Henderson’s Late Homer Lifts Orioles Past Mets at Citi Field

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Gunnar Henderson homered and drove in a run as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at Citi Field. Heston Kjerstad added an RBI double for Baltimore, which scored once in the first inning and once in the seventh. The Mets scored in the third. Henderson’s late home run provided the go-ahead run. Brandon Young allowed one earned run over five innings with six strikeouts for the Orioles. Jonah Tong pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts for New York. Yennier Cano earned the win in relief. Dedniel Núñez took the loss, and Rico Garcia recorded his ninth save. Baltimore had nine hits and New York had six. The Orioles improved to 73-78, while the Mets fell to 69-81. Attendance at Citi Field was 35,800, and the game took 2 hours, 47 minutes. Baltimore pitchers combined for 22 strikes, 39 balls and 22 balls in play. Mets pitchers combined for 18 strikes, 64 balls and 18 balls in play.