Orioles Blitz Marlins

     The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Miami Marlins 5-4 at Oriole Park on Sunday. The Orioles swept a three-game series from the Marlins. The O's extended their winning streak to eight games and will host the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow. Miami visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. 

     Baltimore(57-35) blitzed the Fish in the first inning with three runs. After a Gunnar Henderson double into right, Adley Rutschman drove in Henderson on a ground-rule double to left-center field. Anthony Santander followed with a two-run homer to center field on a 0-1 pitch for his 17th home run of the year. 

     The O's loaded the bases during the third inning. James McCann reached first on a fielder's choice for Ramon Urias to score. They made it 5-0 when Henderson lined a sacrifice fly into right field and Colton Cowser crossed the plate. 

     Miami(53-42) piled on four runs in the top of the ninth and fell short. Jean Segura knocked in Garrett Cooper and Yuli Gurriel on a double to center field. Two batters later, Jon Berti singled into center and Segura reached home. Dane Myers then doubled into the left-field corner and Berti scored.