Shane Baz

In a game starved for offense, Henderson' blast accounted for the only earned run allowed by either side. He got the best of Shane Baz in his third at-bat when a 2-2 slider didn't quite make it to his back foot and he turned it around for a home run. Henderson cooled for a moment earlier this summer, but has ratcheted it back up with three homers in his last seven games.

Baz turned in a great start here. His only mistake was a two-strike slider to Gunnar Henderson that got too much of the plate and wound up in the seats. Otherwise, his command was excellent against an Orioles' lineup that featured eight left-handed hitters. Baz kept his fastball up and away and his curveball low and out of the zone to force 15 total swings-and-misses. Yet, it just doesn't look or feel the same for Baz as it did his first time around the league. His velocity dipped by nearly two ticks and struggled to put hitters away. He's scheduled to face the Phillies on the road in his next start.

Baz surrendered a two-run homer to Jake Cronenworth to open the game, then settled in nicely to toss four more scoreless frames. He ended his day after five innings with five strikeouts in line for the win. The 25-year-old right-hander will take a 3.49 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 41/20 K/BB ratio across 49 innings into a start against the Twins in Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Cronenworth put the Padres on the board early, taking Shane Baz deep for a two-run blast in the first inning. He later added a double in the seventh. The home run was his 16th of the season and just the third in the second half. The 30-year-old infielder is slashing .248/.322/.408 with 67 runs scored and 78 RBI across 563 plate appearances.

Baz (illness) is expected to start Saturday against the Padres, MLB.com reports.