BALTIMORE -AP- Manny Machado capped a three-homer night with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Oriolesrallied past the Los Angeles Angels 9-7 on Friday night in a game that featured 10 home runs.Machado hit his seventh career slam off Keynan Middleton (4-1), who entered with two on and one out in the ninth. After Tim Beckham singled to load the bases, Machado hit a drive far over the center-field wall to give the Orioles their first lead.
Machado also hit a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth to finish with seven RBI.Albert Pujols set the tone for the game in the first inning with a milestone homer off Jeremy Hellickson. There would be plenty more long balls on a steamy night at Camden Yards, five by each team.Pujols' two-run drive was the 609th of his career, tied with Sammy Sosa for eighth on the all-time list. Pujols and Sosa now share the distinction of hitting more home runs that any other foreign-born player.After Pujols and Kole Calhoun connected in succession in the first inning, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart homered in the second for a 5-0 lead. The Orioles used homers by Mark Trumbo, Machado and Caleb Joseph and cut the gap to a run before a two-run drive by Mike Trout made it 7-4 in the fifth.All five L.A. home runs came off Hellickson, the first time the right-hander yielded more than three in a game.Darren O'Day (4-1) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.LUCKY FRIDAYThe Orioles lost 10 straight games on Friday since June 2 before rallying in this one.DELAYED DEBUTOrioles Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander played in his first major league game, going 1 for 4 with a fine diving catch in right field. He was on the disabled list with a strained forearm from March 30 through Wednesday.
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
