BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer in the third inning and Aaron Civale pitched five scoreless innings as the Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Saturday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Civale (4-1) allowed six hits and struck out six. Shane Baz (1-4) took the loss, allowing five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Baltimore lost for the eighth time in 10 games.

Nick Kurtz doubled twice, scored three runs and extended his on-base streak to 33 games. Shea Langeliers drove in two runs, including a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The A’s scored one in the first, three in the third, one in the fifth and another in the ninth. had 11 hits to Baltimore’s nine.

Colton Cowser’s two-run single in the eighth accounted for the Orioles’ only runs. Hogan Harris, Joel Kuhnel and Scott Barlow each pitched a scoreless inning for the A’s. Attendance was 30,707 and the game lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes. The Athletics improved to 21-18, while the Orioles fell to 17-23.