The game belonged to the pitchers for eight innings. Then everything changed in a wild finish that saw 10 runs scored over the final four frames, with Baltimore ultimately prevailing 7-5 in 12 innings at Kauffman Stadium.
Seth Lugo dominated through seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out seven. The Kansas City right-hander carried a 1.15 ERA and held Baltimore scoreless despite issuing four walks, preserving a 1-0 lead built on Jac Caglianone's second-inning homer to center field.
The Orioles finally broke through in the ninth when Samuel Basallo singled to center, bringing Beavers home to tie the game 1-1. The lead changed hands twice in the 11th inning, with Beavers singling Alexander home before Bobby Witt answered immediately with an RBI single that scored Collins. But the 12th inning belonged entirely to Baltimore. Mayo scored on Basallo's second RBI single, then Leody Taveras crushed a grand slam to center field that brought home Basallo, Jackson and Wilson, turning a 2-3 deficit into a commanding 7-2 advantage.
Alex Lange absorbed the loss after surrendering five runs in the 12th inning, with his ERA now at 8.38. Kansas City managed three runs in the bottom half when Nick Loftin doubled to left, scoring Pasquantino, Thomas and Perez, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback.
The loss extended Kansas City's skid to seven straight games, dropping them to 7-15. Baltimore snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 10-12. Lugo sits 18 strikeouts away from 1,000 career strikeouts.