Orioles edge Athletics 4-3 in ten-inning thriller

Kittredge seals victory in extra frames

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Sacramento Athletics 4-3 in ten innings on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Sutter Health Park. Andrew Kittredge recorded the winning decision, while Alex Hoppe earned the save. The Orioles improved their record to 66-69, while the Athletics fell to 53-82. Attendance at the venue was 7,228.

Orioles build early lead

The visitors struck first in the second inning. Beavers singled to right, allowing Mayo to score and extending the lead to 1-0. Taveras then scored on an error, with Narváez reaching safely on a fielding error by pitcher Lopez, making the score 2-0.

Brandon Young started for Baltimore, pitching seven innings. He allowed five hits and one earned run while walking one batter and striking out four. Rico Garcia pitched 0.2 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run.

Yennier Cano pitched 0.1 innings without allowing hits or earned runs.

Athletics rally but fall short

The home team responded in the seventh inning when Heim homered to right, narrowing the gap to 2-1. In the eighth, Butler singled to left, scoring Bolte and tying the game at 2-2. Jacob Lopez started for Sacramento, pitching five innings.

He allowed three hits and one earned run while walking three batters and striking out six. Scott Blewett pitched two innings, allowing one hit and one walk without an earned run. Luis Medina pitched one inning, retiring two batters on strikes without allowing hits or earned runs.

Hogan Harris pitched one inning, allowing one walk and one hit without an earned run.

Deciding runs in the tenth

The decisive runs came in the top of the tenth inning. Mayo singled to right, scoring Narváez and making it 3-2. Encarnacion-Strand then singled to right, scoring Henderson and extending the lead to 4-2.

The Athletics managed one insurance run when Gelof singled to center, scoring Williams and cutting the deficit to 4-3. Brady Basso took the loss, pitching one inning and allowing two hits, one earned run, and one walk while striking out two. The game concluded with the Orioles holding their 4-3 advantage.

Sources

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