Walk-off loss: David Murphy's single in 11th lifts Angels over Orioles

After leading early by two runs and then trailing by two, the Orioles tied today's game. They never could get the lead back and then lost in walk-off fashion.

David Murphy's single to deep left field on a 3-2 pitch from Brian Matusz with the bases loaded in the last of the 11th gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the Orioles in the series finale.

No. 9 Carlos Perez hitter led off the last of the 11th and doubled off Chaz Roe. After a strikeout on a bunted third strike, Matusz came on and fanned Kole Calhoun. Manager Buck Showalter then called for back-to-back intentional walks of Mike Trout and Albert Pujols with two outs to bring up Murphy with the sacks full.

Matusz fell behind 3-1 in the count and then threw a strike followed by a foul ball. Then, Murphy lined a game-ending single to deep left field.

The Orioles lost two of three in this series to fall to 56-54. They could have moved to within a game of the Angels in the wild card race with a win. But they could not get it.

The Orioles took a 2-0 lead in the first when Manny Machado singled and Chris Davis was hit by a pitch. They scored on a Matt Wieters single and an RBI double by Jonathan Schoop. That extended Schoop's hitting streak to a career-best eight games.

Calhoun's solo homer in the last of the first made it a 2-1 game. He hit No. 16, which was ruled a homer only after a replay review.

Miguel Gonzalez struggled for most of this start, and he gave up three runs in the third as the O's fell behind 4-2. With two on and none out, Gonzalez fanned both Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.

But then, just one pitch from putting up a zero, he grooved an 0-2 pitch to Murphy. Murphy hit the 93 mph fastball that found the middle of the plate for a three-run shot and two-run lead.

For the eighth time in his last 10 starts, Gonzalez pitched 5 1/3 innings or less. Today he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs, including two homers. He threw 102 pitches as his ERA increased to 4.45. Over his past nine starts since he came off the disabled list in late June, Gonzalez has an ERA of 6.22.

Down 4-2, the Orioles homered twice in the sixth off Cory Rasmus to tie the game. Gerardo Parra hit his first as an Oriole in his eighth game with the team. It was also his first RBI with the Orioles. One out later, Chris Davis hit his 29th of the year for a 4-4 tie. Davis hit the first pitch for the homer to right. Over his last 18 games, Davis has hit 10 homers with 27 RBIs.

On the mound for the Orioles, T.J. McFarland pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Gonzalez. Darren O'Day pitched a scoreless eighth, and Brad Brach threw two scoreless frames before the Angels won it in the 11th against Roe and Matusz.

Now, the Orioles move on to the third and final stop on their West Coast trip and start a series tomorrow night at Seattle. Wei-Yin Chen (5-6, 3.32 ERA) pitches against left-hander Vidal Nuno (0-0, 2.88 ERA).