Sunday May 15 vs the Athletics

Opponent: Oakland Athletics
Outcome: L
Score: 4-7
Streak: L2
Record: 5-31
Rank: 7th
GB: 19.0

The Orioles put up a bit of a fight on this afternoon but Oakland's power was too much for them.  The A's got on the board first in top of the second on back-to-back doubles by Mark McGwire and Dave Parker.  The O's tied it in the bottom of the inning on Mickey Tettleton's first home run as an Oriole.  Oakland would add single runs in the next three innings on an RBI single from Carney Lansford (top of the third) and solo home runs from McGwire (top of the fourth) and Walt Weiss (top of the fifth).  The Orioles scored a second run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Rene Gonzales.  A two run home run from Jose Canseco in the top of the eighth pushed Oakland's lead to 6-2 but the O's put up two of their own in the bottom of the inning on a Gonzales solo home run and Eddie Murray RBI single.  The A's had a two out rally in the top of the ninth on an Orlando Mercado walk, a hit-by-pitch by Weiss and another RBI single by Lansford to make the score 7-4.  Dennis Eckersley closed out the game with a perfect bottom of the ninth for his 13th save.