Homestand ends with more homers allowed in 8-5 loss (updated)

The slider was working today for Dylan Bundy and the outs came at a pace that enabled him to get deeper into his start. Improvements that he talked about earlier this week.

Any failures would be topics addressed later at his locker.

The four home runs allowed tied Bundy's career high, the club's total increased to 37 on Marcus Semien's shot off Mychal Givens in the ninth and the Orioles lost to the Athletics 8-5 before an announced crowd of 8,374 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles are 5-8 and have dropped seven of their last eight games as they embark on their second road trip. They surrendered 28 home runs on the homestand.

Khris Davis homered twice for the second time in less than 24 hours, and he went back-to-back with Kendrys Morales with no outs in the sixth to conclude Bundy's afternoon.

The Orioles set the franchise record for consecutive games with a home run allowed to start the season, inflating their total to 13 with Davis' two-run shot in the fourth that gave Oakland a 2-1 lead. The major league record is 16, set by the 2009 Phillies, according to STATS.

Josh Phegley delivered a two-run shot in the fifth as the game began to slip away from the Orioles.

Bundy also surrendered four home runs on May 8, 2018 against the Royals - all of them in the first inning while failing to retire a batter.

Josh Lucas made his Orioles debut and gave up an unearned run over two innings, with center fielder Cedric Mullins committing a two-base error by overrunning Chad Pinder's single in the sixth after Bundy exited the game. Tanner Scott allowed a single and double on his first two pitches of the eighth inning and struck out a batter before Jimmy Yacabonis replaced him and stranded two runners in scoring position.

The Orioles have used 32 players this season.

Chris Davis passed Tony Bernazard for the major league record for most consecutive plate appearances without a hit at 58. His line drive to center field in the second inning was run down by Ramón Laureano, who jumped on the warning track to secure the final out.

An exit velocity of 105.1 mph, per Statcast, made it Davis' hardest-hit ball of the season. Didn't matter. He chose the wrong part of the field.

Davis also grounded out in the fourth after running the count to 3-1, beaten again by the shift, walked in the seventh with the count full and struck out looking in the eighth. He's 0-for-32 this season and 0-for-53 dating back to Sept. 14, 2018.

The walk against reliever J.B. Wendelken loaded the bases with no outs and the Orioles behind 7-0. Wendelken hit Pedro Severino near the top of the batting helmet to force in a run and send him sprawling into the dirt.

Severino stayed in the game after his second visit from head athletic trainer Brian Ebel. He also took a foul tip off his right shin and foot, causing him to jump out of the box and limp in circles.

Tough way to make a living.

Renato Núñez scored on Lou Trivino's wild pitch, Davis came home on Mullins' grounder and Dwight Smith Jr. reduced the lead to 7-5 with an RBI double.

Stephen Piscotty made a diving catch after sprinting toward the right field line to rob Jonathan Villar and prevent another run.

Davis batted again in the eighth with two on and one out, but the Orioles couldn't score.

Smith hit a home run in the first inning that traveled 440 feet, making it the longest by an Orioles player this season. Smith collected five in his abbreviated spring with the club and today marked his third in the majors and first since July 13, 2018 in Boston.

The Orioles led and Bundy was dealing early, holding the Athletics without a hit until Semien grounded a double down the left field line leading off the fourth, with Rio Ruiz failing on his backhanded attempt and pounding his fist into his glove in frustration.

Khris Davis homered with one out in the fourth, the ball dropping next to the home bullpen and giving the Orioles another dubious mark. The 1994 team allowed home runs in the first 12 games.

Bundy got burned on poorly located fastballs to Davis, Phegley and Morales, the latter clocked at 89 mph, and on a changeup to Davis leading off the sixth. He struck out eight batters, six on his slider, and threw 87 pitches.

Getting through the fourth wasn't an issue today, but home runs continue to torment the staff.

The 1994 Orioles allowed 131 to rank sixth in the majors. The record is 258 by the 2016 Reds.

The 2019 Orioles aren't searching for another record. Just trying to improve their own for the season, the next steps taken this weekend in Boston.

