Henderson’s two home runs, five RBIs lift Orioles past Athletics
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Gunnar Henderson went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park.
Henderson homered in the first inning, added a three-run shot in the fifth and tripled in the eighth to drive in the final run. Coby Mayo added a three-run homer in the fourth, cutting the deficit to one. The Orioles then took the lead with three runs in the fifth.
Brian Serven homered and drove in two runs for the Athletics, who had built their advantage with two runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third. Chris Bassitt allowed five runs over 5 2/3 innings and earned the win. Yennier Cano pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Jeffrey Springs was charged with the loss.
Baltimore had seven hits; the Athletics had nine. Attendance was 7,606, and the game lasted 2:46. The Orioles improved to 68-71, while the Athletics dropped to 53-84.