Brandon Young finally keeps Kyle Stowers homer-less, Orioles maintain Marlins' skid

Young certainly departed the mound in the first inning, frustrated over losing the early lead, but he could have taken solace in the fact that he didn't allow Stowers to slam another home run off him.

In their three previous head-to-head duels, Stowers connected on a trifecta of round-trippers.

Orioles' Brandon Young powers down Marlins' Kyle Stowers

With the series finale tied at 3-all in the third inning, Young delivered a single pitch, an 87-mph splitter, to accomplish something he'd never done as a major leaguer. He got Stowers out by fielding his grounder and throwing him out at first.

In the bottom of the fifth, Young attempted to hold a two-run lead and faced Stowers with two outs and the bases empty. The Orioles' starter opened with three consecutive splitters, generating a 2-1 count. After missing with a fastball, he came back with another four-seamer and Stowers whiffed, ending the frame.

Stowers, who opened the season injured, finished 1-for-4.

Young (3-1) worked six innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked three. He also got Stowers out twice and kept him in the ballpark all three at-bats.

For a change.