BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Brandon Young pitched seven strong innings and Jackson Holliday hit a grand slam as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Young allowed two hits, no earned runs and struck out five to improve to 5-1. Holliday went 1 for 4 with four RBIs. Pete Alonso added a solo homer and Leody Taveras had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, which improved to 32-37. Seattle starter George Kirby struck out 10 but gave up three earned runs on seven hits in six innings, falling to 5-6. Josh Naylor drove in the Mariners’ only runs with a single in the eighth. Seattle fell to 36-33. Baltimore scored three runs in the sixth on doubles by Taveras and Blaze Alexander, then added four in the seventh on Holliday’s grand slam. Seattle scored twice in the eighth but could not overcome the deficit. Attendance was 13,483, and the game lasted 2 hours, 25 minutes.

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Brandon Young pitched seven scoreless innings and Jackson Holliday delivered a grand slam in the seventh as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 32-37, while the Mariners fell to 36-33 after dropping the middle game of a three‑game series. Baltimore had lost the first two games of the set, 6‑5 in 10 innings Tuesday and 6‑3 on Monday. Young, who entered with a 4‑1 record, scattered two hits, walked one and struck out five over seven innings. He retired the first eight batters he faced and faced only one runner in scoring position through the first five innings. The right‑hander allowed his first hit when Dominic Canzone singled with two outs in the second, but Young stranded him by striking out Miles Mastrobuoni. The only other Seattle hit off Young came in the third on a Cole Young single, but he was left on base when Josh Naylor grounded out. George Kirby started for Seattle and took the loss, falling to 5‑6. Kirby allowed three runs on five hits and three walks over six innings, striking out six. He worked around a leadoff single in the second when Leody Taveras was caught stealing, and escaped a bases‑loaded jam in the third by striking out Pete Alonso and Leody Taveras after a Sam Huff single and walks to Taylor Ward and Gunnar Henderson loaded the bases. The game remained scoreless through five innings as both pitchers dominated. Seattle managed only two hits through the first five frames and did not advance a runner past second base. Baltimore also struggled to generate offense, stranding six runners through the first five innings. The Orioles broke through in the sixth. Alonso led off with his 14th home run of the season, a solo shot to center field. Colton Cowser walked and Taveras doubled to right‑center, scoring Cowser to tie the game at 1‑1. After Jackson Holliday and Tyler O’Neill struck out, Blaze Alexander drove a ground‑rule double to right‑center that scored Taveras and gave Baltimore a 2‑1 lead. Sam Huff struck out to end the inning. Baltimore extended its lead with a four‑run seventh keyed by Holliday’s third home run of the season. Taylor Ward walked to start the inning. Gunnar Henderson flied out, but Alonso singled to right, moving Ward to second. Cowser popped out on the infield fly rule, but Taveras walked to load the bases. Holliday then launched a grand slam to right‑center, scoring Ward, Alonso and Taveras to make it 6‑1. O’Neill doubled, and Alexander reached on catcher interference by Mitch Garver before Huff flied out to end the inning. Seattle scored twice in the eighth against Baltimore reliever Grant Wolfram. Mastrobuoni singled to center, Patrick Wisdom walked and Cole Young grounded out, advancing both runners. Julio Rodríguez grounded out to second, scoring Mastrobuoni, and Josh Naylor singled to right, scoring Wisdom to cut the deficit to 6‑2. Randy Arozarena struck out to end the inning. Yennier Cano pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for Baltimore, striking out two. The Mariners went quietly in the ninth. Luke Raley grounded out, Dominic Canzone grounded out and Mitch Garver struck out on a foul tip against Cano. Baltimore outhit Seattle 11‑4. Alonso finished 2‑for‑5 with a home run and an RBI. Taveras went 2‑for‑3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Tyler O’Neill was 2‑for‑4 with two doubles. Alexander was 1‑for‑3 with a double and an RBI. Henderson walked once and singled in four at‑bats. Ward walked twice and singled in three plate appearances. Cowser went 0‑for‑3 with a walk. For Seattle, Canzone singled, Mastrobuoni singled, Cole Young singled and Naylor singled. Naylor had the only RBI for Seattle. The Mariners struck out nine times and walked three. The game was played in 2 hours, 25 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 13,483. Seattle had won four of its previous five games entering Wednesday. Baltimore had lost six of its previous seven. The Mariners next play at Baltimore on Thursday, then travel to Washington for a three‑game series against the Nationals. The Orioles host Seattle again Thursday, then welcome the San Diego Padres for a weekend series. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Seattle 6, Baltimore 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Seattle a 54.40 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus‑1.5.

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Seattle Mariners seek a third straight victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, where the visiting club has dominated the early portion of this four-game series. Seattle (35-32) took the first two games 6-3 on Monday and 3-1 on Tuesday, outscoring Baltimore 9-4. Right-hander George Kirby (5-5) takes the mound for the Mariners looking to extend his team’s momentum. The Orioles (31-36) counter with right-hander Brandon Young (4-1), who will aim to stop Baltimore’s slide after dropping five of its past seven. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. under cloudy skies, with temperatures near 78 degrees. A player to watch for Seattle is right-hander Emerson Hancock, who has been outstanding over his past five starts, all but one of them victories. He earned the win in Monday’s series opener, allowing one earned run on three hits over five innings with three strikeouts. Hancock has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his past five outings, a stretch that includes a dominant six-inning, one-hit shutout of the Athletics on May 26. For Baltimore, Trey Gibson is a key figure after struggling in Monday’s loss, giving up three earned runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Gibson’s only other recent appearance came May 27, when he held Tampa Bay to one earned run over 5 2/3 innings. The Orioles need a stronger performance from their bullpen after allowing Seattle to score in five of the first six innings Tuesday. Seattle’s offense has been fueled by first baseman Josh Naylor, who drove in four runs Monday on a home run and two other hits. The Mariners took two of three from Detroit over the weekend and have won four of their past six games overall. Baltimore dropped two of three at Toronto over the weekend and has struggled to generate consistent offense, scoring three or fewer runs in six of its past nine games. Interstat’s game simulation projects Seattle as a 6-4 winner. The Mariners are installed as a -1.5 favorite on the run line, with an over/under of 9 total runs. The series concludes Thursday before both teams head to new destinations: Seattle visits Washington for a weekend series, while Baltimore hosts San Diego.