FILE - Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado in action during a baseball game, May 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Kepler, Marsh homer, Walker pitches 6 shutout innings as Phillies top Orioles 5-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh homered and Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings as the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night and extended their winning streak to three games.

Marsh opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI double that scored Nick Castellanos and added a solo homer, his third in seven games, in the eighth inning. Marsh had gone 18 straight games without going deep.

Kepler hit a two-run homer in the second inning, his 12th of the season, and Bryson Stott hit an RBI triple off the top of the wall in right field to score Kepler in the fourth.

Walker (4-5) allowed four hits and struck out four without a walk in six innings.

Dean Kremer (8-8) took the loss for the Orioles after allowing eight hits and four earned runs in six innings. Kremer holds a career .777 win percentage (7-2) against the NL East, the best mark in Orioles franchise history against the division, ahead of Mike Mussina (.667, 8-4).

Jordan Westburg had two hits for the Orioles, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Baltimore saw its streak of seven straight games with a homer against Philadelphia, dating to July 24, 2023, come to an end.

Key moment

Kepler’s two-run home run in the second inning.

Key stat

Castellanos extended his hitting streak to six games with a single in the second inning. He advanced to second on a balk and scored on Marsh’s double to extend his run-scoring streak to seven games.

Up next

The Orioles will send LHP Trevor Rogers (4-2, 1.44 ERA) against Phillies LHP Ranger Suárez (8-4, 2.68 ERA) on Wednesday in the series finale.

Baltimore Orioles’ Dean Kremer pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryson Stott runs to third after hitting a one-run triple off of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies first base Bryce Harper tags out Baltimore Orioles’ Jeremiah Jackson during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies first base Bryce Harper fields a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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