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- Updated: August 11, 2016
OAKLAND — Mark Trumbo hit his first grand slam of the year as part of a five-RBI day, and Chris Tillman won for the 15th time, as the Orioles held off a late A’s surge and avoided a sweep at the Coliseum on Thursday with a 9-6 win.
Baltimore’s offense finally erupted after scoring only three runs through the first three games of the series. A three-run fourth, capped by a two-run double by Pedro Alvarez, snapped a scoreless streak of 17 consecutive innings dating back to Tuesday. The O’s only added on from there, loading the bases an inning later for Trumbo, who hit his Major League-leading 32nd homer and third career grand slam to make it 7-0.
It proved to be enough support for Tillman despite a late scare against Baltimore’s bullpen. The righty is now tied with Boston’s Rick Porcello for the second-most wins in the American League, trailing only Toronto’s J.A. Happ (16). Tillman allowed a two-run homer to Ryon Healy in the fifth, but was otherwise solid, holding Oakland to five hits over seven innings while striking out four. It was the seventh …
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