Adrian Del Castillo drilled a two-run home run in the 10th inning as part of his five-RBI outing as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Wednesday afternoon.
Del Castillo’s one-out shot to center field was a rocket traveling an estimated 420 feet on the offering from Tyler Wells, a 94 mph fastball, and sparked the Diamondbacks to their second victory in a row as they claimed the rubber game of the three-game series.
Jeremiah Jackson homered and knocked in three runs for the Orioles.
There was never more than a one-run margin for either team until Del Castillo’s homer. Nolan Arenado singled in another run later in the 10th and Juan Morillo recorded his first save for Arizona.
Ryan Thompson (1-0) was the winning pitcher with one shutout inning in relief.
Del Castillo, who also had a two-run triple, matched his RBI total from his first six games of the season combined. Through nine innings, all nine players in Arizona’s batting order collected at least one hit, with Corbin Carroll singling twice.
Orioles starter Kyle Bradish lasted six innings. He was charged with four runs on eight hits in the longest of his four starts this season. Wells (0-1) had his first decision in eight outings this season.
Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up four runs in five innings in his roughest outing this year. He allowed six hits and issued four walks as his pitch count climbed.
The Orioles opened the scoring with a second-inning run on Sam Huff’s double on his first big-league at-bat of the season.
Del Castillo’s two-out triple put the Diamondbacks ahead in the third inning. The Orioles pulled even on Jackson’s two-out single in the bottom of the inning.
Jorge Barrosa doubled in a run in the fourth. Jackson’s two-out blast provided the Orioles a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
The Diamondbacks were even again on Alek Thomas’ groundout in the sixth.
The Diamondbacks broke a 4-4 tie on Del Castillo’s groundout in the seventh inning. Pinch hitter Leondy Taveras singled to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
