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Machado, Trumbo steer O’s offense in opener
- Updated: May 27, 2016
CLEVELAND — Manny Machado collected four hits and Mark Trumbo launched a critical home run for the Orioles, holding off a late Indians rally in a 6-4 victory in the opener of a three-game weekend set at Progressive Field.
After Cleveland clawed back from an early three-run deficit — thanks in part to a towering home run by Mike Napoli in the fourth — Baltimore used a three-run outburst in the seventh to pull away with the win. Facing Tribe reliever Zach McAllister, Machado doubled and scored on a double by Chris Davis, and then Trumbo belted a two-run shot down the right-field line.
Trumbo’s home run was his American League-leading 15th as the Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak. Orioles starter Mike Wright walked away with a no-decision after giving up three runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. In the fourth, Wright allowed a solo home run to Napoli, whose blast had …
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