Update: Manager Brandon Hyde said Severino passed the concussion tests and will be monitored for the next 24 hours. He's accompanying the team to Boston.

Davis on game: "We didn't play very good baseball. I think we made a lot of just careless mistakes. I think the biggest thing for us is to try to get the momentum and hang onto it as long as we can. A lot of guys in the lineup that can do a lot of different things, but we keep letting the other team back in the game, it's going to be hard to win many games.

"I was proud of the way the guys battled toward the end. I felt like we put together some good at-bats in the later innings and didn't give up, but we've just got to be a little bit crisper early on in the game."

Davis on whether at-bats feel different: "It feels completely different. I would hope it looks different, too. I feel like I'm seeing the ball a lot better, I feel like I'm putting good swings on the ball. I lined out again, drew a walk a little bit later. Just continue to work."

Davis on fans cheering: "It's awesome. I appreciate it so much. Really the last few nights, just the encouraging yells and shouts throughout the game and I know they're behind me. I know the people that boo aren't the majority, and I really appreciate the fans showing up and backing me."

Davis on whether he thought liner to center was in: "Yeah, I thought it was in his glove. They were playing me about 20 feet off the warning track. When I hit it I knew it was a good swing. I mean, I did everything I could. That's just kind of the way it's going right now, but for me I can't focus on the result as much as I want to, as much as I want to see some kind of return for all the work I'm putting in. I've got to stay focused on the process."

Davis on hitless streaks: "It is what it is. The more I try to go out there and do, or the more I try to shoulder this all by myself, the harder it gets. Like I said, I have to trust the process, I have to trust that the work I'm putting in, at some point it's going to turn around. When the weather heats up I'd like to think some of those long drives are leaving, but right now they're getting caught, so I'll just continue to go out there and work and put good at-bats together."

Davis on whether he's trying different things: "Yeah. Really the last three days we've done kind of a drill series that's new, something that Don (Long) came up with that I really like. I feel like it's been very productive and I'm going to stay after it. I'm not going to give in. I'm not going to give up. That's not who I am, that's not what I'm about. And at some point it will turn around."

Bundy on outing: "For the most part, I'd say the first three innings were good stuff. The slider, split, heater, they were all great. Then fourth and fifth, kind of got a little sloppy there in the sixth. My stuff flattened out and wasn't staying on top of the pitches. Four bad pitches and six runs."

Bundy on what adjustment he can make: "Not throw the ball right down the middle. That's the biggest key. Get in counts that favor me rather than them. That's getting strike one or getting an early-swing strike. Just got to do a better job in the later innings and get the counts I want to throw in."

Bundy on comeback: "It shows a lot of heart. We're not done playing. We have a full nine innings to play out there and we made a good try at a comeback."

Bundy on fan support for Davis: "It's great. In the situation he's in, he needs all the support. That's what we do as teammates and it's good to see it from the fans, too. He'll get through it."

Hyde on Bundy: "I thought this was Dylan's best start. I thought he had really good stuff. Two good breaking balls, a really good changeup. He had more hop on his fastball. Just the long ball ...

"Pitch count was low. We were down three runs, and he pitched into the sixth inning. Right away, two homers knocked him out of the game. But I thought from the stuff standpoint, it was the best I've seen him all year. I thought his changeup was really good. He kept guys off-balance. It was just a few mistakes. They didn't hit singles. They went deep."

Hyde on home runs: "I haven't seen this many in a short amount of time. But yeah, I think we just continue to stay behind our guys. We continue to improve and try to get better. Continue to pitch to a plan and work on our location. Work on being unpredictable.

"I thought Dylan was unpredictable today. He had four pitches he could throw at any time for strikes, which was fantastic. He just left a few balls in the wrong spot. So I'm taking it as a positive."

Hyde on Davis: "Two really good at-bats, the first two at-bats, and then he drew the walk. Three good at-bats. He was deep in counts. I thought he was on time with the fastball early, first three at-bats. We were hoping the ball got over Laureano's head. Not quite enough."