Westburg powers Orioles past Mets 7-3 for doubleheader sweep

Baltimore Orioles' Jordan Westburg celebrates with Ryan O'Hearn after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning in the second baseball challenge of a doubleheader against the New York Mets Thursday July in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough Baltimore Orioles' Jordan Westburg celebrates with Ryan O'Hearn after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning in the second baseball meeting of a doubleheader against the New York Mets Thursday July in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough BALTIMORE AP Jordan Westburg homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Mets - on Thursday to sweep a doubleheader Alex Jackson doubled twice and scored two runs in his Baltimore debut to help the Orioles win for the fifth time in six games They took both ends of a twinbill for the first time since June against Tampa Bay at home In the opener Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run drive in the eighth inning for his first career pinch-hit homer sending Baltimore to a - triumph The split-admission doubleheader was scheduled to make up Wednesday night s encounter which was postponed due to a forecast of inclement weather In the nightcap Colton Cowser put the Orioles ahead for good with an RBI single off reliever Justin Hagenman - during a two-run fifth Baltimore also scored on groundouts by Jackson Holliday and Ram n Laureano and a fielding error by third baseman Brett Baty Tomoyuki Sugano - allowed three runs over six innings yielding two of his four hits against the Mets first two batters Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor Juan Soto followed with an RBI groundout and Pete Alonso had a sacrifice fly AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source