The series is now tied at one game apiece following Baltimore’s late rally for a 3-1 win. Gunner Henderson came off the bench and stroked a two-run pinch hit home run in the bottom of the eighth to propel the O’s to the win. David Peterson (7IP, 1ER) and Charlie Morton (6IP, 1ER) engaged in a pitchers’ duel until Henderson’s heroics.

Gunnar Henderson's two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning interrupted a pitching duel and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Thursday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the Baltimore Orioles with a 1-0 series lead. Baltimore has a 19-23 record at home and a 40-50 record overall. Orioles hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

The Orioles did end up trading Tejada after the 2007 season when he was even less of a power threat. He topped out at 15 home runs in 2010 which would be his last full season in the majors. The 2002 MVP was under team control through 2008, eventually re-signing with the Orioles after the 2009 following a pair of seasons with the Houston Astros.

As the New York Mets start a three-game series tonight against the Baltimore Orioles, they will have their first-year starter, Clay Holmes, on the mound for them. After signing a three-year, $38 million deal with an opt-out after the 2026 season,

On a night when stifling heat and humidity enveloped Camden Yards, the Mets came into Baltimore on Tuesday like “The Wire’s” Omar Little and caused havoc after the home team took a lead. They overcame a four-run deficit for a 7-6 win in 10 innings on Tuesday night in the first game of a six-game road trip,