Gary Sánchez launched a grand slam in the seventh inning. At the same time, Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Baltimore Orioles completed a dominant three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 11-2 win on Sunday.
Cade Povich picked up his first victory since April 24, working 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief as the Orioles notched their third series sweep of the season—all coming in the last five matchups. Baltimore (30-40) has climbed to within 10 games of the .500 mark for the first time since mid-May.
Nolan Schanuel provided an early spark for Los Angeles with a solo home run in the top of the first, but Urías answered with a two-run shot in the bottom half to put the Orioles ahead for good.
Baltimore stretched its 3-2 lead in the sixth, capitalizing on a throwing error by Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (2-6). After Gary Sánchez singled with two outs, Cedric Mullins laid down a bunt that Kikuchi fielded and threw down the right-field line, allowing Sánchez to score. Coby Mayo followed with an RBI double to make it 5-2.
Sánchez broke the game open an inning later, crushing a two-out, bases-loaded fastball from Connor Brogdon to deep left-center for his sixth career grand slam and first since 2023. It was Baltimore’s third slam of the season.
Westburg added a two-run homer in the eighth to cap the scoring.
Kikuchi struck out 10 but gave up five runs (three earned) over 5 2/3 innings, his highest run total allowed this season.
Key Moment
With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the seventh, Baltimore’s Seranthony Domínguez struck out Jo Adell and pinch-hitter LaMonte Wade Jr. to escape the jam and preserve a three-run lead.
Key Stat
The Orioles improved to 20-6 against the Angels since the start of 2022, including a 5-1 mark this season.
Up Next
The Angels travel to New York on Monday to begin a four-game series against the Yankees, with José Soriano (4-5, 3.86 ERA) set to start. Baltimore heads to Tampa Bay for a four-game series, with unannounced pitching plans.
