CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Trevor Rogers pitched five innings of two-hit ball and Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday at Great American Ball Park.

Baltimore scored first in the top of the first inning and added two more in the third when Basallo’s fly ball to left-center field scored Adley Rutschman. The Orioles managed only four hits, but their pitchers held Cincinnati to the same total while striking out nine.

Rogers (6-7) allowed no earned runs with four strikeouts. Brady Singer (3-8) took the loss, giving up three hits and two earned runs over five innings with six strikeouts. Tyler Wells earned his first save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one.

Rico Garcia tossed two scoreless innings and Yennier Cano worked a hitless eighth for Baltimore. Chase Petty, Caleb Ferguson and Julian Garcia combined for four shutout innings in relief for the Reds.

The game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes before an announced crowd of 22,157. The Orioles improved to 41-48, while the Reds dropped to 40-47.