Tribe’s long drives come up short vs. O’s

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CLEVELAND — Rookie Hyun Soo Kim has been an exciting offensive player since joining the Orioles, but it took until Sunday’s 6-4 victory over the Indians for the Korean outfielder to finally clear the fence in the big leagues.

Kim’s two-out home run off Cleveland reliever Jeff Manship in the seventh inning put Baltimore ahead for good, and helped the Orioles win the series at Progressive Field. That shot also helped Baltimore overcome a steady comeback by the Tribe, which used home runs from Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli and Jason Kipnis to erase an early deficit.

Orioles starter Chris Tillman improved to 7-1 on the season after giving up four runs on four hits in six innings against the Indians. After allowing only three homers on the year heading into Sunday, the righty gave up all three blasts to Cleveland. Tillman ended with three strikeouts and three walks issued in …

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