BALTIMORE — Trevor Cahill pitched six innings of two-hit ball, Adam Rosales homered and drove in four runs, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Wednesday night to end a six-game road losing streak.
Rajai Davis had three hits, stole a career-high three bases and scored twice for the Athletics, who came in with a major league-low five wins away from home. Oakland is 18-9 at home and 6-14 on the road.
Cahill (3-2) allowed one run, walked three and struck out three. The only significant flaw in his performance was a solo homer by Garrett Atkins in the third inning after the A's had taken a 5-0 lead.
Jerry Blevins gave up one hit in two innings, striking out the side in the eighth. Brad Ziegler worked the ninth to complete the three-hitter.
Despite losing Tuesday, the Athletics can earn their second road series win with a victory Wednesday night. Oakland has won 17 of its last 21 games at Camden Yards.
The A's took control with a four-run first inning against rookie Brian Matusz (2-5). After Davis led off with a single and scored on a single by Kurt Suzuki, Rosales hit a three-run homer to left field. As is his custom, Rosales hustled around the bases instead of breaking into a home run trot.
The drive ended a seven-game homerless stretch by the Athletics, their longest in 27 years.
Oakland made it 5-0 in the second when Davis singled, stole second and scored on a single by Daric Barton.
Atkins' homer was his first since signing with Baltimore as a free agent in December. The drive ended his homerless drought at 145 at-bats, one short of his career high.
The A's chased Matusz in the sixth. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a leadoff double, Ryan Sweeney got an infield hit and Rosales followed with a run-scoring single. Rosales finished with three hits, and his four RBIs tied a career high.
Matusz gave up six runs and eight hits in five-plus innings. The left-hander has lost five straight decisions and has yielded at least six runs in three of his last four starts.
Notes
The Orioles gave away Nolan Reimold bobbleheads to fans entering the ballpark, even though Reimold was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on May 12. … Davis has 18 stolen bases, one more than the Orioles. … Baltimore's Frank Mata allowed one hit in 1 1/3 innings in his major league debut. … Adam Jones extended his career-best hitting streak to 12 games with an infield single off Blevins.