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 have gone 4-2 in each of the past three weeks. If the Orioles keep playing at a .667 pace — a Herculean task, to be sure — they would end the season with a 91-71 record, good enough to make the playoffs and the same record they had last year.

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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.

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BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Los Angeles Angels. Baltimore has gone 14-19 in home games and 28-40 overall. The Orioles are 17-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

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