MLB: Baltimore’s back on track after defeating the Angels two games in a row

Baltimore, Maryland - The Baltimore Orioles seem to be well past their recent losing streak, having now defeated the Los Angeles Angels two games in a row.

Orioles catcher Pedro Severino had a grand slam and six RBI in Baltimore's big win over LA on Thursday night.
Orioles catcher Pedro Severino had a grand slam and six RBI in Baltimore's big win over LA on Thursday night.  © IMAGO / UPI Photo

The Orioles dominated the final game of their three-game set against the Angels 13-1, making it two consecutive wins to continue the team’s bounce-back from an embarrassing 19-game losing streak.

Pedro Severino (28) had a monster game for Baltimore that perhaps left Angels’ superstar pitcher Shohei Ohtani mesmerized. The Orioles catcher went 2-for-5, driving home six of Baltimore’s 13 runs, with four of them coming off of a fifth-inning grand slam.

Ohtani, the MLB leader in home runs, blasted a solo shot to open up the game, but it was the only run LA could manage for the rest of the day.

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On the other hand, nine Orioles came together for a barrage of offense, scoring a total of fifteen hits off of five Angels pitchers.

A single by third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez caused Jahmai Jones to tie up the game at 1-1 in the third inning before Severino’s slam blew things open for Baltimore.

Two more runs came courtesy of Severino and rookie first baseman Ryan Mountcastle in the eighth.

Keegan Akin (1-8) pitched seven innings for Baltimore, with six being strikeouts to sail to his first win of the season. The Angels' Elvis Peguero (0-1) was charged with his first loss of the season after allowing five of the six runs Baltimore scored in the fifth.

On Friday, the Orioles are looking to make it a third straight win when they open a three-game series at home against the Rays, while the Angels head back west for two games in San Diego against the Padres.

Cover photo: IMAGO / UPI Photo

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