BALTIMORE -- Stellar starting pitching, solid defense and a three-run homer. A throwback to the great Orioles teams of yesteryear? Perhaps. But it was still a welcome respite for this year's O's, who are often left trying to find a positive amid an oft-lopsided scoreboard.
On Monday, they found two -- Trey Mancini and David Hess -- and snapped an eight-game losing skid in the process with a 7-0 feel-good win over the Blue Jays. A Toronto team that swept the O's in a three-game series north of the border last week, again had no answer for Hess, who was backed by a career-high tying five-RBI night from Mancini.