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By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Oakland’s middle infield was responsible for driving in nine of its runs on Tuesday, as the Athletics hammered Baltimore 13-2 at Camden Yards. It was the A’s first road win of the season and ended a four-game losing streak.

Second baseman Jurickson Profar was 4-for-5 with a home run and a career-high five runs batted in, and shortstop Marcus Semien contributed a three-run home run in the second inning, his second of the season. Semien also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Brett Anderson (3-0) picked up the win, working 6 2/3 innings. He struck out four, walked one and gave up two earned runs on seven hits.

Lou Trivino and Liam Hendriks threw the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

John Means (1-1), making his first career start for the Orioles, gave up five runs in three innings – one earned. After Evan Phillips threw three scoreless innings for Baltimore, O’s relievers Richard Bleier and Miguel Castro were each rung up for four earned runs each over the final three innings.

Baltimore has lost five of its last six games.

Notably absent from the Orioles lineup was slumping slugger Chris Davis, who sat out Tuesday’s game a day after establishing the MLB record for longest hitless streak by a position player – 0-for-49, going back to last season.

Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini singled in the first inning to extend his season-opening hitting streak to 11 games.

On Wednesday, the A’s will start right-hander Frankie Montas (1-1, 2.45), while Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has yet to name a starter. Right-hander Alex Cobb was supposed to start for Baltimore on Wednesday, but was placed on the 10-day IL retroactive to April 6 (lumbar strain).