BALTIMORE -- During a miserable stretch that dropped them into a last-place tie in the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles
endured a familiar scenario: A poor outing by their starting pitcher
put them in a quick hole, and an overworked bullpen allowed the deficit
to grow.
The Orioles flipped the script on the St. Louis Cardinals in a 15-7 victory Saturday.
Jonathan Schoop homered twice and drove in four runs, Manny Machado went deep in a seven-run second inning against Adam Wainwright and the Orioles cruised after building a 12-3 lead in the fourth inning.
"When your starter goes out and lays an egg you're going to have a hard time winning the game," Wainwright said. "I pitched terrible and we were behind the 8-ball right away."
Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo got Baltimore started with successive first-inning shots, and Schoop finished the Orioles' long-ball display with drives in the fourth and seventh .
In dropping eight of their previous nine games, Baltimore absorbed lopsided losses of 8-2, 16-3, 14-3 and 11-2. In this one, the Orioles took advantage of a struggling starting pitcher and added to the advantage against a trio of relievers.
Wade Miley (3-4) picked up his second win since April 14 despite allowing six runs, five earned, in 5 2/3 innings.
Afterward, he acknowledged that his job was made easier by the performance of Baltimore's offense.
"It put us in a situation where I can go out there and kind of relax and try to get outs," the left-hander said. "Obviously they scored some runs, but at the same time, we scored more than they did."
Wainwright (7-5) gave up nine runs and seven hits, including three home runs, over 1 2/3 innings -- the shortest of his 268 career starts. The nine runs and three homers matched the most he's allowed in any outing.
"This is the last park you want to pitch in if you're throwing the ball right down the middle with not much action on it," Wainwright said. "Today was pathetic."
It was the 11th loss in 16 games for the Cardinals, who got home runs from Paul DeJong, Yadier Molina and Dexter Fowler.
Baltimore led 2-1 before sending 11 batters to the plate in the second. J.J. Hardy and Trey Mancini each hit a two-run double, Schoop singled in a run and Machado delivered a two-run homer.
After the Orioles built a nine-run cushion, Molina hit a solo homer in the fifth and Fowler connected with two on in the sixth before Mychal Givens struck out Eric Fryer with the bases loaded.
Not long after that, Baltimore celebrated a blowout victory of its own.
"It was really good, a really good feeling," Schoop said. "Hopefully we can keep it up."
FIELDING GEM
Machado snared a grounder down the line in the eighth inning and drifted past the coaching box before rifling a throw that got Jedd Gyorko at first base.
"To make it even better, I had a good look at it. It's probably a foul ball," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
SEEN `EM ALL
The Orioles were the only major league club that Wainwright had not faced over his 12-year career with the Cardinals. Baltimore remains one of only five teams he has never beaten (along with the Yankees, Twins, Indians and Rangers).
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha appears healthy enough to make his next start. "He's in doing his normal two-days after workout. It seems like everything was going fine," manager Mike Matheny said.
Orioles: 1B Chris Davis (oblique strain) will likely be sidelined through the All-Star break, Showalter said. ... INF Ryan Flaherty (right shoulder inflammation) has started a throwing program at the Orioles minor league facility in Sarasota, Florida. ... RHP Mike Wright (shoulder) received a cortisone injection in his shoulder Friday and will be shut down for at least three days.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (5-2, 2.69 ERA) starts the series finale. He's coming off his third scoreless start of the season, on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.71 ERA) makes his first start since May 22. He's made four relief appearances since then, allowing eight runs in 13 2/3 innings.
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St. Louis Cardinals
The Orioles flipped the script on the St. Louis Cardinals in a 15-7 victory Saturday.
Jonathan Schoop homered twice and drove in four runs, Manny Machado went deep in a seven-run second inning against Adam Wainwright and the Orioles cruised after building a 12-3 lead in the fourth inning.
"When your starter goes out and lays an egg you're going to have a hard time winning the game," Wainwright said. "I pitched terrible and we were behind the 8-ball right away."
Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo got Baltimore started with successive first-inning shots, and Schoop finished the Orioles' long-ball display with drives in the fourth and seventh .
