Giants vs Orioles Recap: Battered Giants Fall to Balti more’s 6-2 Win

The San Francisco Giants visited the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, April 12 at the Orioles' home park. The Orioles won the game 6–2, and Baltimore scored early to set the tone. Both teams wanted a win to build momentum, and pitching was expected to matter for each club. The Giants started Adrian Houser for his team, while Cade Povich started for Baltimore. The first inning changed the game when Baltimore scored two runs on a big hit. From there, the Orioles used steady hitting and smart baserunning to stay ahead for most of the afternoon.

Baltimore jumped ahead in the first inning when Basallo homered to left-center and Alonso also scored, giving Baltimore a 2–0 lead. That two-run blast came with two outs and put the Orioles in control early. San Francisco answered in the fifth inning when Susac singled to center and Schmitt scored, making it 2–1. Immediately after, Alonso doubled to left and both Henderson and Ward scored, stretching the lead to 4–1. Those fifth-inning plays showed how quickly the momentum shifted back to Baltimore, because timely hitting with two outs pushed runs across and forced the Giants to chase the game.

In the sixth inning Mayo singled to center and Taveras scored, making it 5–1 and widening the Orioles' lead. In the seventh, Cowser reached on an infield single and Ward scored, pushing the score to 6–1. The Giants fought back in the ninth when Schmitt homered to left and the ball soared over the wall, cutting the lead to 6–2 with one out. The Orioles finished strong and held on for the win, improving to 8–7 while the Giants fell to 6–10. This game showed Baltimore's clutch hitting and Baltimore's pitching holding the lead when it mattered.