Interim manager Tony Mansolino pulled the trigger at the right time, and Charlie Morton, Grant Wolfram, and Félix Bautista put together an excellent nine innings.

After rallying to win the series opener, the Mets dropped both games of Thursday's doubleheader in Baltimore. Here's what we learned.

Jordan Westburg conectó un jonrón e impulsó tres carreras para que los Orioles de Baltimore derrotaran el jueves 7-3 a los Mets de Nueva York,

Right-hander Ryne Stanek relieved David Peterson and served up a two-run home run to Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson, overtaking the Mets for a 2-1 win.

The Orioles did end up trading Tejada after the 2007 season when he was even less of a power threat. He topped out at 15 home runs in 2010 which would be his last full season in the majors. The 2002 MVP was under team control through 2008, eventually re-signing with the Orioles after the 2009 following a pair of seasons with the Houston Astros.

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pointed the finger at his offense when talking about their close loss to the Baltimore Orioles

BALTIMORE — Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run drive in the eighth inning for his first career pinch-hit homer, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.