Cowser's 2-run homer in the 8th lifts Baltimore to its 6th straight win, 4-2 over Atlanta
By NOAH TRISTER
Posted 6/12/24
Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles won their sixth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2. Cade Povich pitched six scoreless innings …
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Cowser's 2-run homer in the 8th lifts Baltimore to its 6th straight win, 4-2 over Atlanta
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Cade Povich throws to an Atlanta Braves batter during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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By NOAH TRISTER
BALTIMORE (AP) — Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles won their sixth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Cade Povich pitched six scoreless innings in his second big league outing for Baltimore, but Atlanta tied it when Matt Olson hit a two-run shot off Keegan Akin (2-0) in the eighth. Cowser answered with a drive to right-center off Joe Jiménez (1-2) that cleared the wall despite an impressive leaping effort by center fielder Michael Harris II.
Craig Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth against the franchise he's most associated with, earning his 16th save in 19 chances.
Atlanta has dropped five straight for the first time since 2017 — the last year the Braves didn’t win the NL East. They entered Wednesday night 10 games behind first-place Philadelphia.
Povich allowed five hits without a walk and struck out six. The 24-year-old left-hander was called up last week to help a Baltimore staff that lost John Means and Tyler Wells to season-ending injuries. Those problems haven't slowed the Orioles much lately. They've allowed nine runs during this six-game streak.
Baltimore scored two in the third against Spencer Schwellenbach. Cedric Mullins hit a leadoff double, and Jorge Mateo singled. Mullins came home on Gunnar Henderson's groundout. When Adley Rutschman hit a grounder to first, Olson's throw home was low and skipped past catcher Sean Murphy. Mateo scored to make it 2-0.
Povich allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings in his debut at Toronto. He permitted a couple singles to start the fourth against Atlanta, then struck out Austin Riley and got out of the jam on a couple grounders. The Braves had two more hits off him in the sixth but didn't score. They've left 18 men on base through the first two games of this series.
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The Orioles try for a three-game sweep Thursday, sending Cole Irvin (6-2) to the mound against Reynaldo López (3-2).
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