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Rookie Jhonkensy Noel homers in first MLB at-bat but Guardians lose to Orioles

Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians outfield Jhonkensy Noel (43) celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians outfield Jhonkensy Noel (43) celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports

Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn homered to overcome a head-turning debut by Cleveland Guardians rookie Jhonkensy Noel as the Orioles snapped a season-worst, five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.

Noel homered in his first big-league at-bat and teammate Gabriel Arias also went deep, but the Guardians had their seven-game winning streak end as they failed to complete a three-game series sweep.

Mullins led off the seventh inning with his eighth homer of the season, breaking a 2-2 tie with the blast off reliever Xzavion Curry (0-2). O'Hearn's 10th long ball, also off Curry, leading off the eighth ended the scoring.

Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) rounds third base after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) rounds third base after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports

Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez held the Guardians to two runs and five hits in seven innings. Rodriguez (9-3), who struck out four without issuing a walk, recorded a victory for the fourth time in his last five starts.

Henderson hit his 26th homer of the season in the fifth inning, a tying solo shot.

Noel, a 22-year-old first baseman, smacked his homer 413 feet in the second inning, meaning the Guardians scored in the opening inning in all three games of the series. Noel ended up 1-for-4, making the game's last out with his second strikeout of the night.

Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports

Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs on six hits across five innings with two walks and three strikeouts.

All five homers in the game were solo shots. There were few signs of rallies in the game, with the teams combining to leave nine runners on base.

The Orioles, who loaded the bases with one out in the first inning and didn't score, tied the score 1-1 in the second on a two-out double by Jorge Mateo and an RBI single by Henderson.

Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Xzavion Curry (44) throws a pitch during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Xzavion Curry (44) throws a pitch during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports

Cionel Perez and Craig Kimbrel, who notched his 17th save, each worked a scoreless inning in relief for Baltimore.

Mullins and Mateo both had two hits for the Orioles, who are 1-2 to open a seven-game homestand.

Arias finished with two of Cleveland's five hits.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Solid start by Carlos Carrasco wasted in Guardians loss to Orioles