Mariners falter again in extras, fall to O's 3-1

The Mariners had a golden chance to avoid being swept in the 10th inning after Michael Saunders, Trayvon Robinson and Dustin Ackley all walked, leaving the bases loaded with two outs. Baltimore brought in Luis Ayala (5-4) to face Franklin Gutierrez, whose fourth-inning homer served as Seattle's only run. Gutierrez was able to work the count to 3-2, but Ayala came inside and forced a weak pop up to shortstop to end Seattle's best scoring threat.

Again, the Mariners had a chance in the 11th against closer Jim Johnson, but the chance at a clutch hit never materialized. Kyle Seager and Jesus Montero started the inning with singles. Johnson quickly rebounded to get Justin Smoak to ground into a 3-6-1 double play with Seager advancing to third.

Michael Saunders walked, but on the first pitch to pinch-hitter John Jaso, Saunders attempted to steal second. Taylor Teagarden was surprised by the attempted steal, but was still able to make a perfect throw to get Saunders and end the game with Jaso's bat never leaving his shoulder.

"I had to be aggressive in that situation and I had to get to second base," Saunders said.

Notes: Baltimore swept the Mariners in Seattle for the first time since 1997. ... Tuesday's game was the second-longest in Safeco Field history by innings and the longest by time at 5 hours, 44 minutes. ... Baltimore LHP Brian Matusz pitched in the 10th inning less than 24 hours after needing to go to a Seattle hospital seeking treatment for an allergic food reaction.