Orioles fire manager, lose to Nationals

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The Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz, left, hits an RBI double off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson during the first inning Saturday in Baltimore. TERRANCE WILLIAMS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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BALTIMORE >> Luis Garcia Jr. had two RBIs to fuel a six-run first inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated Baltimore 10-6 on Saturday, hours after the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde.

Soon after arriving at the ballpark, the Orioles learned the team dismissed Hyde and made third base coach Tony Mansolino the interim manager. Hyde guided Baltimore into the postseason in 2023 and 2024, but this year the Orioles started 15-28 and were mired in last place in the AL East when general manager Mike Elias decided to make a change.

It didn’t help Saturday. In the top of the first inning, Nationals leadoff hitter CJ Abrams hustled to second base on a routine single, Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins misjudged a flyball that soared over his head and Washington scored four runs before Baltimore recorded a single out.

The key blow was Garcia’s two-run single, but there were also two doubles and a triple. The first six players in the batting order scored in Washington’s first six-run first inning since May 14, 2021, at Arizona.

In the bottom half, Jackson Holliday hit a leadoff double and never advanced. It was typical of a team that came in with a major league-low .192 batting average with runners in scoring position.

Rays 4, Marlins 0 >> Drew Rasmussen threw a season-high six innings of four-hit ball, Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs and Tampa Bay beat Miami.

Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson singled twice and drove in a run each for the Rays, who scored their runs in the fifth inning against Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara.

Rasmussen (2-4) struck out seven for his first win since March 31.

Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 >> Ernie Clement hit a game-winning single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and Toronto rallied to beat Detroit.

Jeff Hoffman (4-2) worked one inning for the win as Toronto stopped Detroit’s winning streak at four.

Trailing 1-0, Toronto tied it in the eighth on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk.

Cubs 7, White Sox 3 >> Dansby Swanson homered and Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two more runs to help the Chicago Cubs beat the White Sox.

Miguel Amaya also had two RBIs as the NL Central-leading Cubs improved to 4-1 on a six-game homestand. Matthew Boyd (4-2) struck out eight while pitching six innings of three-run ball.

Mets 3, yankees 2 >> Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and New York Mets beat the Yankees in the Subway Series to remain the only team without a three-game losing streak this season.

Juan Soto went 1 for 4 with a walk and is 1 for 6 in his first two games back in the Bronx since leaving the Yankees for a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the Mets.