The series is now tied at one game apiece following Baltimore’s late rally for a 3-1 win. Gunner Henderson came off the bench and stroked a two-run pinch hit home run in the bottom of the eighth to propel the O’s to the win. David Peterson (7IP, 1ER) and Charlie Morton (6IP, 1ER) engaged in a pitchers’ duel until Henderson’s heroics.

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Tomoyuki Sugano tossed six innings of three-run ball and Jordan Westburg drove in three runs for the Baltimore Orioles

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as New York Mets starter Clay Holmes must fix this glaring stat. As the New York Mets start a three-game series tonight against the Baltimore Orioles, they will have their first-year starter, Clay Holmes, on the mound for them.