BALTIMORE -- Maybe the Baltimore Orioles got this trade deadline thing right, after all.
Dylan Bundy allowed three hits over a career-high eight innings, newcomer Tim Beckham had two hits and scored twice and the resurgent Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
The winning streak began over the weekend and gained momentum late Monday after the front office decided to be buyers at the non-waiver trade deadline, obtaining Beckham from Tampa Bay for a minor league pitcher.
The acquisition of Beckham followed the trade for right-hander Jeremy Hellickson,
who will start Wednesday night. Although the Orioles still have some
distance to make up in the AL East and the wild-card race, they're
within two games of .500 (52-54) for the first time since July 3.
"A couple more days and I might start looking at the standings again," manager Buck Showalter said. "So, we'll see. So far so good. Until we take care of our business, it doesn't matter where we are in the standings."
If Baltimore is to make a serious move, it will need more pitching performances like the one it got from Bundy (10-8). The right-hander struck out five, walked one and retired the last 13 batters he faced.
Bundy did not pitch more than seven innings in any of his previous 34 major league starts. All three hits he allowed were singles -- none after the third inning -- and the only run he surrendered was unearned.
"Dylan was outstanding," Showalter said. "That was fun to watch."
Seth Smith drove in three runs and Manny Machado had three hits for the Orioles, who pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Royals for the final AL wild-card spot.
Kansas City will seek to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday. The Royals came to town having won 10 of 11, but they've only scored three runs in these two games at Camden Yards.
"We have to do a better job of getting pitches in the zone and capitalizing," said Whit Merrifield, who had one of KC's two RBI .
Ian Kennedy (4-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in four-plus innings. He was 4-0 in nine starts since June 5.
"The down-and-away fastball was not working and I had to go to something else and try to get outs," Kennedy said. "What really hurt me was getting deep in counts."
Making his debut with Baltimore on Tuesday after playing his first 238 major league games with the Rays, Beckham singled and scored in the fifth inning and doubled in the seventh before coming home on a single by Smith.
Baltimore took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, bunching together four straight hits -- including an RBI single by Jonathan Schoop and a run-scoring double by rookie Trey Mancini .
After Kansas City scored in the third, Adam Jones made it 3-1 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single.
BUCK AND EARL
The victory was the 1,481st of Showalter's career, pushing him into sole possession of 24th place on the all-time list ahead of former Orioles manager Earl Weaver.
CASH CONSIDERATIONS
Playing in his second game for KC since being traded from the White Sox, Melky Cabrera went 1 for 4. Chicago will send $2,663,934 to the Royals on Sept. 1, covering a little more than half the $5,081,967 remaining in Cabrera's $15 million salary this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals: INF Cheslor Cuthbert (left wrist sprain) resumed his rehabilitation assignment Tuesday, going 1 for 5 with a solo home run for Triple-A Omaha while playing the full game at third base. It was Cuthbert's first action since July 25. In 10 games at Omaha, Cuthbert is hitting .211 with two homers and four RBI.
Orioles: An MRI on Mark Trumbo's oblique strain provided "very positive news," Showalter said, adding that the slugger might be ready to come off the DL after a 10-day stay.
UP NEXT
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas (13-4, 3.00 ERA), who has not lost in his last five road starts, pitches Wednesday night in the series finale.
Orioles: Hellickson makes his Orioles debut after being traded from Philadelphia. He's 3-2 with a 5.01 ERA in nine career appearances at Camden Yards.
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Dylan Bundy allowed three hits over a career-high eight innings, newcomer Tim Beckham had two hits and scored twice and the resurgent Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
The winning streak began over the weekend and gained momentum late Monday after the front office decided to be buyers at the non-waiver trade deadline, obtaining Beckham from Tampa Bay for a minor league pitcher.
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"A couple more days and I might start looking at the standings again," manager Buck Showalter said. "So, we'll see. So far so good. Until we take care of our business, it doesn't matter where we are in the standings."
If Baltimore is to make a serious move, it will need more pitching performances like the one it got from Bundy (10-8). The right-hander struck out five, walked one and retired the last 13 batters he faced.
Bundy did not pitch more than seven innings in any of his previous 34 major league starts. All three hits he allowed were singles -- none after the third inning -- and the only run he surrendered was unearned.
"Dylan was outstanding," Showalter said. "That was fun to watch."
Seth Smith drove in three runs and Manny Machado had three hits for the Orioles, who pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Royals for the final AL wild-card spot.
Kansas City will seek to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday. The Royals came to town having won 10 of 11, but they've only scored three runs in these two games at Camden Yards.
"We have to do a better job of getting pitches in the zone and capitalizing," said Whit Merrifield, who had one of KC's two RBI .
