Showalter, Wilson, Bundy and Trumbo after 7-2 loss

The Orioles hadn't lost a series at home until this week, a streak that figured to end at some point over the course of the season.

They never led today in a 7-2 loss to the Mariners that will make their flight to Anaheim a little more taxing.

Tyler Wilson lacked the usual command and allowed five runs over six innings - the big blow a three-run homer by Adam Lind in the sixth. The wind may have assisted on that one, but it counted just the same.

Wilson had retired 10 of 11 before the game got away from him.

"I felt good today," he said. "Got into a good rhythm there after the first inning and we made some good pitches. Caleb (Joseph) did a great job back there today. I want to say that first and foremost. He worked hard back there and did a great job.

"Things were going good. I didn't really have a good feel for my sinker today, which was kind of tough when you're going against eight lefties in the lineup. I wish I would have found that a little bit earlier or stuck to it. One of the two. And then there in the sixth inning sometimes you end up giving up three trying to stop one and I think that's what happened. I tried to make too good of pitches or tried to worry about stopping that guy from scoring on third, forcing the double play, and giving up three. And I think sometimes that happens in the game.

"Obviously, that's not how you want it to go down. Tried to go up and in there and the ball ended up fading over the plate and the guy put a good swing on it. It happens sometimes."

Left fielder Joey Rickard kept drifting back on Lind's ball and ran out of room.

"I missed," Wilson said. "We were trying to get it up in under his hands and I missed out over the plate. We accomplished what we were trying to do to elevate. I didn't think he hit it out, but he got good enough wood on it to at least score that run from third. You can't control what happens when the ball leaves your hand, let alone after he makes contact. That's just the game. It happens sometimes."

Wilson walked three batters, including No. 9 hitter Leonys Martin in the second and No. 8 hitter Ketel Martin leading off the fifth. The latter free pass proved most costly after Seth Smith's two-out RBI single.

"Very frustrating," he said. "I think taking care of the little parts of the game is something that I take a lot of pride in, and a leadoff walk and a two-out walk to the eight- and nine-hole is just, it can't really happen. And there's just not really an excuse for that.

"It's kind of one of those situations where in your mind you're trying to force contact, trying to challenge the zone and I'm aware of what's about to happen and trying to prevent it. And I think sometimes when you try too hard to prevent something, inevitably that's what's going to happen. It's kind of the same thing that happened there in the sixth inning. You try so hard to stop one run you end up giving up three."

It's all part of a rookie's learning experience.

"Absolutely," he said. "Whether it is a good game or a not so great game, I try to learn as much as I can. And even the games that I'm not pitching, I've been fortunate to be around a lot of guys with a lot of experience and a lot of wisdom. And I try and take each and every day and learn from it and today will be no different.

"We'll go back and look at it and continue to look at it and continue to grow from here."

Manager Buck Showalter noted that Wilson's control wasn't up to the usual standards.

"A lot of hitter counts," Showalter said. "He was fortunate to keep us in there when it got away from him. We just didn't swing the bats very well.

"We knew (Nathan) Karns was going to be, we had his pitch count up today, we just didn't mount much. We had a shot there with the bases loaded (in the eighth) and some good people up. We just couldn't get back in it. Hats off to them. But Tyler just not his normal command. Lot of behind in counts. Wasn't much margin for error. We didn't do much offensively."

The third time through the order can be treacherous for any pitcher.

"He's done it this year and last year. He's capable of doing it," Showalter said. "Just a good team. it's a tough matchup for a right-handed pitcher. Ball is flying out of here. I don't think I've ever seen the ball carry more than it did today. I thought the Lind ball was a fly ball to left. I thought Pedro (Alvarez's) ball was a fly ball to right. Just one of those days, where if you get something up in the air, where is it going to land?

"I know it wasn't as good as he's capable of. He came here with some pretty impressive numbers and looked like he was going to get it done again through six. They didn't let it happen. The walks were really what hurt him, especially at the bottom of the order. You just can't do that. He knows that."

The Orioles scored once after loading the bases with one out in the eighth, reducing the Mariners' lead to 5-2. Adam Jones was credited with an RBI on his grounder to short, swinging at a 1-0 pitch after Joaquin Benoit walked two batters.

"I've seen him take that same pitch and hit it off the right-center field wall. What do you want?" Showalter said, defending Jones' aggressive approach.

"We try to throw everybody in a box and say everybody's got to be this robotic way. At the end of the year, you like the finished product. Yeah, it's more frustrating for him. But he's done a better job of it this year. He wants that. He wants to do something good for the team. But sometimes more is not always better. He knows that."

Dylan Bundy worked a career-high three innings, the only blotch a two-out, two-run homer by Martin in the ninth.

"He was a changeup away," Showalter said. "He threw curveball, changeup there and got it up. He'd been throwing some really good ones. His pitch count was down after two. We thought it was a perfect time to go to three with him. He almost did. He ended up pitching three, but I could tell he was a little frustrated. He was a pitch away from having a real solid outing. But you can tell why this is an important year.

"We're tying to win and Dylan can contribute to that and also set him up to do things he's capable of in the future, so today was a good step for him."

Said Bundy: "It was good, felt good out there. Just made one mistake mainly on the home run. Go from there, I guess."

Bundy could get a start in the second half after he's stretched out more, and he remains a rotation candidate in 2017 if the Orioles can build up his innings.

"Whatever lies in the future, I was just happy to get three innings under my belt now, especially at this level," he said. "We'll go from here now.

"I think I like the term 'jack of all trades.' If he says start, I'll start. I don't really care what role it is, this year especially. Just get a full year under my belt and I'll be happy."

The Orioles will embark on a three-city road trip, leaving behind a 17-8 home record and their first series loss at Camden Yards.

"It's an ongoing process," Showalter said. "You always want that to be newsworthy. I want that to be something that's a break from the norm, but that goes out the window. Now we go away for 10 days. Some tough places. They're all playing pretty well, catching them at a good time for all of them. So get on a plane, fly six hours and put the good and bad behind you because there's another challenge here shortly."

Mark Trumbo had two hits today, including a single off Karns in the fourth.

"He was mixing it up," Trumbo said. "Seemed like he had better control of his breaking ball at times and he was throwing it a lot in counts that are usually fastball counts. But he did a good job of landing that with the fastball sprinkled in. He's got power stuff and it made for a tough challenge."

The next challenge comes after the Orioles' charter lands.

"Everyone here has experienced that, so it's not that big a deal, but we want to win as many of those series as we can," Trumbo said. "I think we have a good opportunity to do some damage, get the bats going a little bit and it should be some fun."

Asked whether he's happy with how the Orioles are playing, Trumbo replied, "You have to be."

"We've won a lot more than we've lost and mostly everyone is coming around to where you want to see them," he said. "You run into a good team like this and it's going to happen. But who wouldn't like to be in the position we're in right now? I think we're doing really well and we've just got to keep going."

The Orioles are 7-7 on the road as they prepare for three games against the Angels, three against the Astros and three against the Indians.

"It's two common denominators of teams that play in October, having an advantage at home and being competitive on the road. We know we have to follow that trend. It's long, tried and tested," Showalter said.

"We're going to some places where people are playing well. Everybody's trying to seek their level right now. We're in the middle of May. Everybody's trying to figure out who they are, whether they're a dancer or someone who spins the records.

"We've had plenty of tests so far and we'll have a lot more. We'll find out. We're going to be playing 81 and 81 unless we have to go Tampa again to play a home game. I'm going to be there to watch it unfold. I have a lot of confidence in our guys. They know what it's about, they know what's at stake."