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08/30 18:07 CDT Henderson hits 2 homers, Orioles score 7 unanswered runs to
rally past Athletics 8-5
Henderson hits 2 homers, Orioles score 7 unanswered runs to rally past
Athletics 8-5
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Gunnar Henderson hit two homers and drove in
five runs, Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles scored
seven unanswered runs to rally past the Athletics 8-5 on Sunday.
Baltimore (68-69) improves to one game under .500 for the first time since
April 30 and sits one game back of the third and final AL wild-card spot.
Henderson hit a line drive over the center field wall for a 1-0 first-inning
lead. The Athletics then scored five straight runs before Mayo pulled Baltimore
back in the game with his 15th home run off a left-handed pitcher this season
--- breaking a tie with Atlanta's Matt Olson for most in the majors.
Henderson hit his second home run 413 feet to drive in the go-ahead runs in the
fifth before capping the scoring with an RBI triple in the eighth as Baltimore
completed a three-game sweep.
He is the third player in the MLB this season with a triple in a multihomer
game and the first to do so for Baltimore since Nelson Cruz on Sept. 7, 2014.
Chris Bassitt (6-4) gave up five runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings for
Baltimore while striking out four. Yennier Cano worked a hitless ninth for his
third save of the year.
Lawrence Butler extended his hitting streak to eight games with a two-run
double in the first to give the Athletics a 2-1 lead. Jeff McNeil tacked on an
RBI double in the third, and Brian Serven extended the lead to 5-1 in the
fourth.
Jeffrey Springs (3-13) surrendered seven runs off six hits while fanning six
for the Athletics in 4 2/3 innings.
Orioles' first baseman Pete Alonso was hit on the side of the helmet with a
pitch in the eighth.
Up next Athletics: LHP Gage Jump (6-8, 4.69 ERA) opens game one over the Rangers on Monday. Orioles: Yet to announce a starter for a series opener with the Rockies on Monday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Athletics: LHP Gage Jump (6-8, 4.69 ERA) opens game one over the Rangers on Monday. Orioles: Yet to announce a starter for a series opener with the Rockies on Monday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
