Orioles break losing streak with solid start, home runs, win 4-2 over Guardians

When the Orioles only scored two runs in five innings off of the ghost of Carlos Carrasco, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Carrasco has been terrible this year and Cleveland’s bullpen is the best in baseball. But late-inning home runs supported a strong start by Grayson Rodriguez. The five-game losing streak was snapped with a 4-2 Orioles victory.

After the latest stretch of starting pitching, Rodriguez tonight was just what the doctor ordered. He began with a nine-pitch first inning and closed out his night by striking out the side in the seventh. In between he gave up just two runs, both on solo home runs. The Guardians twice took the lead but never held it for more than a…