Ian Kennedy (4-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in four-plus innings. He was 4-0 in nine starts since June 5.
"The down-and-away fastball was not working and I had to go to something else and try to get outs," Kennedy said. "What really hurt me was getting deep in counts."
Making his debut with Baltimore on Tuesday after playing his first 238 major league games with the Rays, Beckham singled and scored in the fifth inning and doubled in the seventh before coming home on a single by Smith.
Baltimore took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, bunching together four straight hits -- including an RBI single by Jonathan Schoop and a run-scoring double by rookie Trey Mancini .
After Kansas City scored in the third, Adam Jones made it 3-1 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single.
BUCK AND EARL
The victory was the 1,481st of Showalter's career, pushing him into sole possession of 24th place on the all-time list ahead of former Orioles manager Earl Weaver.
CASH CONSIDERATIONS
Playing in his second game for KC since being traded from the White Sox, Melky Cabrera went 1 for 4. Chicago will send $2,663,934 to the Royals on Sept. 1, covering a little more than half the $5,081,967 remaining in Cabrera's $15 million salary this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals: INF Cheslor Cuthbert (left wrist sprain) resumed his rehabilitation assignment Tuesday, going 1 for 5 with a solo home run for Triple-A Omaha while playing the full game at third base. It was Cuthbert's first action since July 25. In 10 games at Omaha, Cuthbert is hitting .211 with two homers and four RBI.
Orioles: An MRI on Mark Trumbo's oblique strain provided "very positive news," Showalter said, adding that the slugger might be ready to come off the DL after a 10-day stay.
UP NEXT
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas (13-4, 3.00 ERA), who has not lost in his last five road starts, pitches Wednesday night in the series finale.
Orioles: Hellickson makes his Orioles debut after being traded from Philadelphia. He's 3-2 with a 5.01 ERA in nine career appearances at Camden Yards.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Merrifield popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Jones lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to right center, Machado scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis singled to center, Schoop to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Mancini doubled to left, Schoop scored, Davis to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Beckham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Davis out at home. | 0 | 2 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Hosmer reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hosmer out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to first, Pérez out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Moss popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Rickard fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon stole second, Gordon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Castillo. | 0 | 2 |
| Merrifield singled to left, Gordon scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Cain lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second, Merrifield out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Schoop flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Mancini walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Hosmer grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Moustakas walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Moss struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Smith hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| Castillo grounded out to pitcher, Smith to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Rickard grounded out to pitcher, Smith to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Jones singled to left, Smith scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Machado reached on infield single to shortstop, Jones tagged out at third. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Escobar grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| Gordon lined out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Merrifield flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Schoop singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander relieved Kennedy. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Beckham reached on infield single to shortstop, Schoop to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Smith doubled to deep left center, Schoop and Beckham scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Castillo singled to shallow center, Smith scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Rickard doubled to right center, Castillo to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Cain lined out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Cabrera lined out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| Hosmer grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Alexander pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Machado reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| Schoop grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Machado out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| Davis walked, Schoop to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Mancini grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Davis out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Moustakas popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| Moss flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Neftali Feliz pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Feliz relieved Alexander. | 1 | 6 |
| Beckham doubled to deep right. | 1 | 6 |
| Smith singled to right, Beckham scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Rickard grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Smith out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Merrifield flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Buchter pitching for Kansas City | KC | BAL |
| Bonifacio in left field. | 1 | 7 |
| Torres at third base. | 1 | 7 |
| Gordon in center field. | 1 | 7 |
| Buchter relieved Feliz. | 1 | 7 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | KC | BAL |
| Gentry in left field. | 1 | 7 |
| Brach relieved Bundy. | 1 | 7 |
| Bonifacio struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Cabrera doubled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| Pérez doubled to deep center, Cabrera scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Torres lined out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Merrifield 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .295 | .334 | .480 |
| Cain CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .272 | .340 | .425 |
Bonifacio LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .258 | .326 | .445 |
| Cabrera RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .291 | .332 | .432 |
| Hosmer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .323 | .379 | .499 |
| Pérez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .286 | .314 | .524 |
| Moustakas 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .274 | .305 | .556 |
Torres 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .313 | .305 |
| Moss DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .205 | .286 | .402 |
| Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .230 | .253 | .315 |
| Gordon LF-CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .204 | .296 | .307 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 116 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (18, Brach); Pérez (20, Brach) RBI: Merrifield (46), Pérez (65) 2-out RBI: Pérez Royals RISP: 2-4 (Merrifield 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Torres 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon (5, 2nd base off Bundy/Castillo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 20,931 (45.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - Sean Barber, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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