Russell Branyan hits long homer to power Mariners past Orioles, 6-3

Branyan powers Mariners past Orioles, 6-3

BALTIMORE — Russell Branyan homered and drove in three runs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

Branyan contributed a sacrifice fly during a three-run rally in the third, then capped his night with a 450-foot blast in the seventh. Branyan’s team-leading 14th homer tied for the sixth-longest at Camden Yards.

Adrian Beltre went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run while Ichiro Suzuki doubled, tripled and scored two runs to help the Mariners win their fourth straight series.

Baltimore has lost seven of its last eight games.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Mariners 6, Orioles 3; corrects score in lede.)