Trumbo, Wieters power O's past M's
BALTIMORE-- Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters both homered, and Baltimore starter Chris Tillman stretched his winning streak to five as the Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Trumbo snapped an 0-for-7 skid when he homered to start the second. Wieters followed with another solo homer and also added an RBI double that broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth and scored on a Jonathan Schoop sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Wieters finished the night 3-for-4. The Orioles' other run scored on a wild pitch.
That proved to be enough for Tillman, who improved to 6-1 and has won each of his last five starts. He allowed two runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings.
The right-hander allowed just his second homer of the year, a solo shot from Leonys Martin in the third, and struggled with his control in the third and fourth but bounced back.
Tillman improved to 7-0 in his career against Seattle, the team that traded him to Baltimore in 2008.
Brad Brach threw one inning before closer Zach Britton entered with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth and retired the final two batters. The left-hander then finished off his 11th save in the ninth.
The victory stopped a brief two-game losing streak for the Orioles (24-14).
Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (2-3) gave up four runs on five hits, including the two homers, in his five innings.
The Mariners (22-17) missed on several scoring chances, going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranding nine.
The Orioles hit back-to-back homers for the seventh time this season when Trumbo and Wieters banged solo shots in the second for a 2-0 lead.
Seattle answered when Martin led off the third with a homer that cut the Baltimore lead in half. The Mariners then tied it in the fourth when Nelson Cruz led off with a double and later scored on Chris Iannetta's sacrifice fly.
Trumbo and Wieters combined for more Baltimore offense in the fourth. Wieters doubled to center to bring in Trumbo, who had reached on a one-out single, giving the Orioles a 3-2 lead.
Baltimore made it 4-2 in the fifth. Trumbo was up with the bases loaded when Walker's wild pitch led Hyun Soo Kim score from third with two outs.
NOTES: Orioles manager Buck Showalter said RHP Yovani Gallardo (biceps tendinitis) threw from 120 feet and will do the same Thursday. If all goes well, Gallardo would then throw a bullpen session Sunday in Anaheim and again two days later in Houston. After that, he would throw a simulated game on May 27. ... RHP Hunter Harvey, one of the Orioles' top prospects, is scheduled to start a throwing program on May 24. He has had a number of injury issues in the last few seasons, the latest being sports hernia surgery this spring. ... The Mariners will receive a player to be named or cash from San Diego after they declined to take back OF Jabari Blash, a Rule 5 draft pick just designated for assignment. ... There is something about Oriole Park that brings out the best in 2B Robinson Cano. Heading into Wednesday night's game, Cano had a .367 average in Baltimore with 15 homers and 46 RBIs in 83 career games.