Orioles 3, Mariners 2
SEATTLE -- Adam Jones and Chris Davis each hit a home run, and Wei-Yin Chen pitched 7 1/3 solid innings, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
Chen (6-6) turned in a stellar outing at Safeco Field for the second year in a row, following up last year's eight innings of shutout ball with another dominant performance Monday. He allowed one run on three hits over 7 1/3 innings before closer Zach Britton came on to earn his 28th save of the season by pitching the final 1 2/3 innings.
Britton allowed an unearned run with two outs in the ninth, when what appeared to be the game-ending strikeout resulted in a run because the ball got away from catcher Caleb Joseph.
Davis drove in two runs, giving Baltimore a 2-1 lead with a fourth-inning single before taking reliever Mayckol Guaipe deep for his 30th home run of the season in the sixth. It marked the third time in four years that Davis has hit 30 homers in a season.
Jones hit a solo home run, his 18th of the season, in the first inning to give Baltimore a 1-0 lead.
The Orioles (57-54) had seven hits in the win, with four of them going for extra bases.
Seattle (52-61) managed just two runs on five hits. The Mariners haven't scored fewer than two runs in a game since July 19.
Seattle starter Vidal Nuno (0-1) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings in his second start of the season. The converted reliever struck out five without issuing a walk.
Mariners left fielder Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run. He also scored Seattle's second run on the passed-ball strikeout in the ninth.
Seattle stranded two runners in the eighth and had three baserunners in the ninth. Cruz was doubled up on a Robinson Cano grounder, and then Austin Jackson, who reached on the passed ball despite swinging at strike three, was stranded on first base when Jesus Montero struck out to end the game.
Both Baltimore home runs went to center field, with two fans sitting four seats apart attempting to catch each with a baseball cap. On both occasions, the ball and hat fell to the ground beneath the center field stands.
Seattle right fielder Nelson Cruz, a former Oriole, extended his hitting streak to a career-best 20 games with a fourth-inning single.
NOTES: Before Monday's game, the Orioles placed RHP Chaz Roe on the 15-day disabled list and recalled RHP Mychal Givens. Roe has bursitis in his right shoulder. ... Baltimore RHP Chris Tillman, who is scheduled to start Tuesday's game, is 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA over his past six starts. Tillman was originally scheduled to start Monday, but a tender ankle pushed him back a day while LHP Wei-Yin Chen was moved up to become Monday's starter. ... Seattle LF Franklin Gutierrez was in the lineup Monday after missing the entire Texas series with the flu.