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W: Hill (12-5)

L: Wright Jr. (3-4)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore
Associated Press 8y

A's beat Orioles 8-4 in doubleheader opener to end skid

BALTIMORE -- The Oakland Athletics endured a difficult week before emphatically ending their four-game losing streak.

Marcus Semien homered and drove in three runs, and the Athletics got back on track by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.

Jed Lowrie had three hits and two RBI for the A's, who amassed a season-high 15 hits to become the last team in the majors to win in May.

"You try to take each game individually and put whatever it was in the past," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "But when you've lost a few games in a row, you can't help but grind on it a little bit."

The day-night doubleheader was scheduled after rain washed out the first game of the series Friday night. It was the A's first doubleheader in exactly two years.

The postponement followed an off day, extending the time Oakland had to endure before getting on the field to end its skid.

Once the game started, there was little suspense. The A's scored a couple of early runs, led 6-0 in the sixth and cruised behind veteran left-hander Rich Hill.

"(A losing streak) never feels good. And then you have a couple days off to think about it on top of it," said Melvin, who won his 900th game as a manager. "It's nice to always get a lead, especially with Rich doing his thing out there."

Hill (4-3) allowed two hits and a run over 5 2/3 innings. Relying heavily on a sweeping curveball, the left-hander struck out five and permitted only one runner past first base over the first five innings.

"It was just one of those days where the curveball was working and we were able to spot up some fastballs," he said.

Hill is 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA on the road. This was the first game this season in which he allowed an earned run after the third inning.

Manny Machado had two hits for the Orioles, who scored only one run over a 27-inning span before getting on the board in the sixth.

Rookie Mike Wright (1-3) gave up five runs and 10 hits in five-plus innings. Several of the hits were opposite-field dribblers against the shift.

"That's part of the game. They did a good job getting the bat on the ball," Wright said.

Semien put Oakland up with an RBI single in the second inning. Stephen Vogt hit a sacrifice fly in the third, Josh Reddick doubled in a run in the fifth and Lowrie hit a two-run double in the sixth.

Hill exited in the sixth after hitting a batter, giving up a run-scoring grounder to Adam Jones and issuing his third walk.

Semien, the No. 9 batter in the order, made it 8-1 in the eighth with his team-leading eighth home run. That's enough to offset his .221 batting average.

"I just want to continue to get hits when they count, because those are the ones that help us win," Semien said. "If you put together good at-bats, the average will always rise. But the power has been there."

ROSTER MOVES

Athletics: Danny Valencia, recalled from disabled list on Friday, started at third base. He went 1 for 5 with a throwing error.

Orioles: Baltimore selected the contract of INF Paul Janish from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned LHP T.J. McFarland to the same minor league club. Janish started at SS. McFarland was activated as the 26th man for the second game.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Athletics: OF Coco Crisp returned to the lineup after being sidelined since Tuesday with a heel injury.

Orioles: DH Jimmy Paredes (left wrist sprain) started the day 5 for 26 at Double-A Bowie. His rehabilitation stint ends May 15.

UP NEXT

Athletics: Jesse Hahn (1-0, 0.00 ERA) was slated to start in Game 2.

Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3, 5.20) was selected to pitch in the nightcap.

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