In a thrilling display of power and resilience, the Baltimore Orioles secured their second consecutive victory over the Miami Marlins with a 7-4 win on Wednesday night, bouncing back from a tough series in New York.

The star of the show was Pete Alonso, who launched a massive three-run homer in the first inning—a 407-foot blast to left-center off Marlins starter Eury Pérez. Alonso now boasts 57 extra-base hits against Miami since his MLB debut in 2019, the most by any player against a single opponent during that span. His dominance includes 33 home runs in 105 games against the Marlins, a testament to his ability to rise to the occasion.

Baltimore jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but the Marlins answered quickly in the bottom of the first. Jakob Marsee delivered a two-run double, and Owen Caissie followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 3-3. However, Orioles starter Brandon Young (3-1) settled down after a rocky opening frame, holding Miami scoreless over the next five innings to keep his team in the game.

The Orioles regained the lead in the fourth inning when Dylan Beavers ripped a ground-rule double, and Adley Rutschman provided the offensive spark with two more RBI doubles in the fifth and seventh. Blaze Alexander added an RBI triple in the eighth to extend the lead. Taylor Ward, who entered the game with the fourth-best on-base percentage in baseball, drew three walks—raising his OBP to an impressive .434—and scored each time.

Rico Garcia closed things out in the ninth for his second save of the season, continuing his dominant campaign with a microscopic 0.53 ERA over 18 appearances. Pérez lasted five innings for Miami, striking out six but allowing four hits, five walks, and five runs.

The Orioles are now riding momentum after being outscored 39-10 during a four-game sweep by the Yankees in New York. They'll look to complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins on Thursday night, with left-hander Cade Povich (1-1, 4.41 ERA) taking the mound against Miami's Max Meyer (2-0, 2.68 ERA).