OAKLAND -- Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez and outfielder Heston Kjerstad both started at the Oakland Coliseum for the first (and likely final) time in their MLB careers on Sunday afternoon, as the historic ballpark will become unoccupied following the 2024 season.

The pair of Orioles youngsters made sure to leave their mark.

Kjerstad continued to swing a hot bat by belting a three-run home run during a four-run first inning in support of Rodriguez, who turned in another quality start in Baltimore’s 6-3 victory over Oakland. The O’s (57-33) took two of three from the A’s after previously winning two of three games in Seattle earlier in the week.

Anthony Santander got the Orioles’ offense started with a two-out solo homer in the first, his 23rd long ball of the season. After Ryan O’Hearn and Jordan Westburg followed with consecutive singles, Kjerstad clobbered a Statcast-projected 406-foot home run to center field.

It was Kjerstad’s fifth MLB homer and his third of the season, all coming since June 27. The 25-year-old was called up to the big leagues for the third time on June 24 and has since hit .367 (11-for-30) and collected 12 RBIs.

Rodriguez allowed three runs and racked up eight strikeouts over six-plus innings. The 24-year-old righty kept the A’s off the scoreboard for his first five frames, retiring 15 of 18 batters over that span with only three singles allowed.

Of Rodriguez’s 16 outings this season, nine have been quality starts, including each of his past three. He owns a 3.52 ERA and has 11 wins, tied for the most in MLB with Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Atlanta’s Chris Sale.