 over the right-field wall for a 2-1 lead.Davis' playing time has been cut on a rebuilding team, so between that and his lack of power this year, it was his first home run since Aug. 28 in Washington.Before the game, Davis' situation was addressed by first-year general manager Mike Elias, who insisted that the one-time slugger would be at spring training next year but noted, ''It's a really frustrating situation. It's one of the many things that we stepped into and have inherited and are working on.'' Orioles left-hander John Means (11-11) allowed one run and seven hits over seven sharp innings in the penultimate start of an All-Star rookie season. He walked one and struck out four, including Domingo Santana with his final pitch.Richard Bleier finished for his fourth save in a game that took only 2 hours, 11 minutes.Gonzales gave up two runs and three hits over seven innings. He was 7-0 over 19 starts in his career in September and October.Both teams scored in the first inning before the starting pitchers found their groove.Shed Long opened the game with a triple and scored on a single by J. P. Crawford for Seattle, and the Orioles tied it on an RBI double by Renato Nunez.TRUMBO FINALE?Mark Trumbo got the start in what will almost certainly be his final home game with the Orioles.Trumbo worked from spring training through August to rehabilitate his knee following offseason surgery. He came off the injured list in September to complete the three-year contract he signed in January 2017.The 33-year-old doesn't fit into the Orioles rebuild, but that doesn't necessarily mean his career is over.''He hasn't indicated to me that he's retiring or that he's done playing,'' manager Brandon Hyde said.ATTENDANCE DOWNA crowd of 17,540 brought the final attendance figure at Camden Yards to 1,307,807, lowest in a non-strike shortened season since 1978.The Orioles drew 1,564,192 last year.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: Reliever Austin Adams was to have an MRI on his left knee after twisting it on Saturday night. Manager Scott Servais said initial tests showed the knee to be stable. ... Tom Murphy was at DH after being struck in the head by a backswing one night earlier. ''He is feeling it this morning,'' Servais said.Orioles: Trey Mancini did not start because of a bruised leg that Hyde labeled ''pretty beat up.'' UP NEXTMariners: A trip back home comes with Monday off before Seattle launches its final homestand Tuesday against playoff-bound Houston.Orioles: RHP Chandler Shepherd (0-0, 4.91 ERA) gets the start Monday night in the opener of a three-game set in Toronto.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
O's hope to end home season on high note vs. M'sFLMThe Baltimore Orioles will try to bounce back from a tough loss and end their home season on a good note Sunday when they take on the Seattle Mariners in the finale of their three-game series.Seattle rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 and pulled out a 7-6 victory in 13 innings Saturday night on an odd play. Mallex Smith scored all the way from second base on pinch hitter Tim Lopes' infield single to snap a 6-6 tie in the top of the 13th.Baltimore has lost numerous games thanks to bullpen problems late in contests, and it's happened a few times this week against Toronto and now Seattle. The Orioles have hit the ball effectively, but they can't hold leads.On Saturday, Mychal Givens had a 4-3 lead but gave up a three-run homer in the eighth (to J. P. Crawford). Rookie Austin Hays hit a two-run homer for Baltimore that tied the game in that inning and sent it to overtime. Pitcher Tanner Scott then couldn't catch a soft toss from second baseman Hanser Alberto at first with two outs in the 13th on a Smith grounder, and that error began the game-winning rally.The Orioles must improve their bullpen in 2020 and beyond as part of their rebuilding effort, and that's something manager Brandon Hyde and management have discussed, the skipper told MASN.com Saturday."Hopefully going forward we'll have some guys in here who are a little bit more consistent out of the bullpen, and you know that they're going to come in and throw strikes and you know that they're going to come in and pound the strike zone and attack hitters and have stuff to get guys out," Hyde said. "But this (year) it just didn't happen." The teams have split the first two games of this series, and the Orioles will be attempting to win their first series since taking two of three from Kansas City in late August.John Means (10-11, 3.65 ERA) starts for Baltimore against Seattle left-hander Marco Gonzales (16-11, 4.14) in the Sunday series finale.Means has been pitching much better after slumping a bit following his July All-Star game appearance. But he gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings and took the loss last Sunday in Detroit. Means has never faced the Mariners.Gonzales has no record and a 10.57 ERA in two career appearances versus Baltimore.The Mariners have now won six of seven after their come-from-behind victory on Saturday. Smith's speed helped Seattle to the winning run in the 13th.After he reached on the error, Smith stole second and then scored from there on the Lopes grounder. Smith now has 45 stolen bases this season and leads the major leagues in that category-- the steal was crucial to letting him score from second.Manager Scott Servais told MLB.com after Saturday's game that pitcher Austin Adams hyperextended his left knee in the 7-6 win and will have an MRI on Sunday. They don't believe anything was torn, but Adams needed to be helped off the field after the injury that happened while he was trying to cover first in the seventh.Rookie sensation Kyle Lewis kept on hitting in Saturday's win. He went 2-for-5 and now is 15-for-45 since coming up on Sept. 10.His .333 average and 45 at-bats include six homers and 12 RBI, and Lewis keeps impressing Servais."I think the biggest thing with Kyle is they just made sure he stayed on the field this year," Servais said to MLB.com earlier in this series. "There are areas in his game -- defense, base-running -- where he has a lot of growth left. But we certainly like what we've seen at the plate. He's handled his at-bats very well. He's off to a great start." --Field Level Media
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