The Sports Xchange
Jun 20, 2017
BALTIMORE -- Manny Machado had four hits, including a pair of home runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the first-place Cleveland Indians 6-5 on Tuesday night.
The Indians ended their longest winning streak of the season at six games. The Orioles extended their American League record in allowing five or more runs in 17 consecutive games. It's also the second-longest streak in the majors over the past 100 years.
Edwin Encarnacion got his 17th home run for Cleveland. Jonathan Schoop added a solo homer for Baltimore.
With the game tied 5-5 in the seventh, the Indians loaded the bases, but Baltimore reliever Miguel Castro (1-0) got out of the jam with a strikeout and grounder, earning his first major league win. Baltimore made the Indians pay in the bottom half when Machado hit a double and scored on a double down the right-field line by Adam Jones off Bryan Shaw (1-2).
Brad Brach walked Encarnacion and allowed a single to Lonnie Chisenhall with one out in the ninth. Brach then got a fielder's choice on Carlos Santana and a pop-out by Yan Gomes to pick up his 13th save.
The Indians fell to 5-1 on the current eight-game road trip.
Encarnacion gave the Indians a 2-0 lead when he launched a pitch by Chris Tillman into the second deck of left field. It was only the fourth time in Camden Yards history a ball reached that level.
The Orioles responded with solo home runs by Machado and Schoop off Josh Tomlin in the first and second innings, respectively.
Cleveland retook a 5-2 lead in the fourth on a two-out RBI single by Austin Jackson and a two-run double by Francisco Lindor.
Machado tied the game again with a towering three-run homer in the fifth.
NOTES: Orioles closer Zach Britton (forearm strain) threw a 12-pitch scoreless inning with a strikeout, walk and double play in his first rehab appearance for Class A Aberdeen. ... Indians OF Brandon Guyer (sprained left wrist) used a car service to drive six hours to play for Triple-A Columbus in Louisville Tuesday after his flight was cancelled. "How many guys do that?" manager Terry Francona said. Guyer served as the DH and went 1-for-2. ... Baltimore promoted LHP Donnie Hart and OF Craig Gentry from Triple-A Norfolk and sent LHP Vidal Nuno and INF David Washington to the Tides.