BALTIMORE -- As Orioles manager Buck Showalter likes to say: delayed, not denied.
Mark Trumbo's 12th-inning walkoff homer kept the Orioles right in the thick of the American League Wild Card race Friday night, leading Baltimore to a 3-2, 12-inning win over the D-backs in a four-hour series opener.
Backed by six scoreless innings from the bullpen, the Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak and stayed one-half game behind Detroit for the AL's second Wild Card spot. It marked just their third victory in their last nine home games.
Brittany Ghiroli has covered the Orioles for MLB.