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 Angels starter Hector Santiago gave up three home runs in just 2
2/3 innings, but it was home plate umpire John Tumpane who
ultimately sent Santiago to the showers, and the Angels weren't
happy about it.
Santiago pitched a season-high eight innings in his previous start,
but he was done before the end of the third inning on Friday.
He had just given up a two-out, two-run home run to Mark Trumbo in
the third inning and fell behind in the count to Matt Wieters
2-and-0. The next pitch was a borderline pitch that Tumpane called
ball three. Santiago thought the pitch caught the inside part of the
plate and yelled at Tumpane, who then ejected Santiago.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia was particularly annoyed with the quick
hook of his starting pitcher.
"Hector was upset at the pitch, the umpire comes out from behind the
plate, Hector's on the mound, tells his catcher let's go, and he's
thrown out of the game," Scioscia said. "He didn't even know what
Hector said, and just gave really a shallow explanation for throwing
a starting pitcher out. And it's wrong, it's wrong. You don't throw
a starting pitcher out for what Hector did.
"You have to do more than what Hector did to get thrown out of the
ballgame. And that's a joke."
 Santiago said he initially barked at not getting a strike call, but
then turned his focus to catcher Carlos Perez.
"I said my piece, after the first reaction, and put my head down and
said let's go, let's get back to work," Santiago said. "I think (Trumpane)
misinterpreted what I said to Carlos (was directed) towards him."
Even the Orioles were surprised at the turn of events.
"It happened pretty quick," Orioles third baseman Paul Janish said.
"It didn't seem like it was that big a deal. I don't know if there's
an issue there or what, but it seemed like it was a quick trigger.
It was unfortunate for them, but I guess from our standpoint it
worked out pretty well. It spent their bullpen for the next couple
days so, it is what it is."
In his short outing, Santiago gave up four runs and three hits, all
three of the hits leaving the park.
Chris Davis' two-out, two-run home run in the seventh inning snapped
a 4-4 tie and gave the Orioles the lead for good. It was the fourth
of the night for Baltimore, which also got the long ball from Joey
Rickard, Manny Machado and Trumbo. Baltimore now leads the American
League with 61 homers.
The Orioles had 14 hits in all, including three each from Wieters
and Jonathan Schoop.
"It's a lot of fun obviously," Trumbo said of being a part of the
Orioles offense. "It can create a lot of confidence for you,
watching guys go up and do it before you. Watching both Rick and
Manny go up and hammer balls, it's a good sign."
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Orioles starter Mike Wright took a 4-1 lead into the sixth inning
but didn't make it out of the inning. The Angels got an RBI single
from Johnny Giavotella and a sacrifice fly from Perez to cut the
lead to 4-3, bringing up Gregorio Petit to face reliever Mychal
Givens.
On a full count, Petit literally threw his bat at a breaking pitch
that was low and away and punched it into right field for an RBI
single, tying the game at 4-4.
Wright, coming off his best start of the season in a win over
Detroit, got a no-decision Friday after allowing four runs (two
earned) on five hits and three walks. He struck out three.
The game remained tied until the seventh inning when Davis hit his
homer, the inning extended by third baseman Yunel Escobar's throwing
error earlier in the inning.
The Orioles added two more runs in the eighth inning on a sacrifice
fly by Noland Reimold and an RBI single by Rickard, and another run
in the ninth on an RBI single by Reimold.
Givens (3-0) got the win for the Orioles with 1 1/3 scoreless
innings over Jose Alvarez (1-2).
The win allowed the Orioles to move one game ahead of Boston for
first place in the American League East. For the Angels, the loss
dropped them 5 1/2 games behind first-place Seattle in the AL West.
NOTES: The Angels officially announced the signing of RHP Tim
Lincecum to a contract that will pay the two-time National League Cy
Young Award winner about $2 million for the rest of the season. He
will throw 75 to 100 pitches in a simulated game on Monday at the
Angels' spring complex in Arizona and then begin a minor league
rehab assignment. The Angels are targeting mid-June for him to join
their rotation. ... The Angels optioned INF Jerry Marte to Triple-A
Salt Lake to make room for Lincecum on the 25-man roster. Until
Lincecum clears a quirk in the rules called "optional waivers" on
Sunday, the Angels will play with 24 players. ... Orioles SS J.J.
Hardy, recovering from a hairline fracture in his left foot, began
working out at the club's spring complex in Florida. The Orioles are
hoping that Hardy, out since May 2, can return by mid-June. ...
Orioles 3B Manny Machado started his 202nd consecutive game, the
longest streak among active players in the majors.
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