BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles cruised into the All-Star break with a performance that typified their play for much of the first half of the season.
Baltimore got another solid start from Chris Tillman, and the Orioles added two more homers to their major league-leading total in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
The Orioles reached the break atop the AL East with a 51-36 record, including 33-14 at home.
"We're just trying to do everything to make sure we're as good as we're capable of being," manager Buck Showalter said.
Tillman pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homered to help Baltimore capture the deciding matchup of the three-game series.
The Orioles have 137 home runs, the most they've ever hit before the break.
"There are always things that you can work on, but I like the position that we're in right now," Davis said. "Obviously, finishing off the first half with two wins at home is good to build some momentum going into the second half of the season."
Tillman (12-2) didn't have a perfect inning until the seventh. But the right-hander allowed only one runner past second base and offset his season-high five walks with five strikeouts.
"The end result was good," Tillman said. "We came out on top. It was a grind. It was a grind from the get-go. I was missing with all my pitches early. Fortunately, we were able to kind of get in somewhat of a rhythm and mix some pitches and get out of innings."
Brad Brach worked the eighth and Zach Britton got three outs for his 27th save in 27 opportunities.
Angels starter Tim Lincecum (1-3) gave up three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. The 32-year-old was making his fifth start since signing with the Angels on May 20.
Lincecum kept the Orioles in check with the exception of an opposite-field, two-run shot in the fourth inning by Davis that made it 2-1.
"The best we've seen him," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He made very few mistakes."
Lincecum was pleased with his outing, especially after giving five runs in 4 2/3 innings in his previous start at Tampa Bay.
"I thought I challenged guys pretty well," the right-hander said. "Made some pitches when I had to and my defense played real well, too."
Well, not exactly.
Los Angeles fell into a 3-1 hole in the sixth after a two-out popup by Pedro Alvarez dropped between shortstop Andrelton Simmons and left fielder Ji-Man Choi. Simmons exacerbated the miscue by throwing wildly to second base. Hardy followed with an RBI single.
"There was a mix up in communication," Scioscia said.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols had RBI for the Angels, who reached the break in last place for the first time since 1999.
Pujols got Los Angeles to 3-2 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but Hardy countered with a solo shot off Huston Street in the bottom half. It was his first homer since April 12.
Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar was ejected in the seventh inning while in the field.
REPLAY REVERSAL
Los Angeles got a first-inning run when a call at the plate was reversed after a replay review. Kole Calhoun was initially ruled out on a double by Trout before manager Mike Scioscia challenged the call.
The lead stood up until Davis hit his 22nd home run after Mark Trumbo's leadoff single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron was in the clubhouse Sunday, his broken left hand in a soft cast. The injury occurred Friday when he was hit by a pitch. He is scheduled to see a specialist on Monday.
Orioles: LF Hyun Soo Kim strained his right hamstring running out a first-inning grounder and was removed from the game.
UP NEXT
Angels: Los Angeles comes out of the All-Star break on Friday with a matchup against the visiting Chicago White Sox.
Orioles: Yovani Gallardo will start against Tampa Bay on Friday as Baltimore launches the second half with a seven-game road trip.
Baltimore got another solid start from Chris Tillman, and the Orioles added two more homers to their major league-leading total in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
The Orioles reached the break atop the AL East with a 51-36 record, including 33-14 at home.
"We're just trying to do everything to make sure we're as good as we're capable of being," manager Buck Showalter said.
Tillman pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homered to help Baltimore capture the deciding matchup of the three-game series.
The Orioles have 137 home runs, the most they've ever hit before the break.
"There are always things that you can work on, but I like the position that we're in right now," Davis said. "Obviously, finishing off the first half with two wins at home is good to build some momentum going into the second half of the season."
Tillman (12-2) didn't have a perfect inning until the seventh. But the right-hander allowed only one runner past second base and offset his season-high five walks with five strikeouts.
"The end result was good," Tillman said. "We came out on top. It was a grind. It was a grind from the get-go. I was missing with all my pitches early. Fortunately, we were able to kind of get in somewhat of a rhythm and mix some pitches and get out of innings."
Brad Brach worked the eighth and Zach Britton got three outs for his 27th save in 27 opportunities.
Angels starter Tim Lincecum (1-3) gave up three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. The 32-year-old was making his fifth start since signing with the Angels on May 20.
Lincecum kept the Orioles in check with the exception of an opposite-field, two-run shot in the fourth inning by Davis that made it 2-1.
