Nationals edge Orioles 4‑3 behind Griffin’s gem

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Foster Griffin pitched seven innings of three-hit shutout ball and Luis García Jr. went 4 for 5 with a home run and an RBI as the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in 10 innings Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Nationals jumped ahead in the second on Jorbit Vivas’ RBI single and added single runs in the fifth, sixth and 10th. Daylen Lile’s run-scoring single in the 10th drove in Dylan Crews to break a 3-3 tie. The Orioles tied the game in the eighth on a two-run rally that included Pete Alonso’s RBI double and Samuel Basallo’s run-scoring single. Clayton Beeter (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless 10th and Justin Lawrence worked the bottom half for his first save. Ryan Helsley (0-4) took the loss. Attendance was 29,616. Time of game was 3:14. The Nationals evened their record at 42-42, while the Orioles fell to 39-45.