Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Never on Sunday? Not anymore for Orioles, who beat Santana and Angels 5-2 to end 15-game skid

The Baltimore Orioles ended their run of 15 straight losses in Sunday games, defeating Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 behind a sharp pitching performance by rookie Garrett Olson.

Olson (7-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in six-plus innings, helping the Orioles end a five-game losing streak.

Just as important, it provided Baltimore with its first win on Sunday since April 6. Since that game, the Orioles were outscored by a combined 83-43 in compiling the longest skid on one day of the week since Arizona dropped 15 successive Saturday games in 2004.

Santana (11-5) gave up five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings, the …

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