O’Neill, Taveras homers power Orioles past Angels 5‑2
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Tyler O’Neill homered to drive in two runs and spark a three-run fourth inning, and Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Wednesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Trevor Rogers struck out nine over six innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs, to improve to 7-7. Andrew Kittredge earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth. Reid Detmers took the loss, falling to 3-8 after giving up three earned runs in four innings.
The Angels cut the lead to 3-2 with single runs in the sixth and seventh, with Wade Meckler singling home Nolan Schanuel in the seventh. Taveras then homered in the eighth, scoring Gunnar Henderson. Coby Mayo had two hits and drove in a run for Baltimore, which had six hits. Los Angeles had four hits.
Baltimore improved to 56-58, while the Angels dropped to 43-71. Attendance was 16,977; game time was 2:27.