"The best we've seen him," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He made very few mistakes."
Lincecum was pleased with his outing, especially after giving five runs in 4 2/3 innings in his previous start at Tampa Bay.
"I thought I challenged guys pretty well," the right-hander said. "Made some pitches when I had to and my defense played real well, too."
Well, not exactly.
Los Angeles fell into a 3-1 hole in the sixth after a two-out popup by Pedro Alvarez dropped between shortstop Andrelton Simmons and left fielder Ji-Man Choi. Simmons exacerbated the miscue by throwing wildly to second base. Hardy followed with an RBI single.
"There was a mix up in communication," Scioscia said.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols had RBI for the Angels, who reached the break in last place for the first time since 1999.
Pujols got Los Angeles to 3-2 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but Hardy countered with a solo shot off Huston Street in the bottom half. It was his first homer since April 12.
Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar was ejected in the seventh inning while in the field.
REPLAY REVERSAL
Los Angeles got a first-inning run when a call at the plate was reversed after a replay review. Kole Calhoun was initially ruled out on a double by Trout before manager Mike Scioscia challenged the call.
The lead stood up until Davis hit his 22nd home run after Mark Trumbo's leadoff single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: 1B C.J. Cron was in the clubhouse Sunday, his broken left hand in a soft cast. The injury occurred Friday when he was hit by a pitch. He is scheduled to see a specialist on Monday.
Orioles: LF Hyun Soo Kim strained his right hamstring running out a first-inning grounder and was removed from the game.
UP NEXT
Angels: Los Angeles comes out of the All-Star break on Friday with a matchup against the visiting Chicago White Sox.
Orioles: Yovani Gallardo will start against Tampa Bay on Friday as Baltimore launches the second half with a seven-game road trip.
1:35PM,EDT,July 10,2016
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 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout doubled to deep right, Calhoun scored, Trout to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Jones singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to second, Jones to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones to third on wild pitch by Lincecum. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Rickard in left field. | 1 | 0 |
| Choi flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Soto flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Davis struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Wieters lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| P. Álvarez lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Escobar walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked, Escobar to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Hardy walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones grounded into double play, third to second to first, Hardy out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rickard reached on infield single to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Marte flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Choi lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Soto lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Trumbo singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis homered to left center (422 feet), Trumbo scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Wieters grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| P. Álvarez singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Petit singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout grounded into fielder's choice to second, Petit out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Jones doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Rickard sacrificed to pitcher, Jones to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Choi hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Lincecum pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| P. Álvarez doubled to left, P. Álvarez to third on throwing error by shortstop Simmons. | 1 | 2 |
| Hardy singled to center, P. Álvarez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Salas relieved Lincecum. | 1 | 3 |
| Jones singled to right, Hardy to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Soto struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Petit lined out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Escobar popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Bedrosian relieved Salas. | 1 | 3 |
| Machado lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 3 |
| La Angels's Y Escobar ejected by T Timmons in the 7th. | 1 | 3 |
| Giavotella at second base. | 1 | 3 |
| Petit at third base. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis walked, Trumbo to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Wieters struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Brach relieved Tillman. | 1 | 3 |
| Calhoun singled to right, Calhoun to third on error by right fielder Trumbo. | 1 | 3 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Pujols hit sacrifice fly to center, Calhoun scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Nava hit for Marte. | 2 | 3 |
| Nava walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Cunningham ran for Nava. | 2 | 3 |
| Choi flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | BAL |
| Cunningham in left field. | 2 | 3 |
| Choi at first base. | 2 | 3 |
| Street relieved Bedrosian. | 2 | 3 |
| P. Álvarez singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| P. Álvarez picked off first. | 2 | 3 |
| Hardy homered to left center (394 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Jones walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Chacín relieved Street. | 2 | 4 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Machado grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | LAA | BAL |
| Rickard in right field. | 2 | 4 |
| Reimold in left field. | 2 | 4 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 2 | 4 |
| Simmons singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Soto flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Petit grounded out to shortstop, Simmons to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Giavotella grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Coverage: WJZ
1:35 PM ET, July 10, 2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Game Notes
| 3B ESCOBAR EJECTED BOT 7TH (ARGUING CHECK-SWING) |
| LF KIM (RIGHT HAMSTRING STRAIN) LEFT GAME TOP 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 32,963 (71.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Jordan Baker |
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