Philadelphia Phillies vs Baltimore Orioles Match Player Stats On Jun 16, 2024

Gunnar Henderson drilled a home run in the first inning, one of four homers for the Baltimore Orioles on their way to defeating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Colton Cowser, Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg also homered in the first five innings, making it a rough game for Phillies starter Zack Wheeler.

Baltimore won the final two games of the series -- the only scheduled meetings of the season between two of the top teams in the big leagues -- after losing Friday night's opener in 11 innings.

Starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (8-2) gave the Orioles another strong outing, going six innings and surrendering two runs on seven hits. He struck out seven and walked two.

Philadelphia's Alec Bohm went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, finishing the series with eight hits. Phillies manager Rob Thomson wasn't around to see the end of the game after his ejection in the top of the sixth inning.

Wheeler (8-4) gave up four homers -- with Westburg's three-run shot in the fifth serving as the big blow -- among the nine hits he allowed in 4 1/3 innings. Baltimore scored in four of the first five innings, getting four runs in the fifth.

Henderson's 22nd homer of the season, which ranks second in the majors, marked his first home run of the Orioles' just-concluded six-game homestand.

Cowser hit his ninth home run of the year in the second, Rutschman's 14th blast came in the third and Westburg launched his 11th long ball in the fifth. That made the score 8-2.

Westburg and Cowser each finished with two hits.

Cionel Perez, Nick Vespi, Jacob Webb and Yennier Cano all worked out of the bullpen for Baltimore, with Cano notching his third save by recording the last out with the bases loaded.

Bohm hit an RBI single as part of a two-run Philadelphia fifth, and he added an RBI double in the seventh. Bryce Harper had two hits and a run for the Phillies.

--Field Level Media