Orioles rally with four runs in seventh to top Phillies
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Pete Alonso homered and drove in two runs, Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubled in two, and Gunnar Henderson added a two-run triple in Baltimore’s four-run seventh inning to lead the Orioles past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Friday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Trailing 4-2, the Orioles tied it when Encarnacion-Strand doubled home Jackson Holliday and Colton Cowser. Henderson then tripled home Encarnacion-Strand and Alonso to put Baltimore ahead. Alonso had two hits and matched Henderson with two RBIs.
Andrew Painter started for Philadelphia and allowed two runs on three hits over six innings with six strikeouts. Anthony Nunez earned the win, throwing two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief. Tyler Wells pitched a scoreless final inning for his fourth save. Orion Kerkering took the loss, falling to 6-1.
Trea Turner homered and had three hits for Philadelphia. Each team had six hits. Baltimore improved to 54-56; Philadelphia dropped to 57-53. Attendance was 31,857, and the game lasted 2:37.