WEST SACRAMENTO (Interstat) — Leody Taveras drove in three runs, including a two-run double in a sixth-inning burst, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Athletics 5-3 on Saturday night at Sutter Health Park.

Taveras went 2 for 3 with a walk and three RBIs, delivering a ground-rule double in the third inning and a run-scoring double in the sixth. Colton Cowser added his 13th home run of the season, a solo shot in the fifth that extended the Orioles’ lead. Shane Baz earned the victory, allowing two runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Andrew Kittredge worked a tense ninth inning for his eighth save, giving up two hits but stranding runners.

The Athletics fell to 53-83 with their second consecutive loss to Baltimore, while the Orioles improved to 67-69. The loss went to Jack Perkins, who allowed one run on four hits over five innings, striking out five.

Baltimore opened the scoring in the third. Coby Mayo walked, moved to third on a flyout by Cowser, and came home on Taveras’s ground-rule double into the right-center gap. The Orioles made it 2-0 in the fifth when Cowser drove a 1-0 pitch over the center-field wall.

The decisive rally came an inning later. Dylan Beavers singled to left, and Mayo singled to center, putting runners at first and second. Taveras then lined a double to left, scoring both runners and giving Baltimore a 4-0 lead. The inning ended when Jackson Holliday reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Taveras at third.

The Athletics answered immediately in the bottom half. Jonah Heim walked, and after Henry Bolte popped out, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof singled consecutively to load the bases. Lawrence Butler walked to force in Heim, and Donovan Walton was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring McNeil. The rally stalled when Tommy White flied out and Max Muncy grounded out, leaving two runners stranded.

The Athletics trimmed the margin to 4-3 in the eighth. Donovan Walton walked, Max Muncy walked, and Carlos Cortes singled to right, scoring Walton. Jonah Heim then grounded into a double play, ending the threat. It was the Athletics’ third double play of the game, a recurring problem on the night.

Baltimore added an insurance run in the ninth. Cowser reached on a fielding error by second baseman Zack Gelof and advanced to third on a throwing error by right fielder Lawrence Butler. Taveras then drew a walk, and the Orioles scored to make it 5-3. Holliday struck out, Pete Alonso grounded out, and Gunnar Henderson flied out, but the damage was done.

Kittredge closed it out in the bottom of the ninth, though not without some drama. Henry Bolte grounded out, but McNeil singled and Gelof flied out. Butler singled to move McNeil to second, but Tommy White grounded out to end the game.

The Orioles’ bullpen was effective in relief. Yennier Cano struck out two in two-thirds of an inning, and Alex Hoppe recorded one out. Luis Medina, Elvis Alvarado, and Chris Roycroft each pitched a scoreless inning for the Athletics, with Medina striking out two and Roycroft and Alvarado one apiece.

Baz improved to 5-14 on the season. Perkins dropped to 3-10. Kittredge’s save was his eighth.

The game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 10,619 at the home of the Athletics, who are playing in West Sacramento while their new stadium is constructed.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Orioles. Interstat’s ELO system gave Baltimore a 59.20 percent probability to win. The Orioles were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The combined eight runs scored went under the over/under line of 9.5.