CLEVELAND -- Right-hander Bud Norris returned to the Orioles' rotation on Sunday afternoon and helped Baltimore claim a series win in Cleveland with a 7-3 victory over the Indians at Progressive Field. Matt Wieters helped lead the offense with a home run and a triple.Norris, who had been on the 15-day disabled list while battling bronchitis, logged five innings against the Indians in his first outing for the Orioles since May 10. The righty struck out seven, scattered four hits, issued two walks and held Cleveland to a 1-for-7 showing with runners in scoring position in his time on the hill. 
Indians starter Carlos Carrasco picked up the loss after being charged with five runs on seven hits in only four innings -- his shortest non-injury-related start of the season. Carrasco surrendered a solo homer to Baltimore's Adam Jones in the first inning, allowed three runs with two outs in the fourth and was on the hook for the run the O's tacked on in the fifth.Manny Machado (RBI single) and Travis Snider (two-run single) each came through for the Orioles in the fourth-inning outburst. Wieters added some insurance for Baltimore with a leadoff homer in the ninth inning, marking his first home run of the year after being activated from the disabled list on Friday.Against Norris, Cleveland's only run came off the bat of Brandon Moss, who connected for an RBI double in the fourth inning. The Tribe loaded the bases with one out in the seventh against Baltimore's bullpen but only managed to produce one run on a groundout from Ryan Raburn. In the ninth, Raburn added an RBI single off reliever Darren O'Day.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Adam's bomb: The Orioles wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as Jones sent the 14th pitch of Carrasco's afternoon to the left-field bleachers, giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead. The homer was the ninth of the season for Jones and was projected by Statcast™ to land 415 feet away with an exit velocity of 107 mph.Doubling down: Cleveland's only breakthrough against Norris came in the fourth inning, when David Murphy and Moss opened the frame with back-to-back doubles into the right-field corner. Moss' two-base hit scored Murphy to put the Indians on the board, but Norris escaped further harm in his five-inning performance.Hesitation game: In the fifth inning, Wieters sent a pitch from Carrasco off the right-field wall and bouncing by Moss (playing right field). After Moss ran down the roller, he casually threw it back in. The hesitation created an opening for Wieters to sprint to third base for a leadoff triple. Chris Davis followed with a sacrifice fly that put the Tribe behind, 5-1.Comeback jack: Playing in just his third game of the year, Wieters hit his first home run of the season to lead off the ninth inning against Zach McAllister. The solo shot marked the switch-hitter's first long ball since May 1, 2014 -- six games before his season-ending elbow injury. Wieters also smacked his first triple since May 4, 2012, in the fifth inning. It's the first time in Wieters' career that he's hit a triple and a home run in the same game.REPLAY REVIEW
Buck Showalter used his ninth managerial challenge of the season in the fourth inning. Moss was on second base following a double and was caught leaning by Norris, who spun and fired back to second base. The throw beat Moss to the base, but the umpires ruled that Hardy (the shortstop) did not get the tag down in time. After a review lasting two minutes and 15 seconds, the call on the field stood.Jordan Bastian/MLB.com
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