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Back-to-Back Homers by Rutschman and Mountcastle in 1st Send Orioles to 3-2 Win over Athletics

BALTIMORE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, MARYLAND, AUG 9 – The ranking honors Baltimore athletes across basketball, baseball, football, Paralympic swimming, motocross, and skateboarding, highlighting career achievements and historic milestones.

  • On Friday night at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2 with back-to-back first-inning home runs by Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle.
  • Mountcastle returned from a 60-day injured list before the game and hit his third home run early off rookie J.T. Ginn, who started for Oakland and struck out nine in five innings.
  • The Athletics scored runs in the fifth and eighth innings with a sacrifice fly by Luis Urías and a single by Tyler Soderstrom, closing the gap to one run but failing to tie the game.
  • Tomoyuki Sugano pitched seven strong innings allowing one run and five hits for his ninth win, while Keegan Akin earned his second save by closing the game scoreless in the ninth.
  • The Orioles improved their record to 53-63 and achieved their second consecutive win despite several injuries this season, including to Félix Bautista.
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Back-to-back homers by Rutschman and Mountcastle in 1st send Orioles to 3-2 win over Athletics

Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Athletics 3-2.

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