Braves outlast Orioles 7‑6 in extra innings

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Matt Olson hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Atlanta scored four times in the top of the 10th, capitalizing on a throwing error by second baseman Jackson Holliday. Olson’s 27th homer scored Joey Bart and Jim Jarvis, who reached on the error.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered for Baltimore in the bottom of the 10th, driving in two runs, but the Orioles fell short. Encarnacion-Strand finished 2 for 4 with a double and four RBIs.

Elieser Hernández (1-0) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out two. Andrew Kittredge (1-2) took the loss.

Trevor Rogers started for Baltimore and pitched seven strong innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts.

The Braves improved to 61-42, while the Orioles fell to 50-54. Attendance was 35,775. Time of game was 3:13.