Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels
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The Orioles have gone 4-2 in each of the past three weeks. If the Orioles keep playing at a .667 pace — a Herculean task, to be sure — they would end the season with a 91-71 record, good enough to make the playoffs and the same record they had last year.
Gary Sánchez launched a grand slam in the seventh inning. At the same time, Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Baltimore Orioles completed a dominant three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 11-2 win on Sunday.
The Orioles swept the Angels with Gary Sánchez hitting a grand slam, while Cade Povich earned his first win since April.
Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam — his second homer in as many days — and the Orioles pulled away late to beat the Angels, 11-2, and sweep the series.
The Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East at 27-40, 15 games back of the division-leading New York Yankees. After sweeps of the Chicago White Sox and the Mariners, Baltimore has lost four of six against the Athletics and Detroit Tigers.
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Los Angeles Angels. Baltimore has gone 14-19 in home games and 28-40 overall. The Orioles are 17-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The Orioles will try for their third series sweep in the last five today with Adley Rutschman, Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser and Ryan O’Hearn on the bench.Jordan Westburg is leading off and playing second base.
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