Healy, A's power past Orioles
The Sports Xchange
Aug 22, 2017
BALTIMORE -- Ryon Healy homered twice and drove in three runs while Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis also went deep as the Oakland A's defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
Healy (solo) and Lowrie (two-run) both homered in a three-run first as Oakland took a 3-0 lead after just five batters against Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez.
In the fifth inning, Healy added a two-run homer. This was his fourth multi-homer game this season and stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
He has 23 homers and 69 RBIs this season.
Simon Castro (1-1) got the victory in relief as starter Paul Blackburn left in the fifth after being hit by a Trey Mancini comebacker.
Castro went two innings and gave up Manny Machado's two-run homer but still earned the win.
The A's (55-71) then used three more relief pitchers to get to Blake Treinen, who came on with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth.
Jonathan Schoop cut the lead to 5-4 with a two-run single before Adam Jones grounded out.
Davis then gave the A's some insurance with a solo homer off Darren O'Day in the ninth before Treinen closed it for his fifth save.
Jimenez (5-9) allowed five runs on nine hits in five innings, including three homers. He has lost five of his past six decisions.
The A's jumped in front early thanks to first-inning homers from Lowrie and Healy. Boog Powell led off the game with a single before Lowrie hit a two-run homer to right-center.
Later in the inning, Healy made it 3-0 with his solo homer.
Healy struck again in the top of the fifth with a long two-run homer to left that put Oakland on top 5-0.
Blackburn cruised through the first four innings before Mancini lined a shot off his right forearm to open the fifth. The pitcher needed to leave despite holding a five-run lead, replaced by Castro. Blackburn gave up no runs on three hits.
NOTES: SS J.J. Hardy continued his rehab work with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday night. Manager Buck Showalter said Hardy would know when he's ready to return from a broken wrist. ... Baltimore 3B Manny Machado snapped an 0-for-8 slide with his two-run homer in the sixth inning. ... Oakland SS Marcus Semien (wrist scar tissue irritation) sat out after leaving the Monday night game with the same problem. A's manager Bob Melvin wasn't sure about Semien's status for the series finale on Wednesday. ... A's LF Khris Davis ended an 0-for-20 slump with his ninth-inning homer.
Aug 22, 2017
BALTIMORE -- Ryon Healy homered twice and drove in three runs while Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis also went deep as the Oakland A's defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
Healy (solo) and Lowrie (two-run) both homered in a three-run first as Oakland took a 3-0 lead after just five batters against Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez.
In the fifth inning, Healy added a two-run homer. This was his fourth multi-homer game this season and stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
He has 23 homers and 69 RBIs this season.
Simon Castro (1-1) got the victory in relief as starter Paul Blackburn left in the fifth after being hit by a Trey Mancini comebacker.
Castro went two innings and gave up Manny Machado's two-run homer but still earned the win.
The A's (55-71) then used three more relief pitchers to get to Blake Treinen, who came on with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth.
Jonathan Schoop cut the lead to 5-4 with a two-run single before Adam Jones grounded out.
Davis then gave the A's some insurance with a solo homer off Darren O'Day in the ninth before Treinen closed it for his fifth save.
Jimenez (5-9) allowed five runs on nine hits in five innings, including three homers. He has lost five of his past six decisions.
The A's jumped in front early thanks to first-inning homers from Lowrie and Healy. Boog Powell led off the game with a single before Lowrie hit a two-run homer to right-center.
Later in the inning, Healy made it 3-0 with his solo homer.
Healy struck again in the top of the fifth with a long two-run homer to left that put Oakland on top 5-0.
Blackburn cruised through the first four innings before Mancini lined a shot off his right forearm to open the fifth. The pitcher needed to leave despite holding a five-run lead, replaced by Castro. Blackburn gave up no runs on three hits.
NOTES: SS J.J. Hardy continued his rehab work with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday night. Manager Buck Showalter said Hardy would know when he's ready to return from a broken wrist. ... Baltimore 3B Manny Machado snapped an 0-for-8 slide with his two-run homer in the sixth inning. ... Oakland SS Marcus Semien (wrist scar tissue irritation) sat out after leaving the Monday night game with the same problem. A's manager Bob Melvin wasn't sure about Semien's status for the series finale on Wednesday. ... A's LF Khris Davis ended an 0-for-20 slump with his ninth-inning homer.
