BALTIMORE -- During a seven-game winning streak that's turned around their season, the Baltimore Orioles have found all sorts of ways to come out on top.
Their latest victory featured an impressive comeback, four home runs and a very timely replay challenge.
Welington Castillo went 4 for 4 with a homer and three RBI, Jonathan Schoop singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Baltimore beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Less than 24 hours after subduing the Mariners behind a sensational pitching performance by Dylan Bundy, the Orioles called upon their power-laden lineup to offset a poor start by Ubaldo Jimenez.
"At this time we've been able to dial up what was needed on a given day," manager Buck Showalter said. "I think we kind of know it's, `OK, what do we need to do tonight to win?"
Schoop, Trey Mancini and Craig Gentry went deep for the Orioles, whose seven-game run is a season high. In this one, Baltimore fell behind 6-2 in the third inning before coming back.
Mitch Haniger homered and hit two doubles for Seattle, which completed an arduous 12-game East Coast trip with five straight defeats. After winning two of three in Tampa Bay and Atlanta, the Mariners went 1-2 at Yankee Stadium and came up empty against the sizzling Orioles.
While Baltimore has been finding ways to win, the Mariners are doing the exact opposite.
"There's been different reasons for the losses," manager Scott Servais said. "Some of it's been lack of offense. Today we had plenty of offense. It's been different areas."
After Baltimore went up 7-6 in the sixth on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by Manny Machado, Seattle pulled even in the eighth when Haniger connected off Brad Brach (4-4).
In the bottom half, Castillo singled off Christian Bergman (4-5) and went to second base on a sacrifice bunt before being replaced by pinch-runner Caleb Joseph. Tim Beckham then hit a liner to short, and Joseph was called out on the relay to second. But a replay overturned the call, and Schoop followed an intentional walk to Machado with a single to center off Marc Rzepczynski.
Zach Britton pitched the ninth for his 13th save.
"Everything is working out now," Castillo said. "The pitchers are pitching better. We're hitting better. We're playing defense better."
Mancini hit his 23rd home run and Castillo added an RBI double in the second for a 2-0 lead, but Seattle answered with a six-run third that included a two-run double by Haniger and two-run singles by Mike Zunino and Nelson Cruz, the latter of which ricocheted off second base.
Jimenez was charged with all six runs, but Baltimore's robust offense eventually took him off the hook.
Castillo homered with a man on in the fourth and Gentry followed with a drive to right. Schoop tied it in the fifth with his 30th home run , and Seattle starter Ariel Miranda faced one more batter before being pulled.
It was the fifth time this season that Miranda allowed at least six runs.
SWEET SWEEPS
Adding this sweep to their three-game domination of Boston over the weekend, the Orioles registered back-to-back sweeps of three-game series for the first time since June 11-16, 1999, against Atlanta and Kansas City.
TRADE WINDS
In an effort to enhance their injury-riddled starting rotation, the Mariners acquired RHP Mike Leake (7-12, 4.21 ERA) from the St. Louis Cardinals for minor league INF Rayder Ascanio.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (shoulder) and LHP James Paxton (pectoral) are expected to throw bullpen sessions this weekend in Seattle. . Reliever David Phelps left with an elbow issue. "This arm just doesn't want to get extended. It's frustrating," Phelps said. He will be examined this week in Seattle.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) will likely come off the DL "sometime between Sept. 1 and 4," Showalter said, adding that Hardy's recovery has been hampered by "spring training shoulder."
UP NEXT
Mariners: After a day off Thursday, Seattle opens a nine-game homestand with a series against Oakland. RHP Yovani Gallardo (4-10, 6.29 ERA) looks to turn the calendar with his first start of September after going 0-3 in August.
Orioles: Last-place Toronto comes to town Thursday to open a four-game series.
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Their latest victory featured an impressive comeback, four home runs and a very timely replay challenge.
Welington Castillo went 4 for 4 with a homer and three RBI, Jonathan Schoop singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Baltimore beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Less than 24 hours after subduing the Mariners behind a sensational pitching performance by Dylan Bundy, the Orioles called upon their power-laden lineup to offset a poor start by Ubaldo Jimenez.
"At this time we've been able to dial up what was needed on a given day," manager Buck Showalter said. "I think we kind of know it's, `OK, what do we need to do tonight to win?"
Schoop, Trey Mancini and Craig Gentry went deep for the Orioles, whose seven-game run is a season high. In this one, Baltimore fell behind 6-2 in the third inning before coming back.
Mitch Haniger homered and hit two doubles for Seattle, which completed an arduous 12-game East Coast trip with five straight defeats. After winning two of three in Tampa Bay and Atlanta, the Mariners went 1-2 at Yankee Stadium and came up empty against the sizzling Orioles.
While Baltimore has been finding ways to win, the Mariners are doing the exact opposite.
"There's been different reasons for the losses," manager Scott Servais said. "Some of it's been lack of offense. Today we had plenty of offense. It's been different areas."
After Baltimore went up 7-6 in the sixth on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by Manny Machado, Seattle pulled even in the eighth when Haniger connected off Brad Brach (4-4).
In the bottom half, Castillo singled off Christian Bergman (4-5) and went to second base on a sacrifice bunt before being replaced by pinch-runner Caleb Joseph. Tim Beckham then hit a liner to short, and Joseph was called out on the relay to second. But a replay overturned the call, and Schoop followed an intentional walk to Machado with a single to center off Marc Rzepczynski.
Zach Britton pitched the ninth for his 13th save.
"Everything is working out now," Castillo said. "The pitchers are pitching better. We're hitting better. We're playing defense better."
