His son not only ignited the home crowd, he also paved the way for one of the biggest wins of the season for the Baltimore Orioles. Dwight Smith Jr.’s first career grand slam capped a six-run outburst in the first inning and the Orioles outslugged the San Francisco Giants 9-6 Friday night. Trey Mancini and Renato Nunez also homered for the Orioles, who overcame a five-run, first-inning deficit and improved to 8-21 at home. The Orioles countered with six runs, highlighted by Smith’s grand slam, in the bottom half off Drew Pomeranz (1-6). He allowed six runs (four earned) and nine hits over five innings in his last outing May 26 against Arizona.

Source: National Post June 01, 2019 02:42 UTC