OAKLAND, Calif. -- Trey Mancini wasn't assured a spot on the Baltimore Orioles' roster in spring training.
He's making his opportunity count.
Mancini homered twice, Wade Miley pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Orioles slugged four home runs in a 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.
Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo each added solo blasts.
The Orioles have won nine of their last 13 games.
Mancini had three hits and now has 20 home runs for the season.
"I don't know if it's unexpected," Mancini said. "Not knowing where I was going to be this year, I just really try not to take any time for granted here and trying to help this team win some games."
Miley (6-9) struck out seven, walked three and allowed one unearned run.
The left-hander said he's leaning on a curveball he started "spiking," on the recommendation of Orioles reliever Chris Tillman.
"I'm trying to get a pitch that I can use to get ahead with and I'm actually able to put away guys with," Miley said. "It's something I really haven't done much in my career with a curveball, but it's good hopefully I can keep it going."
A's starter Chris Smith (0-2) went six innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, including all four home runs.
The 36-year-old, who last month became the oldest player in franchise history to make his first career start, has given up at least one home run in six outings, including five starts.
"All my starts are tough, but that lineup is deadly," Smith said.
"Man, they just kept on attacking. They made the adjustment on my mistakes, and they hit them. They hit them hard and far."
The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth when Jones and Mancini hit back-to-back home runs leading off the inning.
Mancini and Trumbo homered with nobody aboard in consecutive at-bats in the sixth.
Jones' home run was his 21st. Trumbo's 18th snapped a 0-for-24 slump.
Tim Beckham had two hits, including a triple, extending his hitting streak to all 10 games since the Orioles acquired him in a July 31 deadline trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. He's batting .500 (20 for 40) with his new team.
Orioles catcher Wellington Castillo had a double in the fourth inning that extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Jed Lowrie had two hits and two RBI for Oakland, which has lost five of its last seven games.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter summoned closer Zach Britton to face Lowrie after Oakland loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth.
Joey Rickard made a running catch in right field to retire Lowrie as Britton notched his 10th save.
EXTRA, EXTRA
The Orioles had nine straight extra-base hits to start the game, a streak that ended with pinch-hitter Craig Gentry's single in the top of the eighth inning. The Orioles' record for hits in a game without a single going into Thursday was six.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: OF Joey Rickard was in the starting lineup Thursday a day after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Rickard left Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by an 89 mph fastball from Troy Scribner. He said he felt fine shortly afterward. "Yesterday was more of a shock, just a weird experience and it was more of a precautionary thing that they took me out," Rickard said. "Today I'm fine, good to go." OF Seth Smith was in the starting lineup Thursday, a day after Showalter sat him with a sore hamstring.
Athletics: Third baseman Matt Chapman left Thursday's game in the third inning due to illness. Catcher Josh Phegley (left oblique strain) is ramping up baseball activities ahead of a rehab assignment he's expected to take soon. Phegley, who has been on the disabled list since July 25, did some catching and hitting drills on Thursday, manager Bob Melvin said. OF Jake Smolinski (right shoulder surgery) is also expected to take a rehab assignment as a DH sometime this month, Melvin said. Smolinski has been out all season.
UP NEXT
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-7, 3.61 ERA) is 4-1 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career starts against the A's. He's 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last three starts. Rookie RHP Paul Blackburn (3-1, 2.60) will make his eighth career start.
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He's making his opportunity count.
Mancini homered twice, Wade Miley pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Orioles slugged four home runs in a 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.
Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo each added solo blasts.
The Orioles have won nine of their last 13 games.
Mancini had three hits and now has 20 home runs for the season.
"I don't know if it's unexpected," Mancini said. "Not knowing where I was going to be this year, I just really try not to take any time for granted here and trying to help this team win some games."
Miley (6-9) struck out seven, walked three and allowed one unearned run.
The left-hander said he's leaning on a curveball he started "spiking," on the recommendation of Orioles reliever Chris Tillman.
"I'm trying to get a pitch that I can use to get ahead with and I'm actually able to put away guys with," Miley said. "It's something I really haven't done much in my career with a curveball, but it's good hopefully I can keep it going."
A's starter Chris Smith (0-2) went six innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, including all four home runs.
The 36-year-old, who last month became the oldest player in franchise history to make his first career start, has given up at least one home run in six outings, including five starts.
"All my starts are tough, but that lineup is deadly," Smith said.
"Man, they just kept on attacking. They made the adjustment on my mistakes, and they hit them. They hit them hard and far."
The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth when Jones and Mancini hit back-to-back home runs leading off the inning.
Mancini and Trumbo homered with nobody aboard in consecutive at-bats in the sixth.
Jones' home run was his 21st. Trumbo's 18th snapped a 0-for-24 slump.
Tim Beckham had two hits, including a triple, extending his hitting streak to all 10 games since the Orioles acquired him in a July 31 deadline trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. He's batting .500 (20 for 40) with his new team.
Orioles catcher Wellington Castillo had a double in the fourth inning that extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Jed Lowrie had two hits and two RBI for Oakland, which has lost five of its last seven games.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter summoned closer Zach Britton to face Lowrie after Oakland loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth.
