D-backs vs Orioles Recap: Late Comeback Sparks 4-3 Victory

Tuesday night brought the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles together in a close matchup. The Orioles played at home in Baltimore, and the final score was 4–3 for Arizona. Arizona started Merrill Kelly on the mound, and Baltimore started Trevor Rogers. Early the Orioles led 2–0 after the second and third innings. The game shifted in the fifth when Arizona scored four runs to take the lead. Fans watched the ball fly and pitchers battle. This game showed Arizona's offense finding power and Baltimore trying to answer late. The score stayed 4–3 until the final out.

Baltimore struck first in the second inning when Basallo homered to center. That blast put the Orioles ahead 1–0 and energized the crowd. In the third inning Baltimore added another run on a bases-loaded walk that scored Ward, making it 2–0. Arizona answered in the fifth with a huge swing. Vargas homered to left center while McCann and Barrosa scored, and that made the score 3–2. Then Fernandez doubled to center, allowing Perdomo to score and extending the lead to 4–2. The fifth inning was the turning point because Arizona scored four runs in two big plays.

Baltimore tried to rally in the eighth inning with two outs and runners on first and third. Taveras hit a single to center, and Alonso scored to make it 4–3. That hit put pressure on Arizona, but the Diamondbacks kept the lead going into the ninth. No more runs scored after the eighth, so Arizona preserved the 4–3 win. After the game Arizona's record moved to 9–8 and Baltimore's record became 9–7. Arizona still has questions about late-inning pitching, while Baltimore showed fight but fell short in a tight game.