Bartolo Colon pitched into the eighth inning and Kevin Plawecki hit an early two-run double as the New York Mets escaped with a 3-2 decision over Baltimore in the opener of an interleague series.
Colon (5-1) kept the Orioles in check until the eighth, when Manny Machado buried a pitch deep in the left-center field seats to make it 3-1. He exited having allowed only five other hits while striking out nine over 7 2/3 innings.
Daniel Murphy finished 2-for-3, scored once and knocked in the other run for the Mets, who had dropped three of four to Washington prior to this set.
Chris Davis also homered among his two hits for the Orioles, who were coming off a series win against the Rays. Bud Norris (1-3) gave up three runs on seven hits while fanning four over seven full frames in defeat.
[SportsNetwork.com]
