BALTIMORE
-- This is how good things are going for the Orioles at home this
season: After blowing a late-inning lead, Baltimore launched the
game-winning uprising with a third strike.
Pinch-hitter Nolan Reimold hit a decisive two-out homer in the ninth inning after Pedro Alvarez reached on a strikeout, and the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Cody Allen (2-4) began the ninth by striking out Alvarez, but the ball eluded catcher Roberto Perez. After fielding the bouncing ball off the backstop, Perez hit Alvarez in the helmet with the throw for an error.
"As long as I have been playing baseball the rule is you run down the baseline," Alvarez said. "I saw the ball get away from him and I just ran down to first base."
A sacrifice bunt and a strikeout followed before Reimold lined a 2-0 pitch into the left-field seats.
"I was taking the first pitch, trying to get comfortable," Reimold said. "After that, I got up 2-0 and I was ready to hit. I figured he would try to throw a fastball there."
The Indians' catchers often practice the throw to first after a dropped third strike, but Perez still evidently has some work to do.
"I don't think he rushed. He didn't move his feet," manager Terry Francona said. "We talk to him about that all the time. You don't want somebody to learn a lesson the hard way, and he did."
Jonathan Schoop also homered for the AL East-leading Orioles, who won the season series from Cleveland 5-1 and improved their home record to 36-14.
"I don't know what it is, but for some reason when we come home we do seem to play all-around better," starter Vance Worley said.
Activated from the disabled list before the game, Darren O'Day (7-1) struck out the side in the ninth.
Filling a void at the end of the Baltimore rotation, Worley allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. Making his fourth start, the right-hander retired the final 11 batters he faced in his longest outing since September 2014, with Pittsburgh against Milwaukee.
Worley left with a 3-2 lead, but All-Star reliever Brad Brach promptly allowed an unearned run in the eighth. After Schoop fumbled a grounder to second base, Mike Napoli snapped an 0-for-11 skid with an RBI single.
Cleveland starter Corey Kluber gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out eight,
The Indians went up 2-0 in the fourth on an RBI double by Tyler Naquin and a sacrifice fly by Perez, who earlier got his first hit in 17 at-bats this season.
Baltimore tied it in the bottom half, courtesy of an overturned call following a challenge by the Orioles. After Manny Machado singled in a run, Alvarez hit into an apparent inning-ending double play with runners on the corners. But he earned an RBI after a replay review showed he was safe at first base.
After hitting a double and scoring Baltimore's first run in the fourth inning, Schoop delivered a solo shot in the fifth for a 3-2 lead. It was his career-high 17th home run, eclipsing the 16 he hit in 2014.
BALL THREE, NOT FOUR
Machado was picked off first base in the eighth inning after Chris Davis took a pitch outside the strike zone, dropped his bat and headed from the batter's box. Davis thought it was ball four, but the count actually moved to 3-2. Machado was swayed by his teammate's action and strayed off the base before being thrown out by Perez.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: 3B Juan Uribe returned to the starting lineup for the first time since being hit in the head with a pitch on Friday night.
Orioles: OF Hyun Soo Kim (hamstring) began a two-day rehabilitative assignment with Double-A Bowie. If all goes well, he will be activated from the DL on Tuesday. ... C Matt Wieters missed a sixth straight game with a foot injury. ... The wife of Ubaldo Jimenez had a baby. He went on paternity leave Saturday and will likely use all three days.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland gets Monday off before opening a two-game interleague series at home against the Washington Nationals.
Orioles: Yovani Gallardo (3-2, 5.69 ERA) takes on the visiting Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.
Cleveland Indians
Pinch-hitter Nolan Reimold hit a decisive two-out homer in the ninth inning after Pedro Alvarez reached on a strikeout, and the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Cody Allen (2-4) began the ninth by striking out Alvarez, but the ball eluded catcher Roberto Perez. After fielding the bouncing ball off the backstop, Perez hit Alvarez in the helmet with the throw for an error.
"As long as I have been playing baseball the rule is you run down the baseline," Alvarez said. "I saw the ball get away from him and I just ran down to first base."
A sacrifice bunt and a strikeout followed before Reimold lined a 2-0 pitch into the left-field seats.
"I was taking the first pitch, trying to get comfortable," Reimold said. "After that, I got up 2-0 and I was ready to hit. I figured he would try to throw a fastball there."
The Indians' catchers often practice the throw to first after a dropped third strike, but Perez still evidently has some work to do.
"I don't think he rushed. He didn't move his feet," manager Terry Francona said. "We talk to him about that all the time. You don't want somebody to learn a lesson the hard way, and he did."
Jonathan Schoop also homered for the AL East-leading Orioles, who won the season series from Cleveland 5-1 and improved their home record to 36-14.
"I don't know what it is, but for some reason when we come home we do seem to play all-around better," starter Vance Worley said.
