Orioles 6-2 Giants (Apr 12, 2026) Game Recap

BALTIMORE — — Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer, Pete Alonso additionally drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Sunday.

Baltimore has gained 5 of six video games and moved above .500 for the primary time since its opening day victory.

Casey Schmitt homered off the foul pole in left within the ninth inning as a part of a three-hit day for the Giants, who dropped two of three to the Orioles.

Baltimore starter Cade Povich (1-0) retired the primary 12 batters and yielded one run in 6 2/3 innings on his twenty sixth birthday. The left-hander allowed 5 hits and no walks and struck out 5.

Basallo ripped Adrian Houser’s two-out sinker into the Baltimore bullpen in left-center to attain Alonso within the first inning. It was Basallo’s second homer of the season.

Alonso chased Houser (0-2) with a two-run double down the left-field line within the fifth. Houser gave up 4 runs and struck out three in 4 2/3 innings.

Baltimore’s Coby Mayo had an RBI single within the sixth, and Colton Cowser’s bases-loaded infield single within the seventh made it 6-1.

San Francisco second baseman Luis Arraez sat out after leaving Saturday night time’s sport with a bruised proper wrist.

“I think with a day off tomorrow, it makes sense if we can get through today’s game without using him, you get almost three days of recovery so he can get to feeling great instead of just good enough to play,” Giants supervisor Tony Vitello stated.

Up subsequent

The Giants’ highway journey continues Tuesday when LHP Robbie Ray (2-1, 2.08 ERA) begins the opener of a three-game sequence at Cincinnati.

Baltimore has not introduced its pitching plans for Monday’s sequence opener towards visiting Arizona.

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