CLEVELAND \u2014 Gunnar Henderson singled in Alex Jackson with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Charlie Morton matched his longest start of the season, helping the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Henderson\u2019s liner to right came against Erik Sabrowski, giving the loss to Guardians starter Logan Allen (6-9). The Orioles won for the second time in nine games and avoided a four-game series sweep.<\/p>\n
Morton (6-8) went 6 2\/3 innings and threw a season-high 107 pitches, giving up three runs while striking out seven. Gregory Soto tossed a clean ninth for his first save, filling in for injured closer F\u00e9lix Bautista, who is on the injured list with right shoulder discomfort.<\/p>\n
Steven Kwan hit a pair of solo homers and Nolan Jones had a sacrifice fly for Cleveland, which is 11-3 since July 7 and wrapped up its homestand with five wins in seven contests. The Guardians\u2019 current surge came immediately after they lost 10 straight.<\/p>\n
Baltimore took a 3-0 lead in the first on Ram\u00f3n Laureano\u2019s two-run homer and an RBI double by Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas. Allen lost for the fifth time in his last six starts.<\/p>\n
Kwan went deep in the third and fifth, both to right field, for his first multi-homer game in the majors.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Jackson doubled with one out in the seventh, prompting Guardians manager Stephen Vogt to replace Allen with Sabrowski. The left-hander walked Jordan Westburg before giving up Henderson\u2019s RBI single.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
Laureano hit three homers in the series. He only had two home runs in 38 home games as a member of the Guardians before being released on May 25, 2024.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Orioles: RHP Dean Kremer (8-7, 4.06 ERA) starts today against Colorado in the opener of a seven-game homestand.<\/p>\n
Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.54 ERA) pitches Friday to begin a three-game series in Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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