{"id":29660,"date":"2026-08-06T09:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29660"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:17:44","slug":"oneill-mayo-hit-back-to-back-homers-as-orioles-beat-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29660","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Neill, Mayo hit back-to-back homers as Orioles beat Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/05\/Angels_Orioles_Baseball_99523_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BALTIMORE \u2014 Tyler O\u2019Neill and Coby Mayo hit successive homers in the fourth inning, Trevor Rogers took a two-hitter into the seventh and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Despite unloading several key players before Monday\u2019s trade deadline, the Orioles remain in the thick of the AL wild-card race after winning the first two games of this series against the last-place Angels.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore (56-58) will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday. With a victory, the Orioles will move within a game of .500 for the first time since April 30.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a surprising scenario for a team that traded catcher Adley Rutschman, outfielder Taylor Ward and pitchers Tyler Wells and Dean Kremer.<\/p>\n<p>LA starter Reid Detmers (3-8) issued a one-out walk to Gunnar Henderson in the fourth before O\u2019Neill ripped a fastball far over the left-field wall &#8211; his ninth homer of the season and second in two days.<\/p>\n<p>Mayo followed with a shot to the same vicinity, only slightly farther at an estimated 436 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Leody Taveras tacked on a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth to help seal the Orioles\u2019 17th win in 27 games.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rogers (7-7) was lifted after giving up a leadoff single in the seventh. He allowed two runs, had a season-high nine strikeouts and walked none.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Hoppe, obtained from Boston in the trade for Rutschman, took over and yielded a pinch-hit RBI single to Wade Meckler that got the Angels within 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>Yennier Cano worked the eighth and Andrew Kittredge got three outs for his fifth save.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Siri homered the Angels, who have lost 10 of 12.<\/p>\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Orioles RHP Brandon Young (8-2, 3.31 ERA) faces Angels RHP Ryan Johnson (2-6, 7.63) in Thursday\u2019s series finale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALTIMORE \u2014 Tyler O\u2019Neill and Coby Mayo hit successive homers in the fourth inning, Trevor Rogers took a two-hitter into the seventh and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 Wednesday night. 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