Diamondbacks avoid a sweep with a 9-2 victory on an unusually sloppy day for the Orioles

BALTIMORE (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six solid innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat an unusually sloppy Baltimore team 9-2 on Sunday for their first victory at Camden Yards since 2007.

The Orioles allowed three unearned runs, plus several others that were earned but at least somewhat related to defensive mistakes. Jake McCarthy homered for the Diamondbacks and Adley Rutschman went deep for Baltimore.

Gallen (5-2) took a no-hitter into the fifth and ultimately allowed two runs and four hits. He struck out four with two walks.

“Typical Zac stuff. He felt really good," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “He was pushing to go back out there in the seventh, but the score is 9-2. I had a semi-rested bullpen that I could go to.”

Dean Kremer (3-3) permitted three earned runs, four hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10.

The game was delayed 33 minutes in the top of the seventh by rain.

Kremer was perfect through three innings before allowing a leadoff double to Corbin Carroll in the fourth. Kremer attempted a pickoff throw that hit Carroll, and he went to third on that throwing error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Christian Walker.

In the fifth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases with one out, but Kremer had a chance to work out of the jam when Carroll hit a slow grounder to third. Ramón Urías' throw home was in plenty of time for the force, but it was wide and pulled catcher James McCann's foot off the plate. That was also ruled an error, and Ketel Marte's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.

“We didn't play our best baseball today,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Just all around. It was kind of sloppy for us defensively and kind of one of those games for us.”

Anthony Santander doubled in the bottom of the fifth for Baltimore's first hit, then scored on a double by Jordan Westburg.

The Diamondbacks finally broke the game open with six runs in the sixth, all with two out. McCarthy's two-run homer made it 5-1. Two walks later, Carroll hit a chopper to shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who took a bit too long getting the ball to first. Carroll beat the throw for an infield single, and then Marte hit a single to right that scored two runs. Santander's throw to the plate was probably in time to get the second runner, but it skipped past McCann.

Randal Grichuk's two-run double made it 9-1.

The Orioles had committed a major league-low two errors since April 22. Arizona had only committed three since that date, but then the Diamondbacks had two in quick succession in the eighth. Third baseman Eugenio Suárez misplayed a foul pop, and then shortstop Kevin Newman threw wildly to first on Ryan O'Hearn's grounder.

The Diamondbacks swept three games at Baltimore in 2007, then were swept in a three-game set at Camden Yards in 2016 and dropped the first two of this series.

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Diamondbacks: Arizona returns home to face Cincinnati. Jordan Montgomery (2-2, 4.70 ERA) starts for the Diamondbacks.

Orioles: Corbin Burnes (3-2, 2.83) takes the mound Monday night to start a home series against Toronto. José Berrios (4-3, 2.85) starts for the Blue Jays.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy, right, scores during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Kevin Newman hits the ball under the rain during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Albert Suárez throws in the rain during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (12) celebrates with teammate Jake McCarthy, right, after scoring a run during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Christian Walker, right, hits during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen throws during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, right, hits during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

People react as the field is uncovered after a rain delay during a baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer (64) throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Tucker Barnhart, right, slides into home plate as Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann, left, tries to block during a baseball game Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara scraped along northern Honduras' Caribbean coast early Friday, dumping torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico after making an initial landfall overnight.

Sara hit land about 105 miles (165 kilometers) west-northwest of the Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. That is near Brus Laguna, a village of about 13,000 inhabitants. There are few other population centers nearby.

By dawn, the center said the storm was located about 205 miles (330 kilometers) east-southeast of Belize City and was moving west at 9 mph (15 kph), with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph).

The storm was expected to remain roughly on that path before heading out to sea again and threatening the coast of Belize.

Sara was forecast to pass over or very near the tourist destination of Roatan off Honduras’ coast on Sunday. The storm was then expected to turn northwesterly toward Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Mexican authorities warned it could cause “intense rains” over the resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.

Sara was forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 centimeters) of rain, with up to 30 inches (75 centimeters) in isolated areas in northern Honduras. The heavy rain could lead to life-threatening flooding and landslides, the center said.

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This GOES-East GeoGolor satellite image taken Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at 1:03 p.m. EST and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Tropical Storm Sara. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)