Baltimore rookie Samuel Basallo hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Orioles beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday.

It was the second career homer for Basallo, who gave the Orioles a four-game winning streak. The 21-year-old catcher made his major league debut less than three weeks ago.

The blast came off Tanner Scott (1-3), the sixth reliever used by the Dodgers after spot starter Shohei Ohtani threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings.

Freddie Freeman homered for the Dodgers (78-63), who lost their fourth game in a row. He finished 2-for-4, the only player in the game with more than one hit.

Yennier Cano (3-6) threw a scoreless ninth as Baltimore’s sixth pitcher.

Both teams finished with five hits in the opener of a three-game series, bu

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