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MLB: Baltimore 8, Oakland 4

BALTIMORE (UPI) -- Miguel Tejada, Melvin Mora and Nick Markakis all hit home runs Sunday, powering Baltimore to an 8-4 victory over Oakland.

Markakis' three-run blast came in the bottom of the sixth, giving Baltimore some breathing room after Oakland closed to 5-4 with a three-run fifth.

Markakis scored two runs and three hits, while Brian Roberts added an RBI single, Corey Patterson had two runs and two hits, and Jay Payton had a run and two hits for the Orioles, who have split their last six games.

Winner Daniel Cabrera (4-5) gave up four earned runs on five hits in six innings. Chad Bradford, Jamie Walker and Chris Ray combined for three innings of scoreless relief.

Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, Dan Johnson had two hits and one RBI, and Adam Melhuse had a run and two hits for the Athletics, who have split their last four.

Loser Joe Blanton yielded eight earned runs on 10 hits in six innings.

Copyright 2007 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 05/27/2007

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