In dropping eight of their previous nine games, Baltimore absorbed lopsided losses of 8-2, 16-3, 14-3 and 11-2. In this one, the Orioles took advantage of a struggling starting pitcher and added to the advantage against a trio of relievers.
Wade Miley (3-4) picked up his second win since April 14 despite allowing six runs, five earned, in 5 2/3 innings.
Afterward, he acknowledged that his job was made easier by the performance of Baltimore's offense.
"It put us in a situation where I can go out there and kind of relax and try to get outs," the left-hander said. "Obviously they scored some runs, but at the same time, we scored more than they did."
Wainwright (7-5) gave up nine runs and seven hits, including three home runs, over 1 2/3 innings -- the shortest of his 268 career starts. The nine runs and three homers matched the most he's allowed in any outing.
"This is the last park you want to pitch in if you're throwing the ball right down the middle with not much action on it," Wainwright said. "Today was pathetic."
It was the 11th loss in 16 games for the Cardinals, who got home runs from Paul DeJong, Yadier Molina and Dexter Fowler.
Baltimore led 2-1 before sending 11 batters to the plate in the second. J.J. Hardy and Trey Mancini each hit a two-run double, Schoop singled in a run and Machado delivered a two-run homer.
After the Orioles built a nine-run cushion, Molina hit a solo homer in the fifth and Fowler connected with two on in the sixth before Mychal Givens struck out Eric Fryer with the bases loaded.
Not long after that, Baltimore celebrated a blowout victory of its own.
"It was really good, a really good feeling," Schoop said. "Hopefully we can keep it up."
FIELDING GEM
Machado snared a grounder down the line in the eighth inning and drifted past the coaching box before rifling a throw that got Jedd Gyorko at first base.
"To make it even better, I had a good look at it. It's probably a foul ball," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
SEEN `EM ALL
The Orioles were the only major league club that Wainwright had not faced over his 12-year career with the Cardinals. Baltimore remains one of only five teams he has never beaten (along with the Yankees, Twins, Indians and Rangers).
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha appears healthy enough to make his next start. "He's in doing his normal two-days after workout. It seems like everything was going fine," manager Mike Matheny said.
Orioles: 1B Chris Davis (oblique strain) will likely be sidelined through the All-Star break, Showalter said. ... INF Ryan Flaherty (right shoulder inflammation) has started a throwing program at the Orioles minor league facility in Sarasota, Florida. ... RHP Mike Wright (shoulder) received a cortisone injection in his shoulder Friday and will be shut down for at least three days.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (5-2, 2.69 ERA) starts the series finale. He's coming off his third scoreless start of the season, on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.71 ERA) makes his first start since May 22. He's made four relief appearances since then, allowing eight runs in 13 2/3 innings.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Carpenter walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J. Martínez walked, Carpenter to second. Gyorko flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina to first on error by second baseman, Carpenter scores, Martinez to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Molina out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones homered to left center (404 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Trumbo homered to center (406 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Mancini grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Pham grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Huffman grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| DeJong walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Carpenter grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Schoop singled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Castillo walked, Schoop to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim grounded into fielder's choice to second, Castillo out at second, Schoop to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Hardy doubled to center, Schoop and Kim scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Smith lined out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Machado homered to center (414 feet), Hardy scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Jones hit by pitch. | 1 | 6 |
| Trumbo singled to right center, Jones to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Mancini doubled to left center, Jones and Trumbo scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Lyons relieved Wainwright. | 1 | 8 |
| Schoop singled to right, Mancini scored. | 1 | 9 |
| Castillo struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Fowler grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| J. Martínez struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| Gyorko singled to right. | 1 | 9 |
| Molina singled to left center, Gyorko to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Díaz popped out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Kim struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Smith grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Pham doubled to left. | 1 | 9 |
