NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Monday night at Citi Field, taking the series opener on Gunnar Henderson’s eighth-inning home run.
Heston Kjerstad doubled home Jackson Holliday in the second for a 1-0 lead. A.J. Ewing tied it in the fourth with his 10th home run. Henderson answered in the eighth with his 23rd homer, a go-ahead shot to right-center.
Brandon Young started for Baltimore and worked five innings with one earned run, six strikeouts, and five walks. Jonah Tong worked six innings with one unearned run and six strikeouts for New York. Neither starter took a decision. Yennier Cano earned the win (3-3). Dedniel Núñez took the loss (1-1). Rico Garcia closed for his ninth save.
League records after the game: Baltimore 73-78, New York Mets 69-81. The clubs continue at Citi Field on Tuesday with first pitch listed for 7:10 p.m. Eastern on the Orioles schedule board.
Mid-Shore readers following the club get Monday’s one-run win on the Queens road date.
| Line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Source: MLB
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