BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JULY 28: Ryan McKenna #65 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates after being walked to score the winning run against the Miami Marlins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 28, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)

The Baltimore Orioles turned the page on Saturday, putting Friday’s loss behind them, with an extra-inning win over the Seattle Mariners. Tied at four after nine innings, the game ended when defensive replacement (ninth inning) Ryan McKenna (1 for 1, 1 R, 2 RBI) hit a one out two run homerun to right center field, giving the Orioles a 6-4 victory.

McKenna wasn’t the only Oriole to homer in the game, he was just the most opportune homerun hitter. Anthony Santander (4 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI) hit his 13th homerun in the third inning and Aaron Hicks (1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI) hit his fourth homerun in an Orioles uniform in the sixth.

Cedric Mullins returned from the IL and went 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored; he was the “ghost runner” in the tenth and scored on the McKenna homerun.

Adam Frazier went 2 for 3 with a run scored, 1 RBI, a walk and a stolen base.

Dean Kremer provided another quality start despite surrendering three Seattle homeruns; Kremer allowed 3 runs on 6 hits with a walk and 5 strikeouts over 7.0 innings.

Felix Bautista‘s (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 K) fifth blown save of the year, on a Mike Ford homerun, allowed Mike Baumann (1.0 IP, 2 K) to get his fifth win without a loss in 2023.

BOX SCORE

2023 Record: 46-29

Next Game: Sun. 6/25 @ 1:35 pm vs. Seattle @ OPACY

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