| Huffman struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| DeJong homered to center (401 feet), Pham scored. | 3 | 9 |
| Carpenter struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Machado doubled to left. | 3 | 9 |
| Jones singled to center, Machado to third. | 3 | 9 |
| Machado scored, Jones to second on wild pitch by Lyons. | 3 | 10 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| Schoop homered to center (414 feet), Jones scored. | 3 | 12 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| J. Martínez flied out to center. | 3 | 12 |
| Gyorko struck out looking. | 3 | 12 |
| Molina homered to center (425 feet). | 4 | 12 |
| Díaz flied out to center. | 4 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Fryer catching. | 4 | 12 |
| Garcia at second base. | 4 | 12 |
| DeJong at shortstop. | 4 | 12 |
| Kim grounded out to second. | 4 | 12 |
| Hardy walked. | 4 | 12 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hardy out at second. | 4 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Pham struck out looking. | 4 | 12 |
| Huffman reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 12 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Carpenter walked, Huffman to second. | 4 | 12 |
| Asher relieved Miley. | 4 | 12 |
| Fowler homered to left center (389 feet), Huffman and Carpenter scored. | 7 | 12 |
| J. Martínez singled to right. | 7 | 12 |
| Gyorko reached on infield single to second, J. Martínez to second. | 7 | 12 |
| Bleier relieved Asher. | 7 | 12 |
| Garcia walked, J. Martínez to third, Gyorko to second. | 7 | 12 |
| Givens relieved Bleier. | 7 | 12 |
| Fryer struck out swinging. | 7 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Brebbia relieved Lyons. | 7 | 12 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 7 | 12 |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 7 | 12 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Pham struck out looking. | 7 | 12 |
| Huffman lined out to pitcher. | 7 | 12 |
| DeJong flied out to left. | 7 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Schoop homered to left (352 feet). | 7 | 13 |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 7 | 13 |
| Kim singled to right center. | 7 | 13 |
| Rickard ran for Kim. | 7 | 13 |
| Hardy doubled to deep right, Rickard scored. | 7 | 14 |
| Smith hit by pitch. | 7 | 14 |
| Machado grounded out to pitcher, Hardy to third, Smith to second. | 7 | 14 |
| Jones lined out to second. | 7 | 14 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Rickard in left field. | 7 | 14 |
| Carpenter flied out to center. | 7 | 14 |
| Fowler singled to left. | 7 | 14 |
| J. Martínez struck out swinging. | 7 | 14 |
| Fowler to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 14 |
| Gyorko grounded out to third. | 7 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Bowman relieved Brebbia. | 7 | 14 |
| Trumbo fouled out to first. | 7 | 14 |
| Mancini reached on infield single to pitcher. | 7 | 14 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop, Mancini to second. | 7 | 14 |
| Castillo walked. | 7 | 14 |
| Joseph ran for Castillo. | 7 | 14 |
| Rickard hit by pitch, Mancini to third, Joseph to second. | 7 | 14 |
| Mancini scored, Joseph to third, Rickard to second on passed ball by Fryer. | 7 | 15 |
| Hardy fouled out to right. | 7 | 15 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Joseph catching. | 7 | 15 |
| Tejada at shortstop. | 7 | 15 |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 7 | 15 |
| Garcia flied out to center. | 7 | 15 |
| Fryer grounded out to third. | 7 | 15 |
| Pham grounded out to second. | 7 | 15 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .247 | .371 | .484 |
| Fowler CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .249 | .337 | .484 |
| J. Martínez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .267 | .302 | .444 |
| Gyorko 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .297 | .346 | .498 |
| Molina C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .263 | .299 | .404 |
Garcia 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .230 | .362 | .310 |
| Díaz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .258 | .291 | .407 |
Fryer C
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .179 | .246 | .232 |
| Pham LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .286 | .383 | .476 |
| Huffman RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .300 | .364 | .500 |
| DeJong 2B-SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .288 | .302 | .519 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 190 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Pham (6, Miley) HR: DeJong (3, 4th inning off Miley 1 on, 1 Out); Molina (7, 5th inning off Miley 0 on, 2 Out); Fowler (12, 6th inning off Asher 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: DeJong 2 (9), Molina (24), Fowler 3 (33) 2-out RBI: Molina, Fowler 3 Cardinals RISP: 2-9 (Díaz 0-2, Fowler 1-1, DeJong 1-1, Huffman 0-1, Molina 0-1, Gyorko 0-2, Fryer 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Fryer. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 27,788 (60.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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