colton Cowser homered, Rutschman doubled in two runs and Pete Alonso added a two-run homer. The Mariners answered with four runs in the fourth on homers by Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone and a Julio Rodríguez RBI single, but Rutschman’s fifth-inning single put Baltimore ahead for good. Wells (1-1) earned the win, allowing no hits and striking out four in three innings. Andrew Kittredge recorded his first save with a perfect ninth. Bryan Woo (5-5) took the loss. Attendance was 15,776 with a game time of 2:44. Baltimore improved to 33-37; Seattle fell to 36-34.