Braves edge Orioles 3‑2 in 11 innings
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Dominic Smith drove in two runs with singles in the second and fourth innings, and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 in 11 innings Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Smith’s run-scoring groundout in the second and his line-drive single in the fourth put Atlanta ahead 2-0. Reynaldo López allowed five hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts for the Braves, who improved to 62-43.
Baltimore tied the game with single runs in the eighth and ninth. Jackson Holliday’s groundout in the ninth plated Coby Mayo and sent Leody Taveras to second.
Austin Riley broke the deadlock in the 11th with a sharp ground-ball double to right, scoring Jorge Mateo. Tyler Kinley worked 1 1/3 hitless innings with one strikeout to earn the win and improve to 6-4. Andrew Kittredge took the loss for Baltimore, falling to 1-3.
Atlanta outhit the Orioles 8-6. The attendance was 25,032, and the game lasted 3 hours, 31 minutes. Baltimore dropped to 51-55.