Orioles figure out Mariners

BALTIMORE (AP) - The last time Brad Bergesen faced the Seattle Mariners, he yielded seven runs in less than three innings and earned himself a trip to the minor leagues.

In the rematch, Bergesen showed precisely how much better he is since the demotion.

Bergesen (3-2) took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, Luke Scott homered and scored twice, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday night.

The Orioles defeated Seattle for the first time in five tries this season.

It was the ninth loss in 11 games for the light-hitting Mariners, who rank last in the AL in runs and 13th in batting average.

Seattle had threats in the second and fourth innings wiped out by double plays.

"He got in a couple of jams but was able to get the big pitch when he had to," Seattle's Chone Figgins said. "He got the double plays and Tejada made some big plays on defense."

Seattle starter Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-3) gave up three runs and seven hits in three-plus innings, the shortest of his seven starts this season.

"I have been pitching with a chip on my shoulder for as long as I've been pitching, like nothing else matters and there's nothing to lose. I haven't been doing that this year," Rowland-Smith said. "I need to get back to that." There have been some bumps in the road. I'm pretty close to being in a survival mode at this point."