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Orioles set single-season record for HRs allowed, Rays win

By The Associated Press in the game.
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Elvis Andrus’ solo homer
Baltimore Orioles set the accounted for the only
major league record for run against Detwiler (2-3)
home runs allowed in a and was one of only three
season, giving up drives to hits off the left-hander,
Austin Meadows and Willy who walked none over
Adames in a rain-delayed, six innings. The 33-year-
5-2 loss to Tampa Bay that old earned his second win
ended shortly before 1 a.m. this season — and only his
Friday. second in the majors over
About 200 fans were left at nearly three years.
Camden Yards when the Jimmy Cordero followed
Rays closed out the win. with two scoreless relief in-
Meadows hit the record- nings, and Kelvin Herrera
setting 259th home run off tossed the ninth to com-
Baltimore this year, con- plete a three-hitter.
necting in the third inning. Ariel Jurado (6-10) allowed
The last-place Orioles be- six runs and 10 hits in eight
gan the day tied with the innings as he lost his fourth
2016 Cincinnati Reds for the straight start.
dubious mark. RED SOX 5, ROYALS 4
Adames later hit No. 260 BOSTON (AP) — Brock Holt
against the O’s. Baltimore hit an RBI single with one
still has 34 more games re- Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski tosses a ball in reaction after allowing a out in the bottom of the
maining. solo home run to Tampa Bay Rays’ Austin Meadows during the third inning of a baseball game 10th inning as the Red Sox
After a rain delay of more Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Baltimore. won a weather-suspended
than two hours, Adames hit Associated Press game that began Aug. 7.
a go-ahead single in the homered twice, giving him 238 strikeouts this season, high eight for Chicago. The original contest was
sixth off Miguel Castro (1- 31 this year, and also dou- one shy of teammate and James McCann hit a solo halted after a 1 hour, 49
2). Oliver Drake (2-1) got bled and singled. league leader Justin Ver- homer and doubled, and minute-rain delay early on
the win and Emilio Pagan Oakland has won three of lander. Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson Aug. 8 with the score tied
picked up his 14th save in Roark’s four starts since he Cole returned for his first and Matt Skole each had 4-4 and nobody out in the
21 chances. was acquired from Cincin- start since Aug. 7 after an RBI as Chicago won for top of the 10th inning. Roy-
ATHLETICS 5, YANKEES 3 nati. Roark (2-1) allowed dealing with right hamstring the third time in four games. als catcher Meibrys Vilo-
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — two runs and seven hits in 6 discomfort. He showed no Out since July 31 with a ria was facing a 2-1 count
Tanner Roark struck out 1/3 innings. signs of rust, retiring 16 of his strained right hamstring, against Red Sox reliever
seven and didn’t walk a Joakim Soria got his first final 17 batters. Moncada batted cleanup Josh Taylor.
batter over six-plus innings, save in five chances. Roberto Osuna got one out and made an immediate Play resumed 14 days, 14
Yankees starter Masahiro ASTROS 6, TIGERS 3 for his 30th save. impact with his 21st homer hours and 18 minutes later.
Tanaka struggled early and HOUSTON (AP) — Ger- Jordan Zimmermann (1-9) as the White Sox jumped Ryan O’Hearn struck out
Oakland finished a three- rit Cole struck out 12 over allowed three hits and two to an early five-run lead. and pinch hitter Bubba
game series sweep. seven scoreless innings and runs in five innings. He also doubled in the fifth Starling grounded out to
Mark Canha hit a two-run Alex Bregman homered for WHITE SOX 6, RANGERS 1 and gave his team a scare end the Royals’ inning.
single as the A’s immedi- Houston. CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán when he fell awkwardly ex- Starling took the spot of Billy
ately jumped on Tanaka Cole (15-5) pitched two-hit Moncada lined a two-run iting the batter’s box as he Hamilton, who went 2 for 4
(9-7) en route to a seventh ball and allowed one walk. homer on his return from grounded out to end the with a strikeout on Aug. 8
victory in eight overall. He’s 11-0 with a 1.84 ERA in the injured list and Ross De- seventh. He was tended to but was designated for as-
New York’s Gleyber Torres his past 15 starts and has twiler struck out a career- by a trainer and remained signment on Aug. 16.q

Orioles GM Elias fires 11

scouts, front-office workers

By DAVID GINSBURG The Orioles hired Elias in November and
AP Sports Writer manager Brandon Hyde in December fol-
BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles general man- lowing a season in which they finished 47-
ager Mike Elias has fired 11 members of 115, their worst record since coming from
the scouting department and front office St. Louis in 1954. This year, Baltimore again
as part of an effort to turn around a team is in position to end up with the worst re-
in the early stages of a major rebuild. cord in the majors, currently leading only
Elias announced the personnel moves Fri- Detroit for that dubious distinction.
day. The rookie GM would not reveal the Elias hopes shuffling personnel and scout-
names of those people dismissed, nor the ing assignments will speed the process
positions impacted. of bringing the Orioles back to respect-
“We’re in a period of change right now ability. “We are reconfiguring quite a bit.
with the industry and we’re in a period We’re going to be very busy bringing
A man reacts to a play during the sixth inning of a baseball of change right now with the Orioles,” people into this organization,” he said.
game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay
Rays, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Baltimore. The Rays won 5-2. Elias said. “Sometimes to make changes “This is just the organization moving along
Associated Press you’ve got to make changes.” and adapting to the sport today.” q