WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking 455-foot home run in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Athletics 7-4 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Ram\u00f3n Laureano also homered and had three hits and three RBIs to help the Orioles get their seventh win in eight games. Gunnar Henderson also had three hits.<\/p>\n
Cowser, who homered on Tuesday in his first game back off the 60-day injured list, crushed a first-pitch cutter from A\u2019s starter Luis Severino (1-6) that landed deep into the grass beyond the outfield wall in right field.<\/p>\n
Keegan Akin (1-0) retired one batter for the win. Felix Bautista struck out three in the ninth for his 12th save.<\/p>\n
Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler each had two hits for the A\u2019s. Tyler Soderstrom, the team leader with 14 home runs, walked four times.<\/p>\n
Severino allowed eight hits and six runs \u2014 five earned \u2014 in 5 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
The A\u2019s got to Morton for four runs in a wild first inning that included five hits, a bases-loaded walk and a ground-rule double that bounced into the stands near third base. Max Schuemann also drove in a run with an infield single when he slid under Morton\u2019s tag attempt near first base.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old Morton retired seven batters and allowed six hits and four walks.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
JJ Bleday led off the fifth with a walk for the Athletics but was thrown out sliding into home plate trying to score on Butler\u2019s double<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
Seven Orioles pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts, extending the team\u2019s streak with at least eight Ks to 12 games, the longest active streak in the majors.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Orioles RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (5-3, 3.04 ERA) pitches the series finale Sunday. The A\u2019s have not announced a starter.<\/p>\n