The game was tied heading into the eighth. Then Samuel Basallo ended it. His two-run home run to right, 373 feet, scored Pete Alonso and gave the Baltimore Orioles a lead they would not relinquish, completing a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Brandon Young made the win possible. The right-hander worked 7.0 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk on 85 pitches, carrying a 3.42 ERA into the outing. The Baltimore bullpen covered the final 2.0 innings without allowing a run.
Baltimore struck first in the second, when Jackson Holliday singled to right to score Dylan Beavers, and Gunnar Henderson followed with a single to center that brought home Blaze Alexander, making it 2-0. Kansas City answered in the fourth: Jac Caglianone homered to right center at 368 feet, and Josh Rojas doubled to left to score Michael Massey, tying the game at 2-2. Alexander responded immediately, hitting a solo home run to left center at 436 feet to put Baltimore back in front, 3-2. The Royals pulled even again in the eighth when Isaac Collins homered to center at 415 feet, tying the game at 3-3. Basallo's go-ahead blast followed in the bottom half, putting the Orioles ahead 5-3 for good.
Luinder Avila started for Kansas City and lasted 5.0 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts on 96 pitches, carrying a 5.08 ERA. The Royals' bullpen gave up 2 runs over 3.0 innings, and Kansas City extended its losing streak to three, falling to 38-57.
Alexander finished 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Basallo went 1-for-4 with his 15th home run of the season and 2 RBI, pushing his season total to 44. Pete Alonso, who scored on Basallo's homer, is one double away from 200 career doubles. Baltimore improved to 44-51, winning for the second consecutive game.