Josh Naylor walked into Camden Yards and immediately made enemies. 🔥⚾
June 8 — Mariners 6, Orioles 3. Baltimore.
Naylor came into this series fresh off a controversy in Detroit — a collision with Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle on Friday, then getting plunked on Saturday. New city. Same energy.
Tied 1-1 in the 5th. Bases loaded. Anthony Nunez delivered a fastball high and inside. Naylor turned on it and just snuck it over the tall wall in right field at Camden Yards. Grand slam. 5-1 Mariners. Game over.
"I think I hit it in the right area, and I guess that's the name of the game in the bigs — hit it where they're not," Naylor said after.
His 7th homer of the season. 4 RBI on the night. Going 7-for-17 (.412) since Seattle opened their 10-game road trip. The guy who started the season 6-for-59 (.102) is officially awake. 👀
The AL West Leaders Keep Rolling
Randy Arozarena added 3 hits including a run-scoring single in the 8th. Emerson Hancock was brilliant — 5 innings, 1 run, 3 strikeouts. Andrés Muñoz closed it out for his 10th save.
The Orioles? 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Three straight losses for the first time since getting swept by Tampa Bay in May. Pete Alonso went 0-for-5. Colton Cowser went 0-for-5.
Seattle is AL West leaders. 10 wins in their last 13 games.
Most Dangerous Hitter Nobody Is Talking About?
Six weeks ago, Josh Naylor was hitting .102. Now he's hitting grand slams in enemy stadiums and making the AL West race even more interesting.
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