Skidding Angels lose to streaking Orioles 9-5

BALTIMORE (AP) — Fairly unexpectedly and for the primary time in years, the Baltimore Orioles loved per week stuffed with victories, cheering followers, hugs and excessive fives.

The Orioles rolled to their eighth straight victory Sunday, utilizing successive four-run innings and three RBIs by Ramón Urías to beat the road-weary Los Angeles Angels 9-5.

Baltimore fell behind 2-0 earlier than storming again to finish a 7-0 homestand and its first four-game sweep of the Angels since 2003. The Orioles had not received eight consecutive video games in a season since April 22 to Could 1, 2005, although they received 12 straight throughout two seasons in late 2015 and early 2016.

It has been fairly an exhilarating stretch for a rebuilding workforce that misplaced greater than 100 video games in three of the final 4 years, the exception being the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

“I have been ready for per week like this for a very long time, for many of my profession,” mentioned designated hitter Trey Mancini, who broke into the majors with Baltimore in 2016. “It is one thing that I definitely do not take as a right. We’re simply having a extremely good time in right here, enjoying so nicely as a workforce.”

Urías singled in two runs throughout a four-run fourth and added an RBI single within the fifth to make it 8-2. That put the Orioles (43-44) on target to maneuver inside a recreation of .500 for first time since beginning 0-1.

“You understand, I had greater hopes this yr for us as a workforce, however I do not suppose I may have imagined the workforce camaraderie being what it’s,” Mancini mentioned. “It is simply all aligned very well for us.”

Monte Harrison and Max Stassi homered for the sinking Angels, who now sit a season-worst 11 video games below .500 at 38-49 after a 1-8 swing that started in Houston and Miami.

This was a very sloppy efficiency by Los Angeles. Throughout Baltimore’s four-run fifth, not solely was there a fielding error and a balk, however one run scored on a handed ball and one other on a wild pitch.

“That is simply irritating. We did not play a sound defensive recreation in a pair spots,” interim supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “We have to maintain grinding. I do know what it seems like proper now and I do know the place we’re at. We have lots of good gamers. We’re a workforce that has to play crisp, clear baseball and we did not do this right this moment.”

Austin Voth (1-1) pitched 5 innings to earn his first victory with the Orioles since being claimed off waivers from Washington on June 7. Voth, who pitched for the World Collection champion Nationals in 2019, seen some similarities between that workforce and this one.

“In 2019 what we had was good chemistry and guys coming collectively and joking round and enjoying nicely,” he mentioned. “I am beginning to see that right here.”

Harrison gave the Angels a 2-0 lead within the third along with his second profession homer, a two-run drive to proper. After celebrating his first lengthy ball since August 2020 with the Marlins, he needed to wait via a video replay as a result of the Orioles questioned whether or not he truly touched first base.

LA starter José Suarez (1-3) retired his first 10 batters earlier than strolling two and hitting one other within the fourth. The lefty gave up an RBI double to Ryan Mountcastle, a two-run single to Urías and was lifted after Rougned Odor singled in a run.

Coach’s room

Orioles: OF Austin Hays was given the day without work to relaxation his sore proper wrist, which hasn’t been at 100% since he was struck by a pitch Monday towards Texas. … RHP Travis Lakins (proper elbow irritation) was transferred to the 60-day IL.

Up subsequent

Angels: Following a day without work, Los Angeles and RHP Noah Syndergaard (5-7, 3.84 ERA) face the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday night time.

Orioles: After taking Monday off, Baltimore sends RHP Jordan Lyles (5-7, 4.50) to the mound Tuesday night time within the opener of a two-game sequence at Wrigley Area towards the Cubs.