BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Brandon Young pitched six strong innings and Pete Alonso and Gunnar Henderson homered as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night at Target Field.

Baltimore took control early, scoring twice in the first inning and twice in the second before adding a run in the third. Alonso’s two-run homer in the first put the Orioles ahead, and Henderson’s two-run shot in the second extended the lead. Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the third.

Young (9-4) allowed one earned run and six hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Andrew Kittredge pitched a hitless inning for his sixth save. Bailey Ober (7-4) took the loss, surrendering five earned runs and eight hits in six innings.

Alonso finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs, Henderson went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and Encarnacion-Strand added three hits. The Orioles totaled 11 hits, while the Twins managed seven. Minnesota scored on Alan Roden’s groundout in the second and Brooks Lee’s double in the third.

Baltimore improved to 58-64, and Minnesota fell to 59-62. Attendance was 21,677, and the game lasted 2:35.