Overview

• The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in Phoenix, extending Arizona's losing streak to three games.
• Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin threw six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and striking out one on 73 pitches.
• Ryan Mountcastle's two-run single in the fifth inning proved decisive, capping a three-run frame for Baltimore.
• Arizona's Zac Gallen, coming off a dominant 13-strikeout performance, struggled, giving up five runs in 4 2/3 innings with seven hits and four walks.
• The Diamondbacks' defensive miscues, including a mishandled grounder by rookie Tim Tawa, compounded their struggles in the game.