Orioles beat Marlins, 7-4, as Pete Alonso’s 3-run HR backs Brandon Young

TL;DR

The Orioles defeated the Marlins 7-4, with Pete Alonso hitting a three-run homer and extending his hitting streak to seven games. Brandon Young secured his first quality start of the season despite a shaky first inning.

Key points

Orioles won 7-4 against the Marlins
Pete Alonso hit a three-run home run
Brandon Young achieved his first quality start
Dylan Beavers and Adley Rutschman contributed with RBI doubles
Alonso extended his hitting streak to seven games

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MIAMI — The first inning of the Orioles’ game Wednesday was a wash.

Pete Alonso got things started with a three-run home run, extending his hitting streak to seven games with his seventh long ball of the season. The Miami Marlins answered right back with three runs off Orioles starter Brandon Young, all scored with two outs.

The teams essentially played an eight-inning game from there, and Baltimore pulled out the 7-4 victory on three RBI doubles — one by Dylan Beavers and two for Adley Rutschman — and a run-scoring triple off the bat of Blaze Alexander. Young shook off the rough first frame and retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced to post six innings for his first quality start of the year and the Orioles’ first since Thursday.

Alonso, fresh off scoring four runs in the club’s 9-7 win Tuesday, got ahold of a fastball from Marlins starter Eury Pérez and crushed it 407 feet to left-center field. The Orioles’ prized offseason acquisition is 9 for 25 (.360) with three home runs and four doubles since the start of his hitting streak, rounding into form after a slow start to the season.

His blast gave Baltimore (17-20) an early cushion that Young immediately squandered. After recording two quick outs to start the frame, he allowed five straight Marlins to reach base, with center fielder Jakob Marsee and right fielder Owen Caissie accounting for the damage via a two-run double and RBI single, respectively.

It was the latest example of a frustrating trend for the Orioles: They’ve scored three or more runs in an inning 16 times this season and allowed at least one run in the frame that immediately followed on 10 of those occasions.

Q&A

What did Pete Alonso achieve in the Orioles vs Marlins game?

Pete Alonso hit a three-run home run, extending his hitting streak to seven games.

How did Brandon Young perform in the game against the Marlins?

Brandon Young posted six innings and secured his first quality start of the year after a rough first inning.

What was the final score of the Orioles vs Marlins game?

The final score was Orioles 7, Marlins 4.