Orioles Beat Giants 6-2 to Even Series

Baltimore, Maryland - Gunnar Henderson and Jeremiah Jackson powered the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, evening their three-game interleague series.

Henderson belted a solo home run in the third inning, his sixth of the season and fourth in his last five games, to give Baltimore a 2-1 lead. The blast tied him with St. Louis' Jordan Walker for the major league lead in homers. Jackson, nearly completing the cycle with a single, double and home run, delivered key hits in a pivotal fourth inning. With the score tied at 2-2, Coby Mayo's fielder's choice grounder scored Leody Taveras for the go-ahead run, and Jackson followed with a double to plate Mayo, making it 4-2. Jackson added a solo homer off reliever Caleb Kilian in the seventh and a single in the eighth to cap his strong performance.

Colton Cowser contributed two hits, while Mayo drove in two runs. Starter Chris Bassitt, who had struggled early in the season by allowing 10 runs over his first 6 1/3 innings, settled in to pitch 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two runs on seven hits. Five Baltimore relievers followed with 4 1/3 scoreless...