Chris Davis smashes 30th home run of the year
The last time home clubs went undefeated on a day with more than one game was an 8-0 record on August 28, 2008 – although road squads were 7-0 on April, 2, 2013, according to STATS. It also extended Cruz’s career-high hitting streak to 21 games. “We played an extremely good game, they played a good game and they beat us”.
Logan Morrison, who led off the inning with a double, was able to jog home when Jackson’s ball hit the outfield grass, scoring the winning run.
“I still didn’t know if it was fair even when he called it”, Jackson said.
If former Oriole Nelson Cruz harbors any ill will about not being re-signed by the Baltimore Orioles after his 40 home run season in 2014, he isn’t letting on.
Davis drove in two runs, giving Baltimore a 2-1 lead with a fourth-inning single before taking reliever Mayckol Guaipe deep for his 30th home run of the season in the sixth.
Orioles: Baltimore wraps up a nine-game road swing, sending Kevin Gausman to the mound looking to improve his 2-3 record and 4.56 ERA.
Mike Zunino worked a walk, refusing to chase a 3-2 pitch out of the zone after almost driving in the run himself with a hard ground ball just foul.
Mariners left fielder Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run.
Jones placed the ball carefully, luring the man into overextension and weak-fingered hat-loss, as if to say, “You got one article of clothing right today, and now it’s gone”.
Just two other players have hitting streaks this season of at least 20 games.
Davis reached 30 homers for the third time in four years.
Wieters exited the game at the same time as when Orioles manager Buck Showalter pulled struggling starter Chris Tillman with one out in the third inning.
Orioles: Right-handed reliever Chaz Roe was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his shoulder. LHP Charlie Furbush (biceps) is not quite ready to begin a rehab assignment and will throw another bullpen Saturday with the team in Boston.
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“He’s seemed to have our number this year”, McClendon said.