And even a two-hour, 18-minute delay forcing them to go to their bullpen for the last 3 2/3 innings didnât ruin it as the Orioles beat the Mariners 5-3 Thursday to win the series at Camden Yards.
Mountcastleâs home run, plus Adley Rutschmanâs two-run shot and Tomoyuki Suganoâs stellar seven-inning start, led the Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Athletics.
They evened the series at Wrigley Field and perhaps more important breathed a sigh of relief after an emotional trade deadline that saw nearly all of their clubhouse leaders sent away.
âWe always had the thought that weâd been in it for the long run,â Mullins said in March as he looked around an Oriolesâ spring training clubhouse filled with unfamiliar faces.