Athletics at Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles look to complete a six-game homestand in style when they meet the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Baltimore is 4-1 on the homestand after routing Oakland 10-1 on Saturday and moved into a first-place tie in the American League East with the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore (13-8) hasn’t been more than five games over .500 since July 20, 2005. Oakland has scored 64 runs, the fewest in franchise history through 22 games.
Baltimore matched a season high for runs scored Saturday and corner infielder Chris Davis homered for the third time in four games. Davis, Adam Jones and Robert Andino all had three hits. The loss was Oakland’s worst of the season and it snapped a three-game winning streak. It was the seventh time already this season that the Athletics scored one run or less. Oakland (11-11) is tied for second in the AL West with the Seattle Mariners.
TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, CS California (Oakland), MASN (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics RH Bartolo Colon (3-2, 2.62 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Tommy Hunter (2-1, 4.74 ERA)
Colon has allowed two or fewer runs in four of his five starts. The 38-year-old is limiting opposing hitters to a .209 average and has 21 strikeouts against only five walks. Colon lost to the Chicago White Sox in his last outing despite giving up only two runs in seven innings. He is 11-8 with a 3.26 ERA in 24 career appearances (23 starts) against Baltimore.
Hunter has allowed a total of one earned run in his two victories. He defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in his last start when he gave up one run and three hits in six innings. He has given up seven homers in only 24 2/3 innings. Hunter is 5-0 with a 4.28 ERA in eight career appearances (six starts) against Oakland.
WALK-OFFS
1. Baltimore outfielder Nolan Reimold has a 13-game hitting streak.
2. Oakland outfielder Coco Crisp stretched his consecutive steals streak to 27 with one Saturday.
3. Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is 1-for-10 against Colon.