BLOOMINGTON (Interstat) — Brandon Young pitched six innings of one-run ball, Gunnar Henderson homered and drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night at Target Field.

Young scattered six hits and struck out four, improving to 9-3 on the season. The right-hander allowed his only run in the third inning, after Baltimore had already built a five-run lead. Andrew Kittredge worked a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout for his sixth save.

Bailey Ober took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits over six innings. The Twins right-hander struck out four and fell to 7-4.

Baltimore jumped on Ober immediately. Henderson opened the game with a sharp line-drive single to right, and Pete Alonso followed by driving a 1-0 pitch over the left-center field wall for his 26th home run, staking the Orioles to a 2-0 lead.

The Orioles extended the lead in the second. Yohel Pozo singled to right with one out, and Henderson launched his 19th home run of the season to right field, making it 4-0.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a solo shot in the third, his fourth of the year, to push the lead to 5-1.

Minnesota got on the board in the second. Royce Lewis singled, Brooks Lee singled, and Luke Keaschall was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Alan Roden grounded out to second, scoring Lewis, but the Twins missed a chance to cut deeper into the deficit when Kaelen Culpepper hit into a fielder’s choice that erased Lee at home.

The Twins scored again in the third. Ryan Jeffers reached on an infield single, and Josh Bell reached on catcher interference, advancing Jeffers to second. After Kody Clemens popped out, Royce Lewis flied out. Brooks Lee then doubled to right, deflected by first baseman Alonso, scoring Jeffers and moving Bell to third. Keaschall walked to load the bases, but Alan Roden struck out swinging to end the inning.

Young retired the side in order in the fourth, working around a one-out single by Culpepper in the bottom of the inning. Kody Clemens walked to open the fifth, but Royce Lewis struck out and Brooks Lee grounded into a double play, erasing the threat.

Baltimore’s offense finished with 11 hits. Alonso went 3-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs, and Encarnacion-Strand also went 3-for-4 with a homer and an RBI. Henderson finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs and scored twice.

Minnesota managed seven hits and left several runners on base in the early innings. The Twins went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners.

The Twins threatened again in the eighth. Royce Lewis singled to center off reliever Yennier Cano, and Brooks Lee lined out to right. Keaschall walked to put two on, but Roden grounded into a force out, with Lewis reaching third. Culpepper, after a challenge on a pitch result was confirmed, struck out swinging to end the inning.

Josh Walker pitched a scoreless seventh for Baltimore, working around a two-out walk. Cano pitched the eighth, allowing one hit and one walk but keeping the Twins off the board. Kittredge closed it out in the ninth, striking out Josh Bell to end the game.

The Orioles improved to 58-62 with the win, while Minnesota fell to 59-62. The game was played in 2 hours, 35 minutes before an announced crowd of 21,677.

Baltimore hurt itself with baserunning in the seventh. Alonso led off with a single, and after Jackson Holliday walked, Tyler O’Neill singled to left. Alonso attempted to score from second but was thrown out at the plate by left fielder Trevor Larnach, leaving runners at first and second. The Cardinals would not add to their lead.

The early power display proved decisive. Alonso’s two-run homer in the first and Henderson’s two-run shot in the second gave Young a comfortable margin, and the right-hander made it stand.

Minnesota had won the series opener Monday night, but Baltimore evened the series with Tuesday’s victory. The teams conclude the three-game set Wednesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 50.90 percent probability to win. Baltimore had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 9.