Angels at Orioles
The Los Angeles Angels arrived in Baltimore mired in a six-game skid but they have found a way to halt the slide against the worst team in the major leagues. The Angels erupted for five runs in the eighth inning in Saturday's 5-2 win over the flat-lining Orioles and will look to complete a three-game sweep in Sunday's series finale.
Albert Pujols ignited the late rally with an RBI double, the 632nd two-base hit of his career to move into a tie with David Ortiz for 10th place on major league baseball's all-time list. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons added a run-scoring single to extend his hitting streak to eight games, a span in which he is 14-for-32. Mike Trout was hitless in three at bats but he's 7-for-13 with three homers off Baltimore's Kevin Gausman, who will be seeking his first win since May 11. The Orioles have three losing streaks of at least seven games since May 26 and have dropped 17 of their last 18 at Camden Yards.
TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, FS West (Los Angeles), MASN (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Deck McGuire (0-0, 6.08 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (3-6, 4.20)
McGuire will make his third appearance and first start for the Angels in place of left-hander John Lamb, who is facing Tommy John surgery and is lost for the season. He pitched a scoreless inning versus Toronto in his Angels debut on June 24, but was rocked by Boston for three solo homers in four innings on Tuesday. McGuire has yielded five homers and 10 runs in 13 1/3 innings overall this season.
Gausman is mired in an eight-start winless drought despite a strong outing last time out against Seattle, when he went six innings and held the Mariners to one run and five hits. Over his last four turns, he has allowed eight runs and notched three quality starts but is 0-1 with three no-decisions. Luis Valbuena has four homers in nine at-bats versus Gausman, who is 1-3 with a 5.97 ERA against the Angels.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Orioles are 0-15 against the American League West this season.
2. Angels DH Shohei Ohtani (elbow) hit in a simulated game Saturday and could return to the lineup next week.
3. Orioles RHP Darren O'Day will have season-ending surgery to repair a left hamstring injury.