Roark gave up seven hits and five runs (four earned) in five innings. If this were a legitimate World Series matchup, which it could be, the advantage might have to go to the home team as the Orioles hold the AL best home record, while the Nationals are third in the NL.
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Washington’s Nationals dropped their fourth straight game overall and the third straight to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-8 in the nation’s capital. The O’s won Monday’s game, 4-3.
Manny Machado and Matt Wieters each homered and drove in four runs for the AL wild card-contending Orioles. Out of the six outs he did get, five came via the strikeout and he didn’t walk a batter so there was some positives to take out of the game. He’s 5-3 with a 3.56 ERA in eight games since joining the starting rotation on July 17.
Baltimore’s Dylan Bundy outpitched A.J. Cole, but Cole’s effort could be felt throughout the remainder of the home-and-home series.
Jones was pinch hit for in the ninth inning, and Showalter said he was taken out as a precaution. Washington recalled righty A.J. Cole to start in his place.
NOTES: The Orioles put RHP Chris Tillman (15-5, 3.76 ERA) on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder bursitis.
Miley took the no-decision against the Astros last Friday but was hit hard in the process, allowing six runs on six hits in just 1 2/3 innings of work. Harper went down 0-2, laid off three pitches in the dirt and eventually struck out to end the threat.
“The thing I’m proud of my team about is we lost the game, but I mean they showed a lot of fight”, Baker said. He had a great night at the plate.
“He has an electric fastball. It was kind of a different feeling for me to have them be a fan of me when I’ve been a huge fan of theirs for a couple years”.
The Single-A Carolina League is expanding by two teams in 2017 while two teams in the California League will be contracted. “That’s on me. I’ve got to set a better tempo than that”. Donnie Hart came on for the Orioles with runners on the corners and two out vs Daniel Murphy and gave up an RBI single to right, 5-3 Orioles. Jones delivered a two-out RBI single to increase the lead to 3-0.Turner entered the game 14 of 15 on stolen base attempts and tried to steal twice against Wieters in the first and third innings. The stadiums are 38 miles apart on MD-295. Chris Davis hit his 30th home run for Baltimore with a solo shot in the ninth.
Machado had four hits, his 29th homer and a pair of RBI singles.
Espinosa connected off Mychal Givens in the seventh. The 22-year-old Dominican struck out a season-high 11 while allowing one earned run and four hits in seven innings to earn a win over the Atlanta Braves.
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When the Orioles allow at least one home run, they are 41-44, well-matched with the Nationals who are 41-42 when allowing at least one homer.
