masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgChris Davis has been called “Crush” this year and today that nickname fit.

Davis crushed a breaking pitch from lefty Colt Hynes in the eighth inning into the right-field stands for a three-run shot that broke a 3-3 tie as the Orioles beat San Diego 10-3 to sweep the two-game series.

It was homer No. 41 for Davis and traveled 453 feet. That ties that blast for the second longest homer in the 10-year history of Petco Park.

Davis, who has four homers his last eight games, now has 106 RBIs….Chris Davis has been called “Crush” this year and today that nickname fit.

Davis crushed a breaking pitch from lefty Colt Hynes in the eighth inning into the right-field stands for a three-run shot that broke a 3-3 tie as the Orioles beat San Diego 10-3 to sweep the two-game series.

It was homer No. 41 for Davis and traveled 453 feet. That ties that blast for the second longest homer in the 10-year history of Petco Park.

Davis, who has four homers his last eight games, now has 106 RBIs. He has 25 multi-RBI games on the season.

The O’s took a 3-0 lead into the last of the sixth and Miguel Gonzalez was cruising with a three-hitter but a walk, single and Jedd Gyorko’s three-run homer suddenly tied the game.

Gonzalez did not get a decision allowing six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts over six innings. He had given up 15 runs (10 earned) over 8 1/3 innings in his previous two starts.

Earlier, J.J. Hardy hit a solo homer in the second for the Orioles and they added a run in the fourth with the help of two errors and one an inning later on Manny Machado’s RBI single. After Davis’ homer broke the 3-3 tie, Matt Wieters doubled and scored the O’s seventh run on a Brian Roberts sac fly. The O’s added three runs in the ninth on a Wieters run-scoring grounder and Hardy’s two-run single. The game was tied after seven innings before the O’s scored seven times over their last two at-bats.

Adam Jones had three singles today and he went 7-for-9 in this series. Jones is 12-for-24 over his past six games. Machado went 2-for-4 and is batting .360 (9-for-25) over his last six games.

With the win, the Orioles improved to 2-2 against San Diego, 30-26 on the road, 7-4 vs. the National League and 21-12-4 in 37 series in 2013.

They are now 63-51 and after an off day Thursday the Orioles play three games in San Francisco over the weekend.