The Orioles didn't get any runs after the third inning tonight, but they got just enough by then to win and they've now posted back-to-back victories after an eight-game losing streak.
Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer and Zach Britton picked up his third win as the Orioles edged Minnesota, 5-4, to improve to 8-9 on the year. It was just the second one-run game the Orioles have played this season and their first win.
Kevin Gregg, who had allowed three runs in his last two games, picked up...The
Orioles didn't get any runs after the third inning tonight, but they got just enough by then to win and they've now posted back-to-back victories after an eight-game losing streak.
Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer and Zach Britton picked up his third win as the Orioles edged Minnesota, 5-4, to improve to 8-9 on the year. It was just the second one-run game the Orioles have played this season and their first win.
Kevin Gregg, who had allowed three runs in his last two games, picked up his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Adam Jones caught a Denard Span drive near the wall in right-center for the game's last out.
The Orioles scored four times in the bottom of the second to lead 4-1 on Jones' two-run double to right and Wieters' two-run homer. Vladimir Guerrero hit his second homer in two games, a solo shot in the third for a 5-1 lead.
Britton pitched out of some jams early on and gave up three runs and five hits over six innings and is now 3-1 with an ERA of 3.16. Michael Cuddyer hit a solo homer off Britton in the second and Danny Valencia delivered a two-run single in the sixth.
Wieters is now 5-for-12 with two homers and seven RBIs over his past four games after going through a 2-for-23 slump.
Brian Roberts went 1-for-4 to extend his batting streak to eight games and he's hitting .361 during that streak. Robert Andino, who entered with
seven hits over his past nine at-bats, went hitless in three at-bats tonight.
In the series finale Thursday night,
Jeremy Guthrie pitches for the Orioles against Twins righty Scott Baker.