Joey Rickard made a running catch in right field to retire Lowrie as Britton notched his 10th save.
EXTRA, EXTRA
The Orioles had nine straight extra-base hits to start the game, a streak that ended with pinch-hitter Craig Gentry's single in the top of the eighth inning. The Orioles' record for hits in a game without a single going into Thursday was six.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: OF Joey Rickard was in the starting lineup Thursday a day after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Rickard left Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by an 89 mph fastball from Troy Scribner. He said he felt fine shortly afterward. "Yesterday was more of a shock, just a weird experience and it was more of a precautionary thing that they took me out," Rickard said. "Today I'm fine, good to go." OF Seth Smith was in the starting lineup Thursday, a day after Showalter sat him with a sore hamstring.
Athletics: Third baseman Matt Chapman left Thursday's game in the third inning due to illness. Catcher Josh Phegley (left oblique strain) is ramping up baseball activities ahead of a rehab assignment he's expected to take soon. Phegley, who has been on the disabled list since July 25, did some catching and hitting drills on Thursday, manager Bob Melvin said. OF Jake Smolinski (right shoulder surgery) is also expected to take a rehab assignment as a DH sometime this month, Melvin said. Smolinski has been out all season.
UP NEXT
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-7, 3.61 ERA) is 4-1 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career starts against the A's. He's 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last three starts. Rookie RHP Paul Blackburn (3-1, 2.60) will make his eighth career start.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Beckham tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to third, Beckham scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| R. Davis singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| R. Davis stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| R. Davis safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Mancini. | 1 | 0 |
| Semien grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Lowrie hit sacrifice fly to right, R. Davis scored. | 1 | 1 |
| K. Davis walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Mancini doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Castillo walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Rickard flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Pinder grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Canha flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Beckham grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Schoop popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Garneau grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| R. Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Semien lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Healy at third base. | 1 | 1 |
| Olson at first base. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones homered to left center (414 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Mancini homered to right center (391 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Castillo doubled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Rickard fouled out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Lowrie doubled to deep center. | 3 | 1 |
| K. Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Pinder reached on infield single to shortstop, Lowrie to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Olson grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Canha walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| R. Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Canha out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Semien walked, R. Davis to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Lowrie grounded into fielder's choice to second, Semien out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Mancini homered to left (438 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Trumbo homered to left center (406 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| K. Davis grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| Healy safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Beckham. | 5 | 1 |
| Pinder lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Olson struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Hendriks relieved C. Smith. | 5 | 1 |
| Rickard lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Beckham doubled to deep right. | 5 | 1 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Schoop safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Semien, Beckham to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Jones doubled to left, Beckham and Schoop scored. | 7 | 1 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Canha struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Garneau flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| R. Davis struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Coulombe pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Coulombe relieved Hendriks. | 7 | 1 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Gentry hit for Smith. | 7 | 1 |
| Gentry singled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Gentry in left field. | 7 | 1 |
| O'Day relieved Miley. | 7 | 1 |
| Semien singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Lowrie doubled to right, Semien scored. | 7 | 2 |
| K. Davis walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Healy struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| Pinder grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K. Davis out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dull pitching for Oakland | BAL | OAK |
| Dull relieved Coulombe. | 7 | 2 |
| Beckham grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Schoop grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Richard Bleier pitching for Baltimore | BAL | OAK |
| Bleier relieved O'Day. | 7 | 2 |
| Olson struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Canha singled to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Garneau doubled to left, Canha to third. | 7 | 2 |
| Brach relieved Bleier. | 7 | 2 |
| Joyce hit for R. Davis. | 7 | 2 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Semien walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 7 | 2 |
| Lowrie lined out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Beckham SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .286 | .335 | .465 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .251 | .311 | .452 |
| Schoop 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .298 | .347 | .541 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .270 | .309 | .454 |
| Mancini 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .296 | .344 | .530 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .237 | .298 | .408 |
| Smith LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .269 | .353 | .462 |
a-Gentry PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .284 | .282 |
| Castillo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .289 | .325 | .466 |
| Rickard RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .284 | .364 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 150 | |||
| a-singled to left for S Smith in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Mancini (19, C. Smith); Castillo (9, C. Smith); Beckham (9, Hendriks); Jones (17, Hendriks) 3B: Beckham (5, C. Smith) HR: Jones (21, 4th inning off C. Smith 0 on, 0 Out); Mancini 2 (20, 4th inning off C. Smith 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off C. Smith 0 on, 1 Out); Trumbo (18, 6th inning off C. Smith 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Machado (66), Jones 3 (57), Mancini 2 (60), Trumbo (51) 2-out RBI: Jones 2 Orioles RISP: 1-9 (Machado 0-2, Rickard 0-2, Schoop 0-1, Smith 0-1, Mancini 0-1, Trumbo 0-1, Jones 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Mancini (5, throw); Beckham (13, throw) DP: 1 (Beckham-Schoop-Mancini). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 3B CHAPMAN (ILLNESS) LEFT GAME TOP 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 11,386 (32.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Nic Lentz, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
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