Trevor Rogers did his job, and the Orioles' bats did the rest. Baltimore beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, riding a two-run homer from Tyler O'Neill and a fourth-inning eruption that put the game out of reach early.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Rogers allowed 2 runs (2 earned) over 6.0 innings, scattering 3 hits and striking out 9 without issuing a walk. He improved to 7-7 on the season, carrying a 4.20 ERA. The bullpen backed him with 3.0 scoreless innings on 0 runs, with Andrew Kittredge closing it out for his 5th save.
Baltimore broke it open in the fourth. O'Neill homered to left center, scoring Henderson to give the Orioles a lead they would not relinquish, and Coby Mayo followed with a solo shot to left center, putting Baltimore up 3-0. The Angels chipped away with Jose Siri's solo homer in the sixth and an RBI single from Wade Meckler that brought home Nolan Schanuel in the seventh, cutting the deficit to 3-2. But Leody Taveras answered in the eighth with a two-run homer to right center, scoring Henderson again and pushing the lead to 5-2.
Reid Detmers took the loss for Los Angeles, allowing 3 runs (3 earned) over 4.0 innings with 5 strikeouts and a walk. He fell to 3-8 on the season with a 4.12 ERA. The Angels' bullpen held Baltimore scoreless the rest of the way, but the damage from Detmers' outing and the two homers that followed proved too much to overcome.
The win moved Baltimore to 56-58, extending its winning streak to two games. Los Angeles fell to 43-71, losing its second straight.