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Mountcastle hits two of Orioles' 5 HRs in 8-1 win over A's

Ryan Mountcastle hit two of the Orioles’ five homers and drove in four runs, and Baltimore defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Saturday night.

Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and Anthony Santander also homered for the Orioles, who have won four straight and are 1 1/2 games behind Toronto in the race for the American League's third wild-card spot.

Baltimore improved to 71-61 and is 10 games over .500 for the first time since May 12, 2017.

“We just have to control what we can control and try to win as many games as we can,” manager Brandon Hyde said.