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Povich, Alonso help Orioles hold Angels to one run in 3-1 win

Cade Povich worked six scoreless innings, and Alonso’s two-run single in the third helped the Orioles beat the Angels 3-1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Briar Keller

August 5, 20262 min read

Baseball Pitching Duel - illustration, Jake Team LLC
Baseball Pitching Duel - illustration, Jake Team LLC
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Los Angeles Angels1
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August 4, 2026

Angels held down

Los Angeles collected seven hits in six innings against Cade Povich, but the Angels did not score during his outing as Baltimore beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

Povich earned the win, improving to 2-1, after allowing seven hits and no earned runs over 6.0 innings. He walked one and struck out seven. The Angels finished with one run, and their only scoring play did not come until the eighth inning.

Baltimore breaks through in the third

The first runs came in the third inning. Alonso singled to center, scoring Cowser and Franklin and moving Narváez to second. The play put Baltimore ahead 2-0, and that margin held until the eighth.

Grayson Rodriguez took the loss for Los Angeles, falling to 3-4. He allowed two earned runs on three hits in 7.0 innings, with one walk and six strikeouts. Baltimore did not add against him after the third-inning single, but the Orioles kept the lead.

Angels cut it close, Orioles answer

Los Angeles got on the board in the eighth inning when Grissom doubled to center and Schanuel scored, cutting Baltimore’s lead to 2-1. Andrew Kittredge allowed one earned run on two hits in 1.0 inning, with no walks and one strikeout, and was credited with his seventh hold.

Baltimore responded in the eighth when O'Neill homered to left center, a 373-foot drive. It was the only home run of the game and gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead. Mitch Farris allowed one earned run on one hit in 1.0 inning for Los Angeles, with one walk and one strikeout.

Cano finishes the win

Rico Garcia pitched 1.0 inning for Baltimore, allowing one hit and no earned runs with one walk and one strikeout, and received his 13th hold. Yennier Cano earned his second save after pitching 1.0 inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs with no walks and two strikeouts.

The announced attendance was 18,585. Baltimore improved to 55-58 with the win, while Los Angeles fell to 43-70.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816384

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Briar Keller

Briar Keller covers Saratoga high school and area college sports.

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