Jeremiah Jackson hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in Cleveland. The Orioles overcame a six-run deficit after being shut out through seven innings. Manager Craig Albernaz made key pinch-hitting moves to spark the late offensive surge.
The Orioles trailed 4-0 entering the eighth inning, held scoreless by Cleveland's pitching through the first seven frames. Guardians right-hander Shawn Armstrong loaded the bases with no outs, issuing walks to Taylor Ward and Dylan Beavers while hitting Pete Alonso with a pitch. Albernaz then pinch-hit Johnathan Rodríguez for Samuel Basallo against left-hander Erik Sabrowski, and Rodríguez delivered a sacrifice fly on the first pitch to score the Orioles' first run, making it 4-1. Leody Taveras walked to reload the bases, and pinch-hitter Weston Wilson replaced Colton Cowser, ripping a two-run double off the left-field wall to pull Baltimore within 4-3. Sabrowski struck out Coby Mayo before the Guardians turned to Connor Brogdon, who surrendered Jackson's three-run homer to left field, his fifth of the season and first since atoning for an earlier error. Jackson has been scorching hot, batting .406 with 13 RBIs over his last eight games, including all five homers in the past seven. Earlier, Jackson's misplay on Steven Kwan's grounder in the seventh inning helped spark Cleveland's rally, capped by Daniel Schneemann's grand slam that accounted for all the Guardians' runs. This win echoed Baltimore's comeback from a six-run deficit against Arizona on Monday.
