BALTIMORE -- Six hours after the scheduled time of the first pitch, Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter spoke with admiration about the way his players and the Seattle Mariners handled a tight game and a lengthy rain delay.
"It's a grind game for both teams," Showalter said. "It's what separates what these guys do for a living. It's just so easy to give in."
The Orioles and Mariners combined to use 13 pitchers Thursday in a duel that lasted 3 1/2 hours and ended with Baltimore escaping with a 5-4 victory.
"We really battled," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Just couldn't come through."
After Steve Pearce hit his first career grand slam to put Baltimore up 4-0 in the first inning, the Orioles managed only one more hit until Chris Davis led off the eighth with a single off Danny Farquhar (0-3). Davis advanced on a groundout and scored the tiebreaking run on an awkward slide after J.J. Hardy bounced a single up the middle.
"It's nice to get hits when you're feeling like I feel right now," said Hardy, who's still trying to get in a groove after starting the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. "Every day I'm making adjustments."
Tommy Hunter (1-1) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and Zach Britton got three straight outs for his ninth save.
Although the Mariners rallied from the early deficit, they went 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position and had 13 left on base.
"We just couldn't really get the big hit to really put us over the hump," McClendon said.
The Mariners were handicapped when home plate umpire John Tumpane ejected Kyle Seager in the fifth inning for arguing a called third strike. Seager's replacement, Willie Bloomquist, twice was retired with the bases loaded.
"I'd like to say that's baseball, but it's not baseball," McClendon said. "I didn't think that was warranted. It's very unfortunate. I don't know, maybe he got tired of the Orioles (complaining about) balls and strikes all day."
Playing his first game with Seattle after being traded from the Cubs on Tuesday, catcher Welington Castillo drove in a run and scored one.
Pearce connected off J.A. Happ following two singles and a walk. It was his fourth home run of the season and only the second since April 7.
It was 4-1 in the middle of the third inning when rain caused a stoppage of play of 2 hours, 5 minutes. That forced Orioles starter Chris Tillman out of the game, and Brian Matusz promptly gave up a two-run single to pinch-hitter Rickie Weeks.
Seattle loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh. Darren O'Day was on the brink of escaping without damage, getting two outs before walking Logan Morrison on a 3-2 pitch to force in the tying run.
But Baltimore bounced back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series. The Orioles went 5-4 in a homestand that followed an extended road trip because of rioting in Baltimore.
STARTERS DISMISSED
Mariners: Happ never got the chance to return after retiring Baltimore in the second inning. That ended a run of 14 straight starts in which the left-hander went at least five innings.
Orioles: Tillman gave up one run in three innings, and because he recently battled back spasms, he wasn't coming back. "It was a frustrating day, but that's selfish," he said. "We got a win today, and a series win, so you move on."
TRAINERS ROOM
Mariners: McClendon said no date has been set for RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (strained back muscle) to begin throwing. Iwakuma has been on the DL since April 25.
Orioles: INF Everth Cabrera (bruised foot) will come off the DL on Friday, Showalter said. ... INF Rey Navarro was unavailable after having emergency dental work done before the game.
ON DECK
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (6-1, 1.85 ERA) looks to rebound from his first defeat of the season when the Mariners face Toronto on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Orioles: Baltimore takes to the road to face Miami in a three-game series that begins Friday night. It's the only time over a 20-game stretch that the Orioles won't play at home.
"It's a grind game for both teams," Showalter said. "It's what separates what these guys do for a living. It's just so easy to give in."
The Orioles and Mariners combined to use 13 pitchers Thursday in a duel that lasted 3 1/2 hours and ended with Baltimore escaping with a 5-4 victory.
"We really battled," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Just couldn't come through."
After Steve Pearce hit his first career grand slam to put Baltimore up 4-0 in the first inning, the Orioles managed only one more hit until Chris Davis led off the eighth with a single off Danny Farquhar (0-3). Davis advanced on a groundout and scored the tiebreaking run on an awkward slide after J.J. Hardy bounced a single up the middle.
"It's nice to get hits when you're feeling like I feel right now," said Hardy, who's still trying to get in a groove after starting the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. "Every day I'm making adjustments."
Tommy Hunter (1-1) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and Zach Britton got three straight outs for his ninth save.
Although the Mariners rallied from the early deficit, they went 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position and had 13 left on base.
"We just couldn't really get the big hit to really put us over the hump," McClendon said.
The Mariners were handicapped when home plate umpire John Tumpane ejected Kyle Seager in the fifth inning for arguing a called third strike. Seager's replacement, Willie Bloomquist, twice was retired with the bases loaded.
"I'd like to say that's baseball, but it's not baseball," McClendon said. "I didn't think that was warranted. It's very unfortunate. I don't know, maybe he got tired of the Orioles (complaining about) balls and strikes all day."
Playing his first game with Seattle after being traded from the Cubs on Tuesday, catcher Welington Castillo drove in a run and scored one.
Pearce connected off J.A. Happ following two singles and a walk. It was his fourth home run of the season and only the second since April 7.
It was 4-1 in the middle of the third inning when rain caused a stoppage of play of 2 hours, 5 minutes. That forced Orioles starter Chris Tillman out of the game, and Brian Matusz promptly gave up a two-run single to pinch-hitter Rickie Weeks.
Seattle loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh. Darren O'Day was on the brink of escaping without damage, getting two outs before walking Logan Morrison on a 3-2 pitch to force in the tying run.
