Scott's slam helps Orioles rally past Mariners

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05/13/2010 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Scott hit his second career grand slam in the eighth inning to help the Baltimore Orioles take a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a three-game set at Camden Yards.

Corey Patterson hit a solo home run while Ty Wigginton went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for the Orioles, who won the last two games of the series after dropping the opener.

Kevin Millwood went 6 2/3 innings in the start and was charged with five runs on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Mark Hendrickson (1-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win while Alfredo Simon earned his fifth save of the season.

Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, while Mike Sweeney and Michael Saunders each added a solo shot for the Mariners, who have won just two of their last 12 games.

Felix Hernandez was superb in the start, as he gave up one run on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts over seven innings.

Seattle had a four-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth, but it melted away with Brandon League (3-3) on the mound. Patterson crushed a pitch into the right field stands to start the inning. Adam Jones then struck out, but made it to first on a wild strike three. Nick Markakis then singled and, after a fielder's choice groundout from Miguel Tejada, Wigginton walked to load the bases. Scott then stepped to the plate and hit the first pitch he saw over the left-center wall for a 6-5 lead.

Simon took the mound in the ninth and got the first out, but then hit Josh Wilson with a pitch to put the tying run on base. Ken Griffey worked a pinch- hit walk, but Saunders struck out swinging. Suzuki then drove a pitch to left that dropped in, but Patterson came up with the ball, gunned it to home and Craig Tatum applied the tag to Wilson to end the game.

Millwood retired the first nine batters he faced before Suzuki led off the fourth with a single. A sacrifice bunt from Chone Figgins moved Suzuki to second, but Seattle was unable to advance him any further.

Baltimore worked a run across the plate in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Markakis drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Tejada's groundout advanced Markakis to third and Wigginton followed with a bloop single to right for a 1-0 lead.

Seattle, though, answered with three runs in the fifth. Ryan Langerhans led off with a double and came home three batters later on Saunders' single. Suzuki followed by smacking a 2-0 pitch just over the wall in right-center for a 3-1 lead.

The Mariners made it a 4-1 game in the sixth, when Sweeney hit the first pitch he saw over the center field wall. It was his first homer of the season.

Patterson led off the Baltimore sixth with a double and advanced to third on a Jones groundout, but he was stranded there after Markakis grounded out and Tejada struck out to end the frame.

Saunders' solo homer in the seventh gave Seattle a 5-1 lead.

Game Notes

Baltimore continues its homestand with a three-game set against Cleveland starting Friday...Seattle next plays at Tampa Bay for a three-game series...It was the first grand slam of the season for Baltimore...Seattle has taken four of six against Baltimore this season.

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