Another early home run by Trey Mancini teased a promising front half of Thursday’s doubleheader, though it proved insufficient to overcome what are canonical pitching issues for these rebuilding Orioles in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Starter Matt Harvey looked impressive and carried a shutout into the fifth inning but allowed a game-tying home run before he could complete the inning. Tanner Scott — the Orioles’ best reliever to this point in the season — allowed a two-out, two-strike, two-run double to J.P. Crawford in the sixth to create the game’s final margin.
Mancini drove in a pair of runs with his third homer of the season in the first inning, but the Orioles (5-7) didn’t have another hit until the sixth inning, sending them to their fifth loss in six games on this opening homestand.