Jeremiah Jackson had a night to remember.

There’s just one part he’d like to erase from his memory.

A team with 13 players on the injured list lost its manager in the fifth inning when Jackson’s line drive nailed Craig Albernaz on the side of the head. Albernaz stood on the top step of the dugout, in his usual spot, and was led down the tunnel. He was evaluated on-site by medical staff, and the team will provide further information.

Jackson stared at Albernaz as the scene continued to unfold, then got back in the box and reached on an infield single. He batted again in the sixth with the bases loaded and hit his first career grand slam, bringing him halfway to the cycle after drilling Albernaz. Given another opportunity in the eighth, he deposited an Andrew Hoffman fastball into the bullpen for his first career multi-homer game.

Who knew that Albernaz staying on his feet would pick up an entire team? It certainly did something for Jackson.

The earlier homer off Diamondbacks reliever Taylor Rashi brought the Orioles within a run at 7-6, and they came all the way back when Pete Alonso hit a two-run shot off Jonathan Loáisiga in the eighth. Jackson provided a little insurance and a story to tell his grandkids in a 9-7 victory before an announced crowd of 10,289 at Camden Yards.

Their record improved to 9-7, a nice recovery from 3-6 after the sweep in Pittsburgh. They had one hit against starter Ryne Nelson through four innings, on Gunnar Henderson’s RBI triple in the third. But Alonso led off the sixth with a double, Dylan Beavers singled off Rashi with one out, and Alonso scored on Leody Taveras’ bloop single. Colton Cowser walked and Jackson drove a slider 406 feet to left field.

Loáisiga hit Taylor Ward leading off the seventh and Alonso wrecked a curveball, sending it over the Bird Bath. Alonso tossed his bat and faced the dugout as he bounced toward first base. He shouted, he celebrated. The Polar Bear is hot.

Rico Garcia had another scoreless and hitless appearance in the eighth inning, his eighth to start the season. Closer Ryan Helsley recorded his fifth save and his first clean appearance in seven tries.

*Dean Kremer warmed tonight to Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse,” threw his first major league pitch in 2026 and watched it almost land at Pimlico.

Arizona’s Ketel Marte ambushed Kremer, launching a fastball 443 feet onto Eutaw Street. He tried again in the third inning and settled for his 12th career multi-homer game with a 405-foot shot to right field.

Kremer got a new baseball and shook his head.

There were good moments for Kremer, who struck out nine, walked none and pounded the zone. But he also matched his career high with three home runs allowed, including a two-run shot by Nolan Arenado in the fourth after Henderson’s throwing error.

Kremer was recalled earlier today and he allowed two earned runs and four total with six hits over five innings. The nine strikeouts are a team high and came within one of his career best.

Marte’s ball in the first is the 135th to clear the flag court in the ballpark’s history. The last five belong to the opposition, with Henderson the most recent Oriole on Aug. 14, 2024.

The second homer came up a little short, but it gave Arizona a 2-0 lead.

Kremer had a stretch of five strikeouts among seven batters before the final out in the third. Thirty of his 40 pitches were strikes. Forty-three of 57 were strikes through the fourth. Two of the home run balls were out of the zone, including the high fastball to Arenado that stuck Kremer with two unearned runs.

Jorge Barrosa was stranded after a leadoff double in the fifth, with Kremer striking out the next two batters. Kremer was removed at 80 pitches. His replacement, Albert Suárez, surrendered a three-run homer to Arenado in the sixth for a 7-1 lead.

Henderson produced the Orioles’ first triple this season and it scored Blaze Alexander in the third. Alexander reached on catcher’s interference to conclude a 10-pitch at-bat, paused by a challenge on a fly ball down the right field line that was ruled foul and upheld after review.

Henderson has seven RBIs in the last seven games.

*The bench didn’t match the projections for Game 16. Not a single one.

Albernaz had his choice of third baseman Coby Mayo, backup catcher Maverick Handley, outfielder Johnathan Rodríguez and infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson. Mayo could return to the lineup Tuesday night, which would put Jackson or Alexander in a reserve role.

This is what happens when Adley Ruschman goes on the 10-day injured list, Ryan Mountcastle goes on the 60-day IL and Tyler O’Neill is placed on the seven-day concussion IL.

Jackson made his fourth consecutive start at second base tonight.  

“That’s been fun to watch,” Albernaz said of Jackson’s improvements at second. “Obviously, his pedigree is a shortstop, he got moved to the outfield last year. He’s still getting some outfield work. But the way he’s taken to second base has been awesome. He’s been putting in great work with Miggy (Miguel Cairo).”

It showed again in the first inning when Jackson ran down a fly ball in shallow center field and started a 4-6-3 double play on consecutive batters.

“To me, his first step, his pre-pitch, is the thing that sets him apart from himself,” Albernaz said. “Meaning that, when his pre-pitch is right, now you’re seeing the range, you’re seeing him be able to get the ball up the middle, you’re seeing him being able to get the slow roller. And also, what’s really been improved is his double play turns.

“I think that’s something that’s tough, where your whole life you’ve been on one side of the diamond and then you go on the other side and you turn that double play blind with a runner coming in on you. And that’s something where he’s made a great adjustment.”

*Jen Pawol, who made history last year as the first female umpire in the majors, worked third base tonight in her first game at Camden Yards.