Ryan Mountcastle helps Orioles lead Angels
Pitcher Ryan Mountcastle went 2-2 with a two-run homer and Dean Kremer pitched 5 2/3 innings to lead the way. Baltimore Orioles He won 7-3 over the guest Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday
Mountcastle, who also doubled, replaced Ryan O’Hearn after he singled in his only at-bat of the game in the second inning. Jorge Mateo went 1-3 with two RBIs Orioles
Kremer (5-1) allowed three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and no walks before surrendering to the bullpen, allowing just two hits over the final 3 1/3 innings.
Matt Thaiss and Gio Urshela each had two hits and Mickey Moniak hit a solo home run. Angelswho lost for the fifth time in their last seven games
After Moniak hit Kremer’s fifth pitch over the right-center field fence, Angels With a 1-0 lead, O’Hearn tied the score in the first home game of the season
THE Orioleswho snapped a two-game losing streak, took the lead for good with a three-run fourth inning
Terrin Vavra singled to right, doubling Gunnar Henderson for a 2-1 lead. After Vavra took second on Chase Silseth’s wild pitch, Mateo’s single crossed the plate to right, allowing Silseth to relieve Tucker Davidson.
Mountcastle — a hit by O’Hearn — moved Mateo to third with a double to left before Mateo crossed the plate on Cedric Mullins’ groundout.
Silseth (0-1) — a reliever making his first start of the season — allowed four runs on six hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 3 1/3 innings.
THE Angels Trailed 4-2 in the fifth when Zach Neto’s single to center scored Urshela
After Los Angeles cut the Orioles‘ lead 4-3 in the top of the sixth on Urshela’s RBI single, a Orioles extended the lead to 7-3 at the end of the inning
Mateo’s sacrifice fly scored Adam Frazier, who was hit by a pitch, and advanced to third on Ryan McKenna’s double to left field off Davidson.
Andrew Wantz relieved Davidson and gave up Mountcastle’s two-run homer to make it 7-3.
Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 on the night against Los Angeles after going 4-for-5 with a three-run homer, a triple, three runs and a walk. AngelsWe won 9-5 on Monday
— Field Level Media
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