Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez blasted back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to push the Baltimore Orioles ahead, and closer Félix Bautista shut the door in the ninth to secure a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

The Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East at 27-40, 15 games back of the division-leading New York Yankees. After sweeps of the Chicago White Sox and the Mariners, Baltimore has lost four of six against the Athletics and Detroit Tigers.

Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam — his second homer in as many days — and the Orioles pulled away late to beat the Angels, 11-2, and sweep the series.

Nolan Schanuel went deep for the first time in four weeks, but defensive mistakes showed up again for the Angels, who now find themselves in need of a response in New York after being swept by the Orioles.

Its Monday, June 16 and the Angels (33-37) are in the Bronx to open a series against the Yankees (42-28). José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Clarke Schmidt for New York.

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When Tony Mansolino became the Orioles’ interim manager on May 17, his first goal became to lead the club back to .500. It needed to happen within a couple of months to make an improbable push to the postseason at all a possibility.

Angels Outfielder Facing Backlash After Incident With Coach originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Angels experienced the highs and lows of baseball over the last six games. They swept the Athletics at home before getting swept by the Baltimore Orioles on the road, punctuated by an 11-2 loss on Sunday.

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Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs to give Baltimore the lead. Mike Trout homered in the first inning to get the Angels on the scoreboard.