Baltimore, Md. — The Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in an 11-inning battle at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 10, 2025, thrilling a crowd of 15,488. A walk-off single by catcher Samuel Basallo in the bottom of the 11th secured the victory for the Orioles, who improved to 67-77, while the Pirates fell to 64-81 in a tightly contested interleague matchup. The game, marked by strong pitching and clutch hits, showcased emerging talent for both American League East and National League Central clubs.
The Pirates struck first in the top of the first inning against Orioles starter Kyle Bradish. Spencer Horwitz doubled, and after Bryan Reynolds walked, Andrew McCutchen grounded a single to left, scoring Horwitz for a 1-0 lead. The Orioles answered immediately in the bottom of the first. Jackson Holliday walked, stole second, and scored on Ryan Mountcastle’s sacrifice fly to center, tying the game at 1-1. The early exchange set the tone for a pitcher’s duel that kept runs at a premium.
Baltimore took the lead in the sixth when Jeremiah Jackson launched his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot to right off Pirates reliever Braxton Ashcraft, making it 2-1. The Pirates responded in the ninth against Orioles reliever Yennier Cano. Tommy Pham tied the game with a leadoff homer to left-center, his ninth of the year, sending the contest to extra innings. Cano, charged with his fourth blown save, allowed one run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.
The game remained deadlocked until the 11th. With Gunnar Henderson placed on second as the automatic runner, Mountcastle singled, and Colton Cowser was intentionally walked, loading the bases with no outs. Basallo delivered the decisive blow, singling to left off Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta to score Henderson for the 3-2 win. Moreta took the loss, falling to 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA, while Dietrich Enns earned the win for Baltimore, improving to 3-2 with a 4.26 ERA after two scoreless innings.
Bradish anchored the Orioles’ pitching effort, tossing seven innings of one-run ball on four hits, striking out six and walking one. His 81 pitches, 56 for strikes, kept Pittsburgh’s offense in check. The Orioles’ bullpen, featuring Ricardo Garcia, Cano, Keagan Akin, and Enns, allowed one run over four innings, navigating tight situations. Pittsburgh’s pitching was equally resilient, with starter Michael Burrows throwing four innings, allowing one run on two hits. Ashcraft, Dennis Santana, Kyle Nicolas, Matt Mattson, and Moreta combined for six innings, but the Pirates’ staff issued 10 walks, contributing to their downfall.
Offensively, the Orioles were led by Jackson, who went 3-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and an RBI, and Basallo, who went 1-for-5 with the game-winning hit. Holliday added two walks and a stolen base, while Mountcastle drove in a run via sacrifice fly. The Orioles went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base. For the Pirates, Pham’s homer and McCutchen’s RBI single paced the offense, with Horwitz adding a double. Pittsburgh struggled, going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine on base.
Defensively, both teams executed key plays. The Pirates turned a double play in the second, with third baseman Charlie Devanney, second baseman Nick Gonzales, and first baseman Horwitz combining. The Orioles countered with a double play in the fourth, involving Holliday, Henderson, and Coby Mayo. No errors were committed, reflecting clean fielding under partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 74 degrees and an 8 mph wind blowing in from right field.
