It was Manny Machado garden gnome day, but it was his best buddy Jonathan Schoop who starred as the Orioles beat the Angels, 3-2.
Every win is a pretty win once it goes into the standings, but that doesn’t mean they’re all pretty on the way there. The Orioles played one of those games on Saturday afternoon that could have easily been another ugly loss. They salvaged some bad situations and came back to beat the Angels, 3-2, with the game-tying run crossing on a balk. Yes, really!
The win, coupled with a Blue Jays loss to the Tigers earlier on Saturday, means that the Orioles are guaranteed to be in sole possession of first place at the All-Star break.