The game turned in the third inning and never turned back. Gunnar Henderson's two-run homer to right center — 370 feet, with Blaze Alexander scoring ahead of him — gave Baltimore a lead it would not relinquish, and Kyle Bradish made sure that was enough. The Orioles won 5-3 on Wednesday night in Seattle.
Bradish was the story. He worked 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits, walking 2 and striking out 12 on exactly 100 pitches. It was the kind of start that makes a loss feel like a waste. For Seattle's George Kirby, it was. Kirby went 6 innings, gave up 3 runs on 8 hits, struck out 5 and walked none — a clean, efficient line that still wasn't enough. Bradish picked up his fourth win against seven losses, carrying a 4.22 ERA. Kirby fell to 5-7, with a 4.10 ERA.
Henderson's blast was the game's defining moment. From a scoreless tie, he sent one 370 feet to right center, bringing Alexander home and putting Baltimore up 2-0. The Orioles added to it in the sixth, when Leody Taveras tripled to center and Pete Alonso scored. In the seventh, Holliday scored on a Ward groundout to make it 4-1. Jackson Holliday added a solo homer to center in the ninth — 399 feet — to push the lead to 5-1.
Seattle made it interesting late. Dominic Canzone homered to right in the ninth to make it 5-2, then Cole Young followed with his own solo shot to right, cutting the deficit to 5-3. But the rally stalled there. Canzone finished 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI single in the fourth that scored Rodríguez, and the home run — 2 RBI on the night. Young went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Baltimore dropped to 34-40 and has lost three straight. Seattle, despite the defeat, sits at 38-36 and holds the top spot in its division.