The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Trumbo’s first-inning slam lifts O’s as Braves drop third in row

- By Charles Odum

Mark Trumbo hit a first-inning grand slam, Chris Davis doubled in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Saturday.

Dylan Bundy (6-7) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6⅓ innings while improving to 3-0 in June. One day after allowing four runs and recording only one out, Zach Britton pitched around a oneout walk to Johan Camargo in the ninth to earn his first save.

AL East-leading Atlanta dropped its third consecutiv­e game. Julio Teheran (5-5) allowed a season-high seven runs in 4⅔ innings.

Trumbo’s homer was his fourth in his last six games. He has seven homers this season after missing April with a right quad strain.

Nick Markakis, who spent his first nine seasons with Baltimore, drove in three runs for Atlanta, including a two-run double off Donnie Hart in the seventh.

Ozzie Albies had four hits for the Braves, including an infield single off Mychal Givens in the eighth that sent Charlie Culberson to third base.

Givens’ errant pickoff throw to first base allowed Culberson to score, cutting Baltimore’s lead to 7-5. Givens walked Freddie Freeman before striking out Markakis to end the inning.

The Orioles led 4-0 before Teheran recorded an out. Colby Rasmus walked, Adam Jones doubled and Manny Machado walked before Trumbo hit a drive to center field.

Trumbo took a called third strike from Teheran with the bases loaded in the fifth. Davis then doubled high off the rightfield wall, just missing another grand slam and driving in three runs for a 7-1 lead.

The Orioles, last in the AL East, have won the first two games of the interleagu­e series. Baltimore has won seven straight over Atlanta, including a three-game sweep at Camden Yards in the teams’ last series in 2015.

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