Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez blasted back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to push the Baltimore Orioles ahead, and closer Félix Bautista shut the door in the ninth to secure a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Nolan Schanuel went deep for the first time in four weeks, but defensive mistakes showed up again for the Angels, who now find themselves in need of a response in New York after being swept by the Orioles.

Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam — his second homer in as many days — and the Orioles pulled away late to beat the Angels, 11-2, and sweep the series.

Angels Outfielder Facing Backlash After Incident With Coach originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Angels experienced the highs and lows of baseball over the last six games. They swept the Athletics at home before getting swept by the Baltimore Orioles on the road, punctuated by an 11-2 loss on Sunday.

When Tony Mansolino became the Orioles’ interim manager on May 17, his first goal became to lead the club back to .500. It needed to happen within a couple of months to make an improbable push to the postseason at all a possibility.

The Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East at 27-40, 15 games back of the division-leading New York Yankees. After sweeps of the Chicago White Sox and the Mariners, Baltimore has lost four of six against the Athletics and Detroit Tigers.

Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs to give Baltimore the lead. Mike Trout homered in the first inning to get the Angels on