But Baltimore bounced back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series. The Orioles went 5-4 in a homestand that followed an extended road trip because of rioting in Baltimore.
STARTERS DISMISSED
Mariners: Happ never got the chance to return after retiring Baltimore in the second inning. That ended a run of 14 straight starts in which the left-hander went at least five innings.
Orioles: Tillman gave up one run in three innings, and because he recently battled back spasms, he wasn't coming back. "It was a frustrating day, but that's selfish," he said. "We got a win today, and a series win, so you move on."
TRAINERS ROOM
Mariners: McClendon said no date has been set for RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (strained back muscle) to begin throwing. Iwakuma has been on the DL since April 25.
Orioles: INF Everth Cabrera (bruised foot) will come off the DL on Friday, Showalter said. ... INF Rey Navarro was unavailable after having emergency dental work done before the game.
ON DECK
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (6-1, 1.85 ERA) looks to rebound from his first defeat of the season when the Mariners face Toronto on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Orioles: Baltimore takes to the road to face Miami in a three-game series that begins Friday night. It's the only time over a 20-game stretch that the Orioles won't play at home.
12:35PM,EDT,May 21,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| S. Smith flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Machado singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Machado out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Young singled to center, Paredes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis walked, Paredes to third, Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce homered to left (371 feet), Paredes, Young and Davis scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Hardy lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Cruz walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Seager singled to right, Cruz to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Castillo hit sacrifice fly to right, Cruz scored, Seager to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Ackley struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Lavarnway walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Machado struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Paredes singled to center, Lavarnway to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Taylor walked. | 1 | 4 |
| S. Smith flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Miller grounded out to second, Taylor to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Canó walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Happ. | 1 | 4 |
| Young flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Davis grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| Pearce walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Matusz pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Matusz relieved Tillman. | 1 | 4 |
| Seager singled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Castillo singled to left center, Seager to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Ruggiano hit for Ackley. | 1 | 4 |
| Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Taylor walked, Seager to third, Castillo to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Weeks hit for S. Smith. | 1 | 4 |
| Weeks singled to center, Seager and Castillo scored, Taylor to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Weeks in left field. | 3 | 4 |
| Miller in right field. | 3 | 4 |
| Ruggiano in center field. | 3 | 4 |
| De Aza struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Lavarnway flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Brach relieved Matusz. | 3 | 4 |
| Canó singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Seager struck out looking. Canó caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Seattle's K Seager ejected by J Tumpane in the 5th. | 3 | 4 |
| Bloomquist at third base. | 3 | 4 |
| Lowe relieved Wilhelmsen. | 3 | 4 |
| Paredes walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Paredes out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| Young flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Beimel relieved Lowe. | 3 | 4 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Morrison flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Ruggiano walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Taylor safe at first on error by third baseman Machado, Ruggiano to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Weeks flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Beimel pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| McFarland relieved Brach. | 3 | 4 |
| Miller singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Canó singled to right, Miller to second. | 3 | 4 |
| O'Day relieved McFarland. | 3 | 4 |
| Cruz singled to center, Miller to third, Canó to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Bloomquist flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Castillo fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Morrison walked, Miller scored, Canó to third, Cruz to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Furbush pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Furbush relieved Beimel. | 4 | 4 |
| Lavarnway walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Paredes safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Furbush, Lavarnway to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Farquhar relieved Furbush. | 4 | 4 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Paredes out at second, Lavarnway to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Jones stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| Young grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Hunter relieved O'Day. | 4 | 4 |
| Taylor reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Weeks flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Taylor stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| Miller singled to right, Taylor to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Cruz intentionally walked, Miller to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Bloomquist grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| Pearce grounded out to pitcher, Davis to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Hardy singled to center, Davis scored. | 4 | 5 |
| De Aza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hardy out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| Lavarnway struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Lough in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| De Aza in right field. | 4 | 5 |
| Britton relieved Hunter. | 4 | 5 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| Ruggiano grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| S. Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .257 | .310 | .476 |
a-Weeks PH-LF
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .185 | .284 | .292 |
| Miller LF-RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .326 | .483 |
| Canó 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .264 | .305 | .356 |
| Cruz DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .351 | .412 | .708 |
| Seager 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .264 | .308 | .419 |
Bloomquist 3B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .200 | .176 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
| Morrison 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .223 | .303 | .388 |
| Ackley CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .184 | .226 | .316 |
b-Ruggiano PH-CF
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .222 | .323 | .407 |
| Taylor SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .150 | .244 | .200 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 196 | |||
| a-singled to center for S Smith in the 4th b-struck out swinging for D Ackley in the 4th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Castillo (1), Weeks 2 (9), Morrison (12) SF: Castillo 2-out RBI: Weeks 2, Morrison Mariners RISP: 3-15 (Ruggiano 0-2, Miller 1-2, Castillo 0-1, Bloomquist 0-2, Weeks 1-2, Morrison 0-2, Ackley 0-1, Cruz 1-2, Canó 0-1) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Taylor (2, 2nd base off Hunter/Lavarnway) CS: Canó (3, 2nd base by Brach/Lavarnway) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Furbush (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the top of the third inning after a 2 hour and 3 minute delay. |
| 3B SEAGER EJECTED MID 5TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 33,085 (72% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - John Hirschbeck |
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