BALTIMORE -- Merrill Kelly allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings in his season debut, Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run, go-ahead homer in the fifth and the Diamondbacks evened the final series of their nine-game East Coast trip with a 4-3 victory over the Orioles on Tuesday night.
Jose Fernandez completed Arizona’s four-run fifth with an RBI double off the center-field wall, scoring Geraldo Perdomo after his third hit of the night.
Taylor Clarke recorded five outs in middle relief. Juan Morillo yielded a run in the eighth before Ryan Thompson retired Jeremiah Jackson, Monday’s Orioles hero, with the bases loaded to end the frame.
Paul Sewald pitched the ninth for his sixth save as Arizona (10-8) improved to 5-3 on its joint-longest trip of the season. That guarantees they’ll return to Chase Field above .500 following Wednesday’s rubber game.