The Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Miami Marlins 9-7 at loanDepot park on Tuesday night. The Marlins are in the middle of a 10-game homestand. The Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak.
Baltimore(16-20) rumbled out to a 3-0 advantage in the top of the first. Pete Alonso doubled down the left-field line for Taylor Ward and Dylan Beavers to score. Samuel Basallo came up next and knocked in Alonso with a double into deep left-center field.
Miami(16-20) responded with one run in the bottom of the first and they were down 3-1. Xavier Edwards scored on a wild pitch.
The Marlins evened it up 3-3 in the second inning. Liam Hicks singled to right-center field which scored Owen Caissie and Graham Pauley.
The Orioles regained the lead 5-3 in the top of the third. Basallo got a single into right field for Ward and Alonso to cross the plate.
The Fish cut the deficit to 5-4 in the bottom of the third. Joe Mack picked up his first base hit in the majors and his first run batted in of his MLB career with a single into left field to score Kyle Stowers.
The O's extended it to 7-4 in the fifth inning. Basallo drove in Alonso on a triple into the right-center filed gap. Two batters later, Colin Cowser grounded into a fielder's choice to short and Basallo reached home.
In the seventh inning, Miami compiled two runs and closed it to 7-6. Hicks walloped a solo home run into the upper deck in right field on a 2-2 pitch for his eighth homer this season. Otto Lopez followed with a solo homer on a 1-1 count to center field for his fourth home run of the year.
The Marlins tied the contest up 7-7 in the bottom of the eighth. Esteury Ruiz stole third base and advanced home on a throwing error by Basallo from behind the plate.
Baltimore retook the lead 9-7 during the top of the ninth with two runs. Adley Rutschman had a base hit to left field and Ward touched home. Leody Taveras then singled into right field and Alonso scored for a 9-7 lead.