The Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday refused to budge at the top of the American League East, getting four hits and four RBIs from Austin Hays in a 10-3 victory to finish off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.
Hays and Anthony Santander hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, while Santander and Ramon Urias each had three hits.
Right-hander Kyle Gibson (14-8) gave up three runs on six hits over six innings as the Orioles won their fifth straight.
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Baltimore maintained a 3.5 game lead in the division over the Tampa Bay Rays with a visit to the Boston Red Sox up next for a three-game series to start today.
The Orioles are 5-1 on their nine-game trip to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Angels and the Red Sox.
“We came here with the goal of winning the series and we did that in the first two games, so coming out today and scoring 10 runs, that was huge for us,” Hays said.
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“We got a great start from Gibby, so to be able to complete the sweep was good,” he added. “It’s good to rest up on this cross-country flight and we’ll keep this thing rolling in Boston.”
Luis Rengifo had a two-run home run for the Angels, who lost their sixth consecutive game and fell for the ninth time in their past 10.
In New York, Detroit pitcher Matt Manning’s right foot was broken when he was hit by a comebacker off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton in the Tigers’ 4-3 loss to the Yankees.
The 25-year-old right-hander is to miss the rest of the season.
He missed more than two months earlier this year after being hit on the foot by a comebacker off the bat of the Toronto Blue Jay’s Alejandro Kirk.
“I was just annoyed that it was the same foot, same spot basically,” Manning said. “There are really no positives out of this. It’s unlucky. It happens. I guess pretty cool to get hit by an MVP. I don’t know.”
Stanton’s hit rebounded off Manning’s foot, struck the pitcher on the backside and was gloved by Manning, who threw to first for the final out of the first inning.
Manning was attended to by a trainer and manager A.J. Hinch, who said he was hit in a different spot.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, it was:
‧ Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2
‧ Braves 6, Cardinals 11
‧ Cubs 8, Giants 2
‧ Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 5
‧ Guardians 2, Twins 1
‧ Marlins 11, Dodgers 4
‧ Nationals 3, Mets 2
‧ Padres 1, Phillies 5
‧ Pirates 5, Brewers 4
‧ Rangers 3, Astros 12
‧ Rays 3, Red Sox 1
‧ Reds 4, Mariners 8
‧ Royals 4, White Sox 6
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