SEATTLE (Interstat) — Kyle Bradish struck out a dozen over 7 2/3 innings and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Park, snapping a three-game losing streak and handing Seattle a second straight home loss in the series.

Bradish allowed one earned run on five hits, walked one and matched his season high with 12 strikeouts. The right-hander improved to 4-7 after coming into the game with an 0-2 record and a 9.00 ERA over his previous two starts, including a loss at Toronto on June 6 and a win against these same Mariners on June 11 in which he gave up five runs in four innings. This time, Bradish worked efficiently, retiring 14 of the first 15 batters he faced and facing only one batter in the seventh with a runner in scoring position.

George Kirby took the loss for Seattle, dropping to 5-7. Kirby allowed three earned runs on eight hits over six innings, striking out five and walking none. He threw 85 pitches, 55 for strikes. Seattle had won three of its previous four games entering Wednesday but fell to 38-37, while Baltimore improved to 35-40.

The game was tightly contested until the ninth inning, when both teams combined for three home runs in a span of four batters. Baltimore’s Jackson Holliday led off the top of the ninth with a solo homer to center field off Mariners reliever Michael Rucker, giving the Orioles a 5-1 cushion. In the bottom of the ninth, Seattle answered with back-to-back solo shots from Dominic Canzone and Cole Young off Baltimore closer Yennier Cano, cutting the deficit to 5-3. Cano then retired the final three batters in order, striking out Colt Emerson and Connor Joe to end the game.

Baltimore took the lead with a two-run third inning. With one out, Blaze Alexander singled to right field. Gunnar Henderson followed with his 15th home run of the season, a fly ball to right-center that scored Alexander and gave the Orioles a 2-0 advantage. Henderson finished 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

The Orioles added a run in the sixth when Leody Taveras tripled to center off Kirby, scoring Pete Alonso, who had singled earlier in the inning. Taveras’ triple was his fourth of the season and extended the lead to 3-0.

Seattle got on the board in the fourth. Julio Rodriguez doubled to right with one out and scored on a single to center by Canzone, cutting the deficit to 3-1. Canzone went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Rodriguez had two hits, including his 15th double of the year.

Baltimore pushed the lead back to three in the seventh. Jackson Holliday walked, moved to third on a single by Alexander and scored on a double-play groundout by Taylor Ward, making it 4-1. Ward’s grounder to third was turned into a 5-4-3 double play, but Holliday crossed the plate before the third out was recorded at first base.

Holliday finished 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and one RBI. Alexander had three hits in four at-bats and scored twice. The Orioles collected 10 hits overall.

Seattle managed seven hits, including home runs from Canzone and Young. Young’s homer was his sixth of the season. Canzone’s blast was his 11th.

Bradish exited after allowing a two-out single to Miles Mastrobuoni in the eighth and a walk to Cal Raleigh. Cano entered and got Rob Refsnyder to pop out, stranding a pair. Cano pitched a third of an inning, striking out two and allowing the two solo homers in the ninth, but earned his 10th save of the season.

Seattle relievers Nick Davila and Alex Hoppe combined for two scoreless innings before Rucker surrendered Holliday’s homer in the ninth. Davila threw a perfect eighth, striking out two. Hoppe allowed one hit and one earned run in the seventh, striking out one.

Baltimore’s 5-3 win evened the four-game series at one game apiece. The teams meet again Thursday in the third game of the set.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Seattle 5, Baltimore 4, giving the Mariners a 58.40 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of eight went under the over/under line of 7.5.