WASHINGTON, DC — As the Orioles’ 11th and final run came around to score on a perfect Friday night at Nationals Park, third base coach José David Flores simply pointed the runner home instead of waving him around third base: he’d done that enough.
Smarting from a humiliating four-game sweep at the hands of a makeshift Miami Marlins club, the Orioles’ trip to face the World Series champion Washington Nationals proved to be the most unlikely panacea.
Their 11-0 win at Nationals Park, powered by four hits from shortstop José Iglesias, a three-run home run by Renato Núñez, and six shutout innings from Tommy Milone, snapped a four-game losing streak for the Orioles (6-7).