A recap of the Orioles' 7-4 win over the Mariners on Friday night:
Power ball
Forget playing small ball, at least for one night. The Orioles muscled up against the Mariners, getting solo home runs from Kevin Millar in the fifth inning and Ramon Hernandez in the sixth and a two-run shot from Melvin Mora in the seventh. Millar broke a 2-2 tie when he connected off Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn. Hernandez homered off reliever Cha Seung Baek, and Mora increased the lead to 6-2 when he cleared the left-field fence against Ryan Rowland-Smith.
Working overtime
The Orioles forced Washburn to throw 38 pitches in the second inning. Though they scored only once, on a sacrifice fly by Luis Hernandez, they shortened his night by leaving his count at 58 heading into the third. Hernandez ran the count full before lifting a fly ball to center field that scored Jay Payton, who led off by reaching on an infield hit, and Brian Roberts did the same before drawing a walk. The Orioles sent six batters to the plate. Washburn was gone after the fifth.