Wilson loses momentum and Orioles lose game

Sift through the praise heaped upon Orioles pitcher Tyler Wilson and you'll find numerous mentions of his ability to step back after hitting a rough patch, gather himself and mow down hitters.

Manager Buck Showalter has highlighted the trait many times since Wilson's arrival, and it happened for a while this afternoon. Just not long enough to prevent a 7-2 loss to the Mariners before 35,012 at Camden Yards that closed the homestand.

Leonys Martin hit a two-run homer off Dylan Bundy with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to complete the scoring, as the Mariners won their first series in Baltimore since August 2013. It's the first home series the Orioles have lost this year.

Wilson allowed a run and two hits in the first inning to quickly fall behind. Pedro Alvarez also committed an error behind him, extending his stay to 14 pitches.

Wilson retired Adam Lind on a fly ball to left field for the final out, took a seat in the dugout and emerged a different pitcher. He set down 10 of the next 11 batters, but a leadoff walk to Ketel Marte in the fifth led to a two-out RBI single for Seth Smith that broke a 1-1 tie.

Joey Rickard threw out Smith trying for a double to end the inning, but the Mariners had their first hit since Nelson Cruz's single in the first inning, and they also had the lead.

It expanded in the sixth on Lind's three-run homer to left on a towering fly ball that just kept carrying. The inning started with Robinson Cano collecting his fourth double of the series and included an intentional walk to Kyle Seager after Wilson fell behind in the count.

Making his fifth start of the season, Wilson was charged with five runs and six hits in six innings. He walked three, struck out three and threw 52 of 91 pitches for strikes.

The Orioles tied the game 1-1 in the second after Mariners right-hander Nathan Karns struck out the first two batters. Jonathan Schoop singled and scored on Alvarez's double off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard in right field.

Karns was removed after five innings with a 5-1 lead and 89 pitches on his ledger.

The Orioles loaded the bases against Joaquin Benoit in the eighth, but settled for one run on Adam Jones' bouncer to short. Chris Davis flied to center field to end the threat.

Bundy came within an out of tossing three scoreless innings. He settled for the longest outing of his brief major league career.

Manny Machado doubled in the third inning to break a 1-for-23 spell. He also walked in the eighth.

The Orioles went 4-3 on the homestand and are 24-15 overall.