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Orioles win on Manny Machado walkoff, top A’s, 8-6

Chris Graham

lgo_mlb_baltimore_oriolesManny Machado broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th to lift the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-6 win over the Oakland A’s on Friday night.

Machado’s homer, his 25th of the season, was the third long ball of the night for the O’s (58-56).

Baltimore seemed poised to get the win in nine after a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh by Chris Davis, his 32nd, gave the Orioles a 6-4 lead, but Oakland punched-and-judied Zach Britton in the ninth, getting two infield hits and then tying the game on a two-out, two-strike RBI single by Danny Valencia.

Ubaldo Jimenez got a no-decision in a pedestrian start, going five innings, giving up four runs on nine hits, striking out six and walking two.

Adam Jones also homered for Baltimore, his 20th of the season, in a 3-for-5 night at the plate.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].