Cowser hits tiebreaking HR, Laureano has HR among 3 hits as Orioles beat Athletics 7-4

WEST SACRAMENTO Calif AP Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking -foot home run in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Athletics - on Saturday night Ram n Laureano also homered and had three hits and three RBIs to help the Orioles get their seventh win in eight games Gunnar Henderson also had three hits Cowser who homered on Tuesday in his first encounter back off the -day injured list crushed a first-pitch cutter from A s starter Luis Severino - that landed deep into the grass beyond the outfield wall in right field Keegan Akin - retired one batter for the win Felix Bautista struck out three in the ninth for his th save Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler each had two hits for the A s Tyler Soderstrom the unit leader with home runs walked four times Severino allowed eight hits and six runs five earned in innings The A s got to Morton for four runs in a wild first inning that included five hits a bases-loaded walk and a ground-rule double that bounced into the stands near third base Max Schuemann also drove in a run with an infield single when he slid under Morton s tag attempt near first base The -year-old Morton retired seven batters and allowed six hits and four walks Key moment JJ Bleday led off the fifth with a walk for the Athletics but was thrown out sliding into home plate trying to count on Butler s double Key stat Seven Orioles pitchers combined for strikeouts extending the gang s streak with at least eight Ks to games the longest progressing streak in the majors Up next Orioles RHP Tomoyuki Sugano - ERA pitches the series finale Sunday The A s have not communicated a starter AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source