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Alonso

Alonso’s homer was an opposite-field shot off Will Warren that extended his hitting streak to 11 games. He arguably should’ve had a second in the seventh inning, but the umpires ruled it foul on a questionable call. It would’ve been a go-ahead homer in a game the Orioles went on to lose. The slugging first baseman has been red-hot lately as he entered Wednesday hitting .373 in August.

Alonso took former Orioles reliever Tyler Wells deep for a fifth-inning solo shot. The power-hitting 31-year-old has gone deep five times in his last eight games as he continues to inch closer to eclipsing the 30-homer mark for the sixth consecutive season.

Tyler O’Neill had the go-ahead hit in the 10th. Alonso followed that with a single and was checked on at first base, but he remained in the game and the Orioles said afterwards that it was just a calf cramp. Alonso’s homer was hit 392 feet off of Ian Seymour. He’s tied for ninth in the majors in homers and eighth with 78 RBI.

Alonso hit one of three homers the Orioles picked up off Bailey Ober on Tuesday. His was the 26th of the season, and it bumped his RBI total to 77. It wouldn’t be fair to qualify Alonso’s first campaign with the Orioles as an elite one, but he’s on pace to finish with over 35 homers and 105 runs driven in. You can do a lot worse.

It was his best day as an Oriole to date. Alonso went 3-for-3 with two walks and scored three runs. He slammed a two-run homer off Kumar Rocker in the second inning and added a two-run shot off Jordan Montgomery in the fourth. It was his first multi-homer game as a member of Baltimore, which says a lot about the sort of year it’s been for him. Still, he’s now up to 25 homers on the year, putting him on pace for his sixth-straight 30-homer campaign.

Alonso’s two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning tied the game tied at 2-2. It was the 23rd homer of the season for Alonso, who enjoyed a strong July, slashing .261/.375/.466 with four homers, 10 RBI and six doubles. He has also hit safely in eight of his last 10 games and continues to be one of the top fantasy producers at his position.

Alonso connected for a solo shot off Dylan Lee in the bottom of the eighth, cutting the deficit to 2-1 at the time. He’s up to 22 homers on the year in his first campaign since signing with the Orioles. Alonso’s wRC+ isn’t as high as the mark he registered hitting alongside Juan Soto last season, but it’s right in line with the two prior seasons. He’s one of the most stable first-base options in fantasy baseball year in and year out.

Alonso’s home run was his 21st of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Noah Cameron in the fourth inning. Alonso also doubled and scored in the second inning. He’s hitting .253 with an .826 OPS and 64 RBI in his first season in Baltimore.

After four straight seasons as an NL All-Star, Alonso failed to get chosen initially in his first year in the AL. Still, he might be added to the squad with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepping aside. Alonso is up to .254/.347/.472 after a slow start to the season. He’s tied for ninth in the AL with 19 homers and is third with 60 RBI.

Alonso put the Orioles on the board in the first inning with a two-run homer off Zack Littell, a 105.1 mph blast going 437 feet. The 31-year-old slugger is up to 19 homers while hitting .252/.342/.478 with 53 runs scored and 58 RBI across 368 plate appearances. Alonso has improved with each month in Baltimore, hitting .288 with eight homers in June.