A 10-3 victory over the National League East-leading New York Mets came two days removed from their largest scoring output in six seasons and gave the Orioles their fifth win in six June games. Like Sunday’s 18-5 drubbing of the Cleveland Indians, they got production from throughout the lineup.
A bottom of the order that has been particularly fruitless featured some of Baltimore’s top performances Tuesday. In his first game since being activated off the bereavement list, second baseman Pat Valaika doubled twice and drove in three out of the eighth spot in manager Brandon Hyde’s lineup. Seven-hole hitter Maikel Franco matched Valaika’s RBI total with one swing, a three-run home run in the fifth inning that was only the sixth in Camden Yards history to reach the second deck in left field.