Mancini hit his 23rd home run and Castillo added an RBI double in the second for a 2-0 lead, but Seattle answered with a six-run third that included a two-run double by Haniger and two-run singles by Mike Zunino and Nelson Cruz, the latter of which ricocheted off second base.
Jimenez was charged with all six runs, but Baltimore's robust offense eventually took him off the hook.
Castillo homered with a man on in the fourth and Gentry followed with a drive to right. Schoop tied it in the fifth with his 30th home run , and Seattle starter Ariel Miranda faced one more batter before being pulled.
It was the fifth time this season that Miranda allowed at least six runs.
SWEET SWEEPS
Adding this sweep to their three-game domination of Boston over the weekend, the Orioles registered back-to-back sweeps of three-game series for the first time since June 11-16, 1999, against Atlanta and Kansas City.
TRADE WINDS
In an effort to enhance their injury-riddled starting rotation, the Mariners acquired RHP Mike Leake (7-12, 4.21 ERA) from the St. Louis Cardinals for minor league INF Rayder Ascanio.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (shoulder) and LHP James Paxton (pectoral) are expected to throw bullpen sessions this weekend in Seattle. . Reliever David Phelps left with an elbow issue. "This arm just doesn't want to get extended. It's frustrating," Phelps said. He will be examined this week in Seattle.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) will likely come off the DL "sometime between Sept. 1 and 4," Showalter said, adding that Hardy's recovery has been hampered by "spring training shoulder."
UP NEXT
Mariners: After a day off Thursday, Seattle opens a nine-game homestand with a series against Oakland. RHP Yovani Gallardo (4-10, 6.29 ERA) looks to turn the calendar with his first start of September after going 0-3 in August.
Orioles: Last-place Toronto comes to town Thursday to open a four-game series.
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore,Maryland
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Gamel popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Seager lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Haniger flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Jones flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini homered to center (429 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Davis singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Castillo doubled to left, Davis scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Gentry flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Heredia lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Motter singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Gamel singled to center, Motter to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Alonso walked, Gamel to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Cruz reached on infield single to second, Motter and Gamel scored, Alonso to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Canó singled to center, Alonso to third, Cruz to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Haniger doubled to left, Alonso and Cruz scored, Canó to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Castro relieved Jiménez. | 4 | 2 |
| Zunino singled to center, Canó and Haniger scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Heredia lined out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Machado safe at first on error by third baseman Seager. | 6 | 2 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Machado out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Motter grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Gamel grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Alonso grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Mancini popped out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to right center. | 6 | 2 |
| Castillo homered to left center (381 feet), Trumbo scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Gentry homered to left center (384 feet). | 6 | 5 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Canó lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Machado flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Schoop homered to left center (387 feet). | 6 | 6 |
| Jones singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Pagan relieved Miranda. | 6 | 6 |
| Mancini flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Haniger doubled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Zunino grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Heredia walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Motter grounded into double play, third to second to first, Heredia out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Emilio Pagan pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Castillo singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Gentry walked, Castillo to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Phelps relieved Pagan. | 6 | 6 |
| Beckham singled to right, Castillo to third, Gentry to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Machado sacrifice fly to right, Castillo scored, Gentry to third. | 6 | 7 |
| Schoop walked, Beckham to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Vincent relieved Phelps. | 6 | 7 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Richard Bleier pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Bleier relieved Castro. | 6 | 7 |
| Gamel lined out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| Valencia hit for Alonso. | 6 | 7 |
| O'Day relieved Bleier. | 6 | 7 |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| Cruz fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Vincent pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Valencia at first base. | 6 | 7 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 6 | 7 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Seager flied out to center. | 6 | 7 |
| Haniger homered to center (397 feet). | 7 | 7 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Seattle | SEA | BAL |
| Bergman relieved Vincent. | 7 | 7 |
| Castillo singled to right. | 7 | 7 |
| Gentry sacrificed to first, Castillo to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Joseph ran for Castillo. | 7 | 7 |
| Beckham lined into double play, shortstop to second, Joseph doubled off second. | 7 | 7 |
| Rzepczynski relieved Bergman. | 7 | 7 |
| Rzepczynski relieved Bergman. | 7 | 7 |
| Schoop singled to center, Joseph scored, Machado out at home. | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | SEA | BAL |
| Joseph catching. | 7 | 8 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 7 | 8 |
| Heredia grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 8 |
| Motter grounded out to third. | 7 | 8 |
| Segura hit for Gamel. | 7 | 8 |
| Segura singled to right. | 7 | 8 |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gamel LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .285 | .337 | .406 |
b-Segura PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .299 | .351 | .408 |
| Alonso 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .365 | .508 |
a-Valencia PH-1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .262 | .313 | .421 |
| Cruz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .287 | .371 | .547 |
| Canó 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .272 | .331 | .449 |
| Seager 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .254 | .323 | .437 |
| Haniger RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .248 | .343 | .432 |
| Zunino C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .231 | .311 | .475 |
| Heredia CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .272 | .338 | .377 |
| Motter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .205 | .268 | .349 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 129 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for Y Alonso in the 7th b-singled to right for B Gamel in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Alonso (21, Jiménez); Haniger 2 (17, Castro, Jiménez) HR: Haniger (9, 8th inning off Brach 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Cruz 2 (103), Haniger 3 (33), Zunino 2 (51) 2-out RBI: Haniger 3, Zunino 2 GIDP: Motter Mariners RISP: 4-9 (Haniger 1-1, Cruz 1-2, Zunino 1-2, Canó 1-2, Motter 0-1, Seager 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Seager (11, ground ball) Outfield Assist: Gamel (Machado at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 16,983 (36.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
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