In a matchup that had baseball fans buzzing, Baltimore Orioles starter Brandon Young finally found the formula to keep Miami Marlins slugger Kyle Stowers from going deep—and it helped snap a losing skid for his team.

Stowers had been a thorn in Young's side, launching home runs in each of their three previous meetings. But Wednesday night at loanDepot park, the script flipped. Young held Stowers homer-less for the first time in their head-to-head history, and the Orioles walked away with a 7-4 win that extended Miami's losing streak to four games.

The game didn't start smoothly for Young. After building an early three-run lead, he faced Stowers with a runner on first and two outs in the bottom of the first. The Marlins' slugger jumped on a 93-mph four-seam fastball, singling to right field. Stowers and Connor Norby eventually came around to score, knotting the game at 3-3. Young left the mound frustrated, but he could take comfort in knowing Stowers hadn't taken him deep—a small victory in a tough inning.

The tide turned in the third. With the score tied, Young delivered an 87-mph splitter that Stowers grounded to the infield. Young fielded it cleanly and threw him out at first—the first time he'd ever retired Stowers in the majors. It was a breakthrough moment for the young pitcher.

In the fifth, with the Orioles holding a two-run lead, Young faced Stowers again. This time, he attacked with three straight splitters to build a 2-1 count, then mixed in a fastball before freezing Stowers with another four-seamer for a swinging strikeout to end the inning. Stowers finished the night 1-for-4, a far cry from his previous heroics against Young.

Young (3-1) went six strong innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits while striking out five and walking three. More importantly, he got Stowers out twice and kept him in the ballpark for all three at-bats—a milestone that shows just how much can change when a pitcher finds the right approach.