Back to back home runs in the 7th inning put the Angels ahead for good as they beat the Orioles 3-2 on Wednesday night. Koji Uehara probably shouldn’t have gone out to pitch that 7th inning, as Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit consecutive home runs against our starter who otherwise pitched quite well. Uehara stayed in the game after that, but he probably shouldn’t have. A couple batters later, Gary Matthews Jr. struck him right in the middle of the chest, sending Uehara to the ground in pain. He was able to get back up and leave the field on his own, and x-rays were negative. It appears he just has a bruised sternum.

Nick Markakis had a hit in the game, extending his hitting streak to 16 games. One more game will be a career high for Markakis. He’s still a couple games behind the Yankees Robinson Cano, who has the longest active hitting streak in baseball.

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