BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Adley Rutschman drove in three runs and Tyler Wells threw three scoreless innings of relief as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Seattle took an early lead on Cole Young’s first-inning homer, but Baltimore exploded for six runs in the third. Colton Cowser homered, Rutschman doubled in two runs and Pete Alonso added a two-run homer. The Mariners answered with four runs in the fourth on homers by Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone and a Julio Rodríguez RBI single, but Rutschman’s fifth-inning single put Baltimore ahead for good. Wells (1-1) earned the win, allowing no hits and striking out four in three innings. Andrew Kittredge recorded his first save with a perfect ninth. Bryan Woo (5-5) took the loss. Attendance was 15,776 with a game time of 2:44. Baltimore improved to 33-37; Seattle fell to 36-34.

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles erupted for six runs in the third inning and held on for a 7-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, snapping a three-game losing streak and splitting the four-game series. Attendance was 15,776, and the game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes. Tyler Wells earned his first win of the season, allowing one hit and no runs over 1 1/3 innings of relief. Andrew Kittredge recorded his first save with a perfect ninth inning. Bryan Woo took the loss for Seattle, falling to 5-5 after giving up seven runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. The Mariners jumped ahead early. In the top of the first inning, leadoff batter Cole Young launched his fifth home run of the season, a line drive to right-center field, to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. Julio Rodriguez followed with a single, but Josh Naylor grounded into a double play, and Randy Arozarena struck out to end the inning. Seattle starter Bryan Woo worked around a clean first and second inning, striking out three Orioles in the first two frames. The Mariners threatened again in the third when Young singled and Rodriguez walked, but Naylor grounded out to end the inning. Baltimore’s offense came alive in the bottom of the third. Colton Cowser led off with his seventh home run of the season, a fly ball to left-center field, cutting the lead to 1-0. After Coby Mayo lined out, Jackson Holliday singled, and Taylor Ward singled to put runners at first and second. Gunnar Henderson walked to load the bases. Adley Rutschman then delivered the game’s pivotal hit, a double to right field that cleared the bases, scoring Ward and Henderson to give Baltimore a 4-1 lead. Pete Alonso followed with his 15th home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center field, extending the Orioles’ lead to 6-1. The rally ended when Samuel Basallo and Leody Taveras flied out. Seattle responded immediately in the top of the fourth. Arozarena walked, and Luke Raley crushed his 14th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field, cutting the deficit to 6-3. Dominic Canzone followed with his ninth home run, a solo shot to right-center field, making it 6-4. After two groundouts, Colt Emerson walked, and Young singled to put runners at first and second. Rodriguez singled to right field, scoring Emerson and trimming the lead to 6-5. Naylor flied out to end the inning. Baltimore added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth. Ward was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a groundout, and scored on a single by Rutschman, giving the Orioles a 7-5 lead. The run was charged to Woo, who was replaced after the inning. The Mariners threatened in the eighth inning when Miles Mastrobuoni and Jhonny Pereda singled to put runners at first and second with one out, but Colt Emerson grounded out to end the inning. In the ninth, Julio Rodriguez reached on a fielding error by third baseman Blaze Alexander and moved to second on a groundout, but Arozarena grounded out to shortstop to end the game. Seattle outhit Baltimore 9-7 but left seven runners on base. Rutschman went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Colton Cowser and Pete Alonso each homered for Baltimore. For Seattle, Cole Young had two hits and a home run, while Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone each homered. The Orioles improved to 33-37, while the Mariners fell to 36-34. Baltimore had lost the first two games of the series before winning the final two. Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Seattle 6, Baltimore 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Seattle a 53.90 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 12 went under the over-under line of 9.

BASEBALL PREVIEW: Mariners at Orioles BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Seattle Mariners look to extend their series win against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Seattle (36-32) has taken two of the first three games of this four-game set, including a 6-5, 10-inning victory Tuesday. Baltimore (31-37) aims to even the series after winning the opener 3-0 on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. EDT under cloudy skies with temperatures near 76 degrees. Right-hander Bryan Woo (5-4, 3.45 ERA) is the probable starter for the Mariners. Woo is coming off a quality start against the New York Mets on June 2, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts in an 8-3 win. The Orioles counter with right-hander Kyle Bradish (3-7, 4.82 ERA). Bradish took the loss in his last outing Tuesday against Seattle, surrendering three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings in the 6-5 defeat. Players to watch Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert has been dominant over his past four starts, posting a 4-0 record with a 1.52 ERA. In his most recent outing Tuesday at Baltimore, Gilbert earned the win with six innings of one-run ball, scattering three hits and striking out five. Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers has struggled recently, losing four of his past five decisions. In his last start Tuesday against Seattle, Rogers took a no-decision after allowing three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. Recent form Seattle has won four of its past five games overall. The Mariners’ offense has been led by designated hitter Randy Arozarena, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in Tuesday’s win, and catcher Mitch Garver, who also homered and drove in three runs. Baltimore has lost four of its past five. The Orioles’ bullpen has been a bright spot, with relievers Keegan Akin and Tyler Wells combining for 2 1/3 scoreless innings Tuesday. Series context The Mariners have outscored the Orioles 12-8 over the first three games of this series. A Seattle win Thursday would give them the series victory before heading to Washington for a three-game weekend set against the Nationals. Baltimore will host San Diego for three games beginning Friday before traveling to Seattle for a three-game series starting June 16. The line Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-4 Seattle victory. The Mariners are -1.5 favorites, with the over/under set at 9 runs.