Orioles 7, Dodgers 5 (1st): Nolan Reimold belted a solo home run and delivered the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning as host Baltimore took the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
J.J. Hardy added a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly while Chris Davis had three hits, including a double that ignited the winning rally. Darren O’Day (2-0) got two outs in the eighth for the win and Jim Johnson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save.
Andre Ethier belted a three-run homer, Matt Kemp collected three hits and Mark Ellis added two hits and an RBI for the Dodgers, who have lost five straight. Los Angeles starter Hyun-Jin Ryu gave up five runs on eight hits in six innings and Paco Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss, facing one batter.
Ellis and Kemp each singled in the first inning to set the table for Ethier’s home run to right field – off the first pitch he saw from Baltimore starter Jason Hammel – for a 3-0 lead. After an Ellis sacrifice fly in the second, Hardy connected for his two-run homer to left field in the bottom of the frame to trim the deficit to 4-2.
Hardy delivered a sacrifice fly to tie it and designated hitter Steve Pearce followed with a single that plated Davis – who had doubled – in the sixth as Baltimore moved ahead 5-4. Ellis drew a walk from Pedro Strop, moved to third on a Kemp single and scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-5 in the seventh.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hammel finished six innings, allowing seven hits and four runs – all in the first two frames. … Los Angeles had won five straight against Baltimore after losing the first meeting. …. Orioles’ leadoff batter Nick Markakis has hits in 14 of 16 games.
LA Dodgers | Baltimore | |
Hyun-Jin Ryu | Player | Jason Hammel |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
8 | Hits | 7 |
7.50 | ERA | 6.00 |
LA Dodgers | Baltimore | |
Matt Kemp | Player | Chris Davis |
3 | Hits | 3 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
3 | TB | 5 |
.600 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
LA Dodgers | 8 | 1 | 13 | .242 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Baltimore | 10 | 2 | 19 | .323 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |