BALTIMORE — Gunnar Henderson hit his eighth first-round home run of the season, and three more Orioles sent it deep into the outfield off Zack Wheeler to help Baltimore beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Sunday.
The pitchers’ duel between Wheeler (8-4) and Corbin Burnes (8-2) didn’t live up to expectations, but it was still an eventful series finale before a third consecutive sellout at Camden Yards. Phillies manager Rob Thompson was ejected in the top of the sixth, and after that, the game was paused for a few seconds on multiple occasions due to the noise of airplanes flying overhead related to the Week of the Week celebration. the Fleet in Baltimore.
Wheeler had never allowed more than three home runs in a game, but the Orioles hit one in four of his five innings on the mound. In the bottom of the first inning, Henderson broke a tie with Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies – who led off Friday night’s game with a home run – for most home runs hit in the first inning of a game.
Colton Cowser, Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg each contributed home runs. Cuban Yennier Canó obtained his third save.
For the Orioles, Venezuelan Anthony Santander went 1 for 4 with one RBI and one run scored. Mexican Ramón Urías 4-1.
For the Phillies, Dominican Cristian Pache is 1-1. Panamanian Edmundo Sosa 5-1.
