Henderson doubles twice in home debut, Orioles beat A's 5-2 September 2 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink BALTIMORE (AP) Gunnar Henderson doubled twice in his home debut, Jorge Mateo had a two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Friday night.Another highly touted rookie, Adley Rutschman, put the Orioles in front with a bases-loaded walk as a pinch-hitter in the eighth.Dean Kremer pitched six solid innings for Baltimore, which improved to 70-61, reaching nine games over .500 for the first time since May 20, 2017. The Orioles entered the Tyler Graovac Kids Jersey day 1 1/2 games out of an AL wild-card spot.Anthony Santander walked leading off the eighth and Ryan Mountcastle beat out a ground ball off Domingo Acevedo (3-3). Ramn Uras moved the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Pinch-hitter Cedric Mullins was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Rutschman earned a six-pitch walk. Mateo followed with a single that drove in two more runs.Dillon Tate (3-3) earned the win with 1 1/3 scorele s innings. Henderson, rated one of baseball's top prospects, doubled in the third inning and scored on a bloop double by Robinson Chirinos. Henderson played second base, becoming the first Oriole to start at three different positions in his first three games. He played third base in his big league debut at Cleveland on Wednesday, then moved to his primary position of shortstop the next night.Mountcastle lined a Elias Pettersson Women Jersey single later in the third that extended the Orioles lead to 2-0 off JP Sears. Opponents had been 2 for their last 25 against Sears with runners in scoring position.The Athletics tied the game on a two-run single by Tony Kemp in the fifth. That ended a scorele s streak Tyler Motte Kids Jersey of 25 consecutive innings by the Orioles, who had shut out Cleveland in back-to-back games.Sears matched Kremer by allowing two runs in six innings.O!Henderson was ready to enjoy a Baltimore tradition in his first game at Camden Yards.I honestly have been looking forward to hearing the O in the national anthem, Henderson said. Thats been a thing I wanted to hear ever since I got drafted.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: OF Ramn Laureano (oblique) went 2 for 4 in a rehab game for Single-A Stockton on Thursday. Manager Mark Kotsay said Laureano could return Tuesday against Atlanta.Orioles: OF Mullins and C Rutschman were held out of the starting lineup for rest. UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Adam Oller (2-6, 5.66 ERA) is 2-3 with a 3.97 ERA in eight starts since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on July 17.Orioles: RHP Austin Voth (4-2, 4.48 ERA) will be making his first career appearance against the Athletics.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles Gunnar Henderson Dillon Tate Ryan Mountcastle Cedric Mullins Dean Kremer Tony Kemp Austin Voth Jorge Mateo Anthony Santander Domingo Acevedo Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn Troy Stecher Men Jersey attention as it hosts the World Cup 9 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 13 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 37 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO Igor Larionov Men Jersey ASSOCIATED PRESS