Orioles Rally Past Phillies 6-4 to Stay Within Wild-Card Reach

In a Friday night contest, the Baltimore Orioles erased a two-run deficit with a four-run seventh inning to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4. Gunnar Henderson delivered a two-run triple that capped the rally, while pinch-hitter Christian Encarnación-Strand added a two-run double off reliever Orion Kerkering (1-6). The Orioles had previously trailed 2-0 and overcame a two-run gap two days earlier after rallying from seven down in a 10-9, 12-inning win at Detroit.

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• Gunnar Henderson: two-run triple in the seventh inning.

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• Christian Encarnación-Strand: two-run double in the same frame.

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• Pete Alonso: opened the game with his 23rd home run of the season for Baltimore.

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• Phillies hitters: J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner each hit solo homers; Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-2 with two walks after returning from illness.

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• Bullpen work: Orioles relievers Josh Walker, Anthony Núñez (3-2) and Yennier Cano combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings; Tyler Wells closed with a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

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• Starting pitchers: Philadelphia’s rookie Andrew Painter allowed two runs over six innings in his first start since June 17; Baltimore’s starter Tim Mayza surrendered the lead before Henderson’s hit.

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The victory kept Baltimore 2½ games behind Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot and extended Philadelphia’s losing streak to four games, dropping the Phillies to a 3-10 record since the All-Star break. The loss also left the Phillies still two games ahead of San Diego for the NL wild-card position.

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The next night’s schedule pits left-handed Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez (13-4, 2.74 ERA) against Orioles right-hander Shane Baz (4-9, 3.98 ERA), who is seeking his first win since June 12. Both pitchers will look to solidify their teams’ positions as the wild-card races tighten.

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