Activated from the disabled list before the game, Darren O'Day (7-1) struck out the side in the ninth.
Filling a void at the end of the Baltimore rotation, Worley allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. Making his fourth start, the right-hander retired the final 11 batters he faced in his longest outing since September 2014, with Pittsburgh against Milwaukee.
Worley left with a 3-2 lead, but All-Star reliever Brad Brach promptly allowed an unearned run in the eighth. After Schoop fumbled a grounder to second base, Mike Napoli snapped an 0-for-11 skid with an RBI single.
Cleveland starter Corey Kluber gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out eight,
The Indians went up 2-0 in the fourth on an RBI double by Tyler Naquin and a sacrifice fly by Perez, who earlier got his first hit in 17 at-bats this season.
Baltimore tied it in the bottom half, courtesy of an overturned call following a challenge by the Orioles. After Manny Machado singled in a run, Alvarez hit into an apparent inning-ending double play with runners on the corners. But he earned an RBI after a replay review showed he was safe at first base.
After hitting a double and scoring Baltimore's first run in the fourth inning, Schoop delivered a solo shot in the fifth for a 3-2 lead. It was his career-high 17th home run, eclipsing the 16 he hit in 2014.
BALL THREE, NOT FOUR
Machado was picked off first base in the eighth inning after Chris Davis took a pitch outside the strike zone, dropped his bat and headed from the batter's box. Davis thought it was ball four, but the count actually moved to 3-2. Machado was swayed by his teammate's action and strayed off the base before being thrown out by Perez.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: 3B Juan Uribe returned to the starting lineup for the first time since being hit in the head with a pitch on Friday night.
Orioles: OF Hyun Soo Kim (hamstring) began a two-day rehabilitative assignment with Double-A Bowie. If all goes well, he will be activated from the DL on Tuesday. ... C Matt Wieters missed a sixth straight game with a foot injury. ... The wife of Ubaldo Jimenez had a baby. He went on paternity leave Saturday and will likely use all three days.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland gets Monday off before opening a two-game interleague series at home against the Washington Nationals.
Orioles: Yovani Gallardo (3-2, 5.69 ERA) takes on the visiting Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.
1:35PM,EDT,July 24,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Santana walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis grounded out to third, Santana to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Chisenhall doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Uribe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Naquin grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| P. Álvarez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Pérez singled to deep right, Pérez out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor singled to center, Kipnis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lindor out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Borbon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Ramírez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Chisenhall singled to left center, Ramírez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Uribe popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Naquin doubled to deep left, Ramírez scored, Chisenhall to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez hit sacrifice fly to left, Chisenhall scored, Naquin to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Santana flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Schoop doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado singled to center, Schoop scored, Machado to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to first, Machado to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Trumbo walked. | 2 | 1 |
| P. Álvarez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Machado scored, Trumbo out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Flaherty singled to right center, P. Álvarez to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Kipnis flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Lindor grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Napoli struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Borbon flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Schoop homered to left (413 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Machado grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Chisenhall flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Uribe grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| P. Álvarez singled to left center. | 2 | 3 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Naquin flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Borbon grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| Brach relieved Worley. | 2 | 3 |
| Kipnis singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Lindor grounded into fielder's choice to first, Kipnis safe at second on error by second baseman Schoop. | 2 | 3 |
| Napoli singled to left, Kipnis scored, Lindor to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Chisenhall grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Napoli out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Shaw relieved Kluber. | 3 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado picked off first. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Trumbo lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | CLE | BAL |
| O'Day relieved Brach. | 3 | 3 |
| Uribe struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Naquin struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Pérez struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BAL |
| Allen relieved Shaw. | 3 | 3 |
| P. Álvarez struck out swinging, P. Álvarez safe at on error by player player, P. Álvarez to first on throwing error by catcher Pérez. | 3 | 3 |
| Flaherty sacrificed to first, P. Álvarez to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Reimold hit for Borbon. | 3 | 3 |
| Reimold homered to left center (390 feet), P. Álvarez scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .251 | .352 | .486 |
| Kipnis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .285 | .343 | .484 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .303 | .360 | .458 |
| Napoli 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .244 | .327 | .483 |
| Ramírez LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .284 | .346 | .397 |
| Chisenhall RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .303 | .349 | .471 |
| Uribe 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .211 | .265 | .341 |
| Naquin CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .321 | .380 | .626 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .053 | .310 | .053 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 135 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Chisenhall (14, Worley); Naquin (11, Worley) RBI: Naquin (30), Pérez (2), Napoli (68) SF: Pérez GIDP: Chisenhall Indians RISP: 2-11 (Chisenhall 0-1, Naquin 1-2, Napoli 1-3, Santana 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Lindor 0-1, Uribe 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Pérez (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 37,821 (82.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 90 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Pat Hoberg, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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