NEW YORK — James McCann homered and drove in three runs against his former team to help power the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Mets 9-5 on Tuesday night.
Anthony Santander opened the scoring in the first inning with his 37th homer, a two-run shot off struggling Jose Quintana (6-9). Ramón Urías and Eloy Jiménez also had RBIs for the Orioles, who moved into first place in the AL East by a half-game over the New York Yankees when they lost to Cleveland in 12 innings across town in the Bronx.
Dean Kremer (6-9), pitching hours after Zach Eflin became the sixth Baltimore starter to go on the injured list, permitted just two hits and struck out seven in six innings.