CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Samuel Basallo hit a three-run home run in the first inning and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Great American Ball Park.

Basallo’s blast to right-center field scored Gunnar Henderson and Pete Alonso, giving Baltimore a 3-0 lead. The Orioles added five runs in the fourth inning on run-scoring singles by Blaze Alexander and Pete Alonso and a two-run double by Adley Rutschman.

Cincinnati answered with a run in the first on Eugenio Suárez’s RBI single, then scored three in the second on a run-scoring double by Jose Trevino, an RBI triple by TJ Friedl and a run-scoring single by Elly De La Cruz. The Reds added a run in the seventh on Suárez’s second RBI single.

Brandon Young (7-2) got the win, allowing four earned runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts. Hunter Greene (0-1) took the loss. Tyler Wells earned his second save with a scoreless ninth.

Baltimore outhit Cincinnati 10-11 but grounded into two double plays. The Orioles improved to 42-48, while the Reds fell to 40-48. Attendance was 33,047, and the game lasted 3:02.