Brad Bergesen ran into trouble early but bounced back, turning in an impressive start in a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Bergesen (2-6) gave up a two-run homer to Vernon Wells in the first inning before shutting the Angels down for the next six frames. Bergesen allowed only the two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three in his first win since May.
The bullpen was equally impressive: Jim Johnson needed just seven pitches to get through the seventh inning, and Koji Uehara breezed through the eighth on nine pitches. Closer Kevin Gregg made things interesting after allowing a two-out double in the ninth, but he struck out the final batter to pick up his 16th save of the season.
Adam Jones put the O's on the board with a solo homer in the fourth and gave the team the lead with a sac fly in the fifth. Jones is having a career year...he's second on the club with 17 dingers and leads the Birds with 58 RBIs.
The O's wrap-up a ten-game homestand on Sunday afternoon, and a win would give them a 5-5 record over that stretch...Jeremy Guthrie takes the mound, looking for consecutive wins for the first time this season.
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