Beavers' 9th-inning hit gives the Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Braves

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Beavers singled home a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Jackson Holliday hit a one-out line drive off Didier Fuentes (4-1), and he ended up with a double when left fielder Mauricio Dubón was unable to make a diving catch. Holliday went to third on Colton Cowser's deep flyout, then Beavers pulled a 100 mph fastball past diving second baseman Ozzie Albies to win it.

The Orioles improved to 9-16 in one-run games after dropping the opener of this series 7-6 in 10 innings. Baltimore is now 2 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the American League. The Braves remained 5 1/2 games ahead of second-place Philadelphia in the NL East.

Yennier Cano (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth for the win. Gunnar Henderson homered for the Orioles, and Albies went deep for the Braves.

The starting pitching matchup of Brandon Young vs. Bryce Elder provided material for new “Who’s on First?” routines — and it was all the more amusing since Young is actually nine months older than Elder.

Baltimore's Young allowed a run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out six. Atlanta's Elder yielded one earned run and four hits in five innings.

Atlanta shortstop Jim Jarvis dropped two popups hit by Pete Alonso. The first of those errors led to a run in the third when Alonso scored on Christian Encarnacion-Strand's single — a line drive that Jarvis also wasn't able to handle.

Henderson struck out three times with men on base, but when he came up with nobody on in the fifth he connected for his 18th homer of the year to make it 2-0.

An RBI grounder by Dubón got the Braves on the board in the sixth, then Albies greeted reliever Rico Garcia with a drive to right in the eighth to tie it.

Reynaldo López (4-3) starts for Atlanta against Shane Baz (4-9) in Sunday's series finale.

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryce Elder throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Atlanta Braves' Drake Baldwin celebrates after hitting a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brandon Young throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso celebrates with Baltimore Orioles' Leody Taveras after scoring a run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tai Baribo converted from the penalty spot in the 10th minute of stoppage time, Sean Johnson had six saves, and D.C. United beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a five-game winless streak.

Toronto (3-7-7) is winless in 11 consecutive games.

Andre Dozzell drew a penalty conceded by Jackson Gilman and Baribo's penalty kick capped the scoring.

Baribo has scored a goal in three consecutive games and has 11 goals in 14 appearances (13 starts) this season.

D.C. United (5-5-7) took a 1-0 lead on an own goal by Kobe Franklin in the 41st minute, when he redirected a corner kick played in by Keisuke Kurokawa into the net.

Theo Corbeanu scored his first goal this season to make it 1-1 in the 76th minute. Sean Johnson parried a shot by Jonathan Osorio but Corbeanu slammed home a volley that deflected off Johnson.

Luka Gavran had six saves for Toronto.

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Toronto FC goalkeeper Luka Gavran, top, makes a save against a D.C. United cornerkick in the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

D.C. United defense Lucas Bartlett (3) heads the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Toronto FC, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

D.C. United midfield Jackson Hopkins, left, and Toronto FC defense Jackson Gilman, right, compete for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

D.C. United midfield Andre Dozzell, left, heads the ball against Toronto FC midfield Derrick Etienne Jr., right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)