Henderson homers in debut; Orioles beat Guardians 4-0

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Published August 31, 2022 7:21 PM

By STEVE HERRICK
Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gunnar Henderson homered in his major league debut and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0. The 21-year-old Henderson was called up from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day. He homered to lead off the fourth inning against Triston McKenzie. The game’s No. 1 prospect according to Baseball America drove a 2-2 pitch to right-center field for his first big league hit. He singled in the ninth and went 2-for-4. Ramón Urías hit a two-run homer in the eighth and had three RBIs while Jordan Lyles held the Guardians to four hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings.

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