BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremiah Jackson hit a grand slam and a solo shot, Pete Alonso put Baltimore in front with a seventh-inning homer and the Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 Monday night.
Nolan Arenado hit two home runs and had five RBIs, and Ketel Marte hit a pair of solo homers to put the Diamondbacks up 7-1 in the sixth.
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Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson celebrates after hitting an RBI triple during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Blaze Alexander (23) scores past Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Adrian del Castillo, left, on an RBI triple hit by Orioles' Gunnar Henderson during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
But Arizona's bullpen gave up the lead.
Taylor Rashi allowed two hits and a walk in the sixth before Jackson hit a hanging slider into the left-field seats. One inning later, Jonathan Loáisiga (0-1) hit Taylor Ward with a pitch before Alonso launched his second homer of the season.
Alonso's drive to left-center was hit directly to “Mr. Splash,” who sprays fans in that section with water after big hits by Baltimore and on this occasion was wearing a polar bear head to honor the slugger.
Jackson led off the eighth with a homer off Andrew Hoffman to make it 9-7. It was Jackson's first career multi-homer game.
Albert Suárez (1-0) gave up three runs in two innings of relief, Rico Garcia pitched a perfect eighth and Ryan Helsley got three straight outs for his fifth save.
Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, Orioles starter Dean Kremer yielded three home runs but only two earned runs in five innings. He struck out nine and walked none in his first start of the season.
His 2026 debut got off a rocky start when Marte hit the first pitch of the game over the right-field wall. Marte also went deep in the third, and Arenado tacked on a two-run drive in the fourth and a three-run homer in the sixth.
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was struck in the face by a foul ball hit by Jackson in the fifth inning. He was helped from the dugout into the tunnel and did not return.
Right-hander Merrill Kelly makes his season debut for Arizona on Tuesday night following a stint on the injured list. Trevor Rogers (2-0, 1.89 ERA) starts for Baltimore.
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Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson celebrates after hitting an RBI triple during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Blaze Alexander (23) scores past Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Adrian del Castillo, left, on an RBI triple hit by Orioles' Gunnar Henderson during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
NEW YORK (AP) — Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. A record-setting six UCLA players followed her into the league.
“I’m not really sure I have words to describe that feeling, what that meant,” Fudd said of getting drafted. “I don’t think it’s fully sunk in. It's nothing I could have imagined. The feeling of sitting with my family, with Morgan (Valley), hearing your name called, go up there. Such a surreal feeling,”
Fudd will pair again with former Huskies teammate Paige Bueckers, who was the Wings' top pick last year. Bueckers — who along with Fudd gave UConn a record seven No. 1 selections — was in attendance at the draft along with Fudd's Huskies teammates.
“Paige is an incredible player, everyone knows that,” Fudd said. “She’s someone that makes playing basketball with easy.”
UCLA stars Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez went in the top five, a little over a week after leading the Bruins to their first NCAA championship.
Their teammate, Kiki Rice, went sixth to Toronto, the first pick for the expansion franchise. The Tempo chose to have the higher pick in the college draft after winning a coin toss, giving the Portland Fire the top choice in the expansion draft earlier this month.
UCLA broke UConn’s record of having four players drafted in the first round, a mark the Huskies set in 2002, when Angela Dugalic went ninth to Washington, teaming her again with Betts. And, Giannna Kneepkens was chosen by Connecticut with the last pick of the opening round.
The Bruins later broke the mark for the most players drafted from one team when Charlisse Leger-Walker was selected by Connecticut with the third pick in the second round. Tennessee (1997, 2008), Notre Dame (2019) and South Carolina (2023) held the previous record with five players taken.
The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified last month gave huge pay raises to rookies. Fudd will make nearly seven-times what Bueckers earned last season as the top choice. The No. 2 and No. 3 picks will get $466,913 and $436,016, respectively.
Second- and third-round picks will make $270,000 — which is more than the previous maximum salary in the old CBA.
“I’m just blessed and grateful to come at this time,” said No. 8 pick Flau'jae Johnson, who was drafted by Golden State before getting traded to Seattle. “The 30th season. My goal is to leave it better than I found it. It’s a gratitude thing, but also a responsibility thing. I’m taking that with full force.”
Minnesota took Olivia Miles of TCU with the No. 2 pick. Miles decided to stay in college last season instead of enter the WNBA draft. She transferred from Notre Dame to the Horned Frogs. She helped the team reach the Elite Eight for the second consecutive year.
“Deep breath that’s why I got emotional,” Miles said of finishing her journey. “It’s finally here, finally heard my name. This is what this was for.”
After Seattle took Spain center Awa Fam Thiam at No. 3, Washington selected the 6-foot-7 Betts before the Chicago Sky followed with Jaquez, who is the sister of Miami Heat player Jaime Jaquez Jr. She now has family bragging rights not only with a national championship, but also was picked higher than him. Jaime was taken 18th in the NBA draft in 2023.
Portland took Spanish guard Iyana Martin Carrion with its first-ever pick. Indiana took South Carolina's Raven Johnson with the 10th pick and Washington drafted Cotie McMahon of Ole Miss next.
Connecticut took French player Nell Angloma with the 12th pick. A second Gamecock went next with Madina Okot drafted by Atlanta. Seattle drafted Duke's Taina Mair with the 14th choice.
The Sun closed out the first round choosing Kneepkens.
There were 11 international players taken in the draft who didn't play at a U.S. college, including three in the first round with Fam Thiam, Martin Carrion and Angloma.
Fam Thiam was the highest selected player from Spain ever drafted in the league. Three Spanish players were taken in all.
“Incredibly excited for our country and the global game,” said Marta Suarez, who was drafted by Seattle in the second round before getting traded to Golden State. “The WNBA is growing, attracting talent from all over the world.”
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in her pre-draft press conference that the league planned to play either an exhibition game or a regular-season game overseas next year.
Fudd and her mother, Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd, became the second mother-daughter pair to have been drafted into the WNBA. Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was taken in 2001 by the Sacramento Monarchs in the fourth round, but never played a game. Pam McGee was taken second overall in the 1997 draft, also by Sacramento. Her daughter, Imani McGee-Stafford, was drafted 10th overall by Chicago in 2016.
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UCLA center Lauren Betts hugs her mother Michelle after being selected fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
UCLA center Lauren Betts poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks before the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Texas Christian guard Olivia Miles reacts after being selected second overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
UConn guard Azzi Fudd poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) celebrates with teammates during the second half of the women's National Championship Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament game against South Carolina, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) shoots over South Carolina center Madina Okot (11) during the second half of the women's National Championship Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
UConn guard Azzi Fudd (35) drives against South Carolina forward Maryam Dauda (30) during the first half of a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
