A frequent problem during the Orioles’ freshly ended 19-game losing streak was the offense’s inability to get a big hit. But on Thursday afternoon against the Los Angeles Angels, that stretch looked like a thing of the past.
Catcher Pedro Severino’s first-pitch grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning broke open what became a 13-1 victory, giving the Orioles consecutive wins for the first time in close to a month and their first series victory of August. Of their 33 home runs this month, it was their first with a runner in scoring position.