Orioles break out of offensive funk with 15 hits

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BALTIMORE — It was a raw, blustery 48 degrees for the first pitch Thursday at Camden Yards. But that didn’t keep the hitters of the Baltimore Orioles from breaking out on their return to their home park.

After scoring five runs in their last four road games, three of them losses, the Orioles pounded out 15 hits and three home runs — including a Manny Machado grand slam — in a 10-2 romp over the streaking Chicago White Sox.

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“We’re excited to be back here in front of the crowd,” Machado said. “A couple didn’t go out because of the wind, and the rain was coming down. We got some big boys over here. When we hit the ball, the ball’s going to go out.”

Two of those big boys — Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo — hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning off losing pitcher John Danks. It was Davis’ seventh homer and Trumbo’s sixth this …

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