BALTIMORE -- Adam Jones called it a game the Baltimore Orioles needed to win.
The center fielder set the early tone, and the rest of the team followed his lead.
Jones hit a pair of home runs, Jonathan Schoop added a three-run shot and Baltimore beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Monday night. The Orioles won for the second time in six games, but they are still in the thick of the wild-card race.
"Adam's done that a lot and it never goes unnoticed or unappreciated or assumed, more importantly," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Jon obviously had a big blow there, but can't tell you how hard it is, as hard as Adam plays as long as he plays, and then mid-to-late August you're still able to do that. That's one of the things that separates Adam."
Wade Miley (7-10) held the A's to two runs, five hits and four walks over six-plus innings to pick up his first win at Camden Yards since June 17. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA against Oakland this season.
Jones tied a career high with four hits and is one home run shy of reaching 25 for the seventh consecutive season. Zach Britton got the final out with two runners on for his 11th save this season and his 60th in a row.
Baltimore beat Chris Smith (0-3) for the second time in 12 days. Smith allowed five runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings -- his shortest start of the season. He was pulled after allowing Schoop's three-run homer, which made it 5-1. Ryan Dull entered and allowed another homer by Jones.
"I always feel strong at this time of the season," Jones said. "It's called pacing myself. I've learned how to pace myself over the years."
Jed Lowrie homered for the A's, and Boog Powell hit his first career home run in the eighth inning, appropriately enough doing so in Baltimore, where an unrelated Boog Powell slugged 303 home runs and won the 1970 MVP.
"It didn't seem real," said Powell, who made his major league debut earlier this season with Seattle and was acquired in a trade earlier this month for Yonder Alonso.
The younger Powell is expected to meet his namesake for the first time Tuesday, according to MLB.com.
Welington Castillo responded for Baltimore with a solo home run in the eighth off Michael Brady that provided the 7-3 lead.
Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI double by Matt Chapman. Chad Pinder was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on the play.
The Orioles tied it in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly by Mark Trumbo. Jones led off the fourth with a homer and Baltimore never trailed again.
"He's a good hitter for a reason. It's tough," Smith said about Jones. "You try to attack his zones, and it seems like I make a good pitch and he breaks his bat but he finds somehow to put it in the outfield."
MACHADO HONORED
Manny Machado became the third Oriole to earn AL Player of the Week honors this season, joining Schoop (July 23) and Tim Beckham (Aug. 7). Machado batted .385 (10 for 26) with four home runs and 12 RBI over six games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: C Bruce Maxwell, who took a foul ball off his face mask Saturday at Houston, did not start for the second consecutive game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh and went 0 for 2. . SS Marcus Semien left in the seventh with a wrist injury.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) went 0 for 3 with a walk on Monday in his first rehabilitation game with Triple-A Norfolk.
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Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn (3-1, 3.46 ERA) received a no-decision after allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings in his lone appearance against Baltimore on Aug. 11.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8, 6.47 ERA) struggled in his previous outing against Seattle, when he was charged with six runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. He is 4-1 with a 4.70 ERA in eight career starts against Oakland.
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The center fielder set the early tone, and the rest of the team followed his lead.
Jones hit a pair of home runs, Jonathan Schoop added a three-run shot and Baltimore beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Monday night. The Orioles won for the second time in six games, but they are still in the thick of the wild-card race.
"Adam's done that a lot and it never goes unnoticed or unappreciated or assumed, more importantly," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Jon obviously had a big blow there, but can't tell you how hard it is, as hard as Adam plays as long as he plays, and then mid-to-late August you're still able to do that. That's one of the things that separates Adam."
Wade Miley (7-10) held the A's to two runs, five hits and four walks over six-plus innings to pick up his first win at Camden Yards since June 17. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA against Oakland this season.
Jones tied a career high with four hits and is one home run shy of reaching 25 for the seventh consecutive season. Zach Britton got the final out with two runners on for his 11th save this season and his 60th in a row.
Baltimore beat Chris Smith (0-3) for the second time in 12 days. Smith allowed five runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings -- his shortest start of the season. He was pulled after allowing Schoop's three-run homer, which made it 5-1. Ryan Dull entered and allowed another homer by Jones.
"I always feel strong at this time of the season," Jones said. "It's called pacing myself. I've learned how to pace myself over the years."
Jed Lowrie homered for the A's, and Boog Powell hit his first career home run in the eighth inning, appropriately enough doing so in Baltimore, where an unrelated Boog Powell slugged 303 home runs and won the 1970 MVP.
"It didn't seem real," said Powell, who made his major league debut earlier this season with Seattle and was acquired in a trade earlier this month for Yonder Alonso.
The younger Powell is expected to meet his namesake for the first time Tuesday, according to MLB.com.
Welington Castillo responded for Baltimore with a solo home run in the eighth off Michael Brady that provided the 7-3 lead.
Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI double by Matt Chapman. Chad Pinder was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on the play.
The Orioles tied it in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly by Mark Trumbo. Jones led off the fourth with a homer and Baltimore never trailed again.
"He's a good hitter for a reason. It's tough," Smith said about Jones. "You try to attack his zones, and it seems like I make a good pitch and he breaks his bat but he finds somehow to put it in the outfield."
MACHADO HONORED
Manny Machado became the third Oriole to earn AL Player of the Week honors this season, joining Schoop (July 23) and Tim Beckham (Aug. 7). Machado batted .385 (10 for 26) with four home runs and 12 RBI over six games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: C Bruce Maxwell, who took a foul ball off his face mask Saturday at Houston, did not start for the second consecutive game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh and went 0 for 2. . SS Marcus Semien left in the seventh with a wrist injury.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) went 0 for 3 with a walk on Monday in his first rehabilitation game with Triple-A Norfolk.
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Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn (3-1, 3.46 ERA) received a no-decision after allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings in his lone appearance against Baltimore on Aug. 11.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8, 6.47 ERA) struggled in his previous outing against Seattle, when he was charged with six runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. He is 4-1 with a 4.70 ERA in eight career starts against Oakland.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| R. Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Semien grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| K. Davis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pinder walked, Healy to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman doubled to deep right, Healy scored, Pinder thrown out at home. | 1 | 0 |
| Garneau lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Jones singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Mancini walked, Jones to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis singled to deep left, Jones to third, Mancini to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo hit sacrifice fly to left, Jones scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Castillo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Davis out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Powell walked. | 1 | 1 |
| R. Davis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Powell out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Beckham singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Beckham to second on wild pitch by Smith. | 1 | 1 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop, Beckham to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Schoop popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Lowrie grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Jones homered to left (388 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Mancini flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Pinder singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Chapman struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Garneau singled to left, Pinder to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Powell walked, Pinder to third, Garneau to second. | 1 | 2 |
| R. Davis grounded into double play, second to first, Powell out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Smith walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Beckham fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado safe at first on error by third baseman Chapman, Smith to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Schoop homered to center (404 feet), Smith and Machado scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Dull relieved Smith. | 1 | 5 |
| Jones homered to left (376 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| Mancini singled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Davis walked, Mancini to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Trumbo lined out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Lowrie homered to right (383 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| K. Davis fouled out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Hendriks relieved Dull. | 2 | 6 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Gentry in right field. | 2 | 6 |
| Pinder walked. | 2 | 6 |
| O'Day relieved Miley. | 2 | 6 |
| Chapman flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Maxwell hit for Garneau. | 2 | 6 |
| Maxwell grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Pinder out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Olson in right field. | 2 | 6 |
| Pinder at shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| Maxwell catching. | 2 | 6 |
| Casilla relieved Hendriks. | 2 | 6 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Jones singled to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Mancini hit by pitch, Jones to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Trumbo grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 2 | 6 |
| Powell homered to right (367 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| R. Davis struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Olson singled to deep right, Olson out stretching at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Lowrie flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Brady pitching for Oakland | OAK | BAL |
| Brady relieved Casilla. | 3 | 6 |
| Castillo homered to center (413 feet). | 3 | 7 |
| Gentry struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alec Asher pitching for Baltimore | OAK | BAL |
| Asher relieved Brach. | 3 | 7 |
| K. Davis safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Schoop. | 3 | 7 |
| Healy struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Pinder popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Chapman walked, K. Davis to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Britton relieved Asher. | 3 | 7 |
| Maxwell grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| R. Davis LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .233 | .294 | .353 |
| Semien SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .249 | .333 | .381 |
Olson RF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .316 | .517 |
| Lowrie 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .271 | .345 | .438 |
| K. Davis DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .234 | .322 | .508 |
| Healy 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .264 | .295 | .458 |
| Pinder RF-SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .247 | .300 | .460 |
| Chapman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .225 | .300 | .500 |
| Garneau C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .150 | .261 | .200 |
a-Maxwell PH-C
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .214 | .317 | .279 |
| Powell CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .273 | .385 | .345 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 151 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for D Garneau in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Chapman (15, Miley) HR: Lowrie (11, 6th inning off Miley 0 on, 1 Out); Powell (1, 8th inning off Brach 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Chapman (25), Lowrie (43), Powell (3) GIDP: R. Davis 2, Maxwell Athletics RISP: 1-4 (Garneau 0-1, R. Davis 0-1, Chapman 1-1, Maxwell 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Chapman (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (Lowrie-Semien-Healy). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 16,020 (34.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sean Barber, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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