Orioles secured a victory over Mariners thanks to Sugano

• Tomoyuki Sugano secured his 10th victory of the season.
• Mariners played their second match in a row.
• Orioles solidified their position in the playoff race.

In Baltimore, on September 14, 2025, rookie Tomoyuki Sugano achieved his 10th win, pitching 5 and 1/3 innings, the first match was delayed due to rain. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners with a score of 5-3.

Pitcher Julio Rodriguez hit a home run for Seattle, who then advanced in the second game after a series of eight victories. At this moment, the Mariners (67-55) are trailing 1.5 games behind the leader AL West, Houston.

Catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the league with 45 home runs, did not appear in the starting lineup for Seattle. He came in as a substitute in the ninth inning.

Sugano (10-5) secured his victory in two matches consecutively for the first time. The 35-year-old Japanese pitcher pitched 81 pitches and was substituted after a delay of 2 hours and 18 minutes.

After a relieved inning, Rodriguez delivered a fourth pitch to reliever Riko Garcia, hitting a two-run home run, which brought the Mariners to a 5-2 lead.

Reliever Dietrich Enns missed a single pitch from Randy Arozarena in the ninth inning, but Josh Naylor hit a home run after one pitch, marking his first save since September 20, 2021.

The Orioles advanced in the fourth inning when Jordan Westburg hit a wild pitch Logan Evans. Rayan Mountcastle scored from first base, and after the play, Daniel Johnson, Mountcastle missed when they executed a double play. Johnson ran to the base on a solitary strike Jeremy Jackson.

Baltimore added a two-run shot from Hannah Henderson and a sacrifice fly from Mountcastle in the fifth inning. Evans contributed three runs – two of which were earned – over four innings, which became the shortest exit in his career with 15 starts.

Key Moment

Reliever Kegan Akin forced Naylor to hit a ground ball to the second base, finishing the inning and maintaining a lead of 5-2.

Key Statistics

Sugano has won 3 of the last 4 matches with an ERA of 2.31.

Next

Reliever Luis Castillo with the Mariners (8-6, 3.19 ERA) will start the first match of a three-game series against New York Mets. Baltimore will not be hosting their pitchers in Houston on Friday.

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