Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings, Adley Rutschman reached base four times and the Baltimore Orioles moved closer to clinching the AL East title, defeating the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Sunday.
Baltimore has a 2 1/2-game lead over second-place Tampa Bay in the division and reduced its magic number to three. Baltimore has six games remaining and holds the tiebreaker over the Rays.
The Orioles completed a stretch of playing a game in 17 straight days and went 4-3 on a trip to Houston and Cleveland. The Guardians’ Triston McKenzie, activated from the 60-day injured list before the game, issued a career-high six walks in 1 2/3 innings. “It was a challenge from the very beginning, whether it’s release point, his head getting a little bit off kilter,” manager Terry Francona said. “He just wasn’t commanding anything and paid for it.”
McKenzie walked one in a scoreless first, but walked five of the eight batters he faced in the second, including the last three.
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