The Orioles seemed on their way to a 4-3 victory when closer Jim Johnson (3-5) retired the first two batters in the ninth on grounders. Matt LaPorta, however, kept the inning alive with a single to center at the end of a seven-pitch at bat.
Marte, who spent most of this year with Class AAA Columbus, then worked Johnson for a 3-2 count before hitting his second home run of the season.
Kerry Wood surrendered a pair of two-out, infield singles in the bottom of the ninth before getting Nick Markakis to strike out swinging. Wood picked up his 17th save and made a winner out of Rafael Perez (3-2), who worked the eighth.
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