masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgThe Orioles scored five early runs tonight and five more late in the game. Then they had to hold off the Nationals, who scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth, to win 10-8 in front of 39,100 at Nationals Park.
The Orioles have won three straight games against the Nationals, outscoring them 22-12. They have won six in a row and 10 of their last 12 games at Nats Park.
Manny Machado went 4-for-6 with a two-run homer in the first inning and four RBIs for the game. Matt Wieters added a…

The Orioles scored five early runs tonight and five more late in the game. Then they had to hold off the Nationals, who scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth, to win 10-8 in front of 39,100 at Nationals Park.

The Orioles have won three straight games against the Nationals, outscoring them 22-12. They have won six in a row and 10 of their last 12 games at Nats Park.

Manny Machado went 4-for-6 with a two-run homer in the first inning and four RBIs for the game. Matt Wieters added a three-run homer when the Orioles put the game away, scoring five in the eighth inning. The O’s scored five early runs off Tanner Roark, who entered with an ERA of 2.87, to lead 5-1 after two innings. Daniel Murphy hit a grand slam off Parker Bridwell in the ninth as Washington turned a 10-3 deficit into a 10-8 game. But Zach Britton got Ryan Zimmerman to hit into a double play to end it with two men on base.

A blowout turned into a nailbiter but did end in an Orioles victory.

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Wade Miley provided a solid start, allowing two runs over five plus innings to get the win. Mychal Givens pitched out of second and third, no-out jam in the sixth when the lead was just 5-2. With the score 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Donnie Hart struck out Bryce Harper with two runners on base to end the inning.

The Orioles improved to 70-56 overall, 28-34 on the road, 11-11 in August and 11-5 versus the National League.

A few notes on the win:

* Machado’s big night leaves him with an average of .472 (17-for-36) in eight career games at Nats Park. He has three homers and nine RBIs.

* The Orioles added two more homers tonight. They have homered in eight consecutive games, hitting 21 total homers. They have homered 39 times in the last 20 games.

* Miley is now 2-1 with an ERA of 1.46 in four career starts at Nationals Park.

* The O’s starters have outpitched the Nats starters the last three games. O’s starters have thrown 17 innings, allowing four runs for an ERA of 2.12. Nats starters have thrown 14 2/3 innings, allowing 15 runs (12 earned) for an ERA of 7.36.

* Washington leadoff man Trea Turner was 4-for-4 with four singles until he struck out against Bridwell in the ninth. That ended a run of eight straight hits over two games for Turner to tie a franchise record, set by Andre Dawson and Dmitri Young.