The San Francisco Giants used a nice mixture of timely hitting and a stellar outing from starting pitcher Landen Roupp as the Giants defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Roupp worked six innings, giving up five hits and just one run (earned). Roupp walked two and struck out four, raising his record to 2-1 this season. Roupp now has an ERA of 3.24 on the season.
Orioles starter Shane Baz took the loss. Baz worked five innings, allowing nine hits and three runs (all earned). Baz walked two and struck out four, but the Giants' offense struck him hard.
In the top of the third inning, Willy Adames hit his second home run this season, a solo shot that put the Giants up 1-0 at that point.
Then, in the top of the fourth, Heliot Ramos' RBI single scored Casey Schmitt for a 2-0 Giants lead. Adames followed with his eighth double this season, knocking in Ramos and giving San Francisco a 3-0 edge. The Orioles scored in the bottom of the fourth on Leody Taveras' RBI double.
The Giants added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning. Schmitt's two-out double to left scored Matt Chapman and San Francisco went up 4-1. Jung Hoo Lee, on an 0-2 pitch, slugged his first home run this season. It was a two-run shot, bringing home Schmitt and giving San Francisco a 6-1 edge.
But Baltimore was thinking about a comeback in the bottom of the ninth. Gunnar Henderson smoked a two-run home run, putting the Orioles within 6-3 with two outs. The Orioles, though, could not add any additional runs and that sewed up the win for the Giants.
Giants relief pitcher Blade Tidwell gave up Henderson's homer, but escaped further damage and helped San Francisco open this three-game series with a victory.
The Giants and Orioles continue their weekend series on Saturday before wrapping things up with a Sunday matchup.
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