Behind a two-homer day from Austin Hays, another dominant start by John Means and a late-inning outburst, the Orioles ended the Oakland Athletics’ 13-game winning streak Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep at Camden Yards with m 8-1 victory.
Hays entered Sunday with one extra-base hit in his first 27 plate appearances, then homered in his first two at-bats off A’s left-hander Jesús Luzardo. That provided all the support needed for Means, who turned in 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in front of 8,107 fans who gave him a standing ovation as he exited.
Baltimore’s most productive hitter in spring training, Hays had been unable to carry that success into the regular season, missing more than two weeks with a hamstring strain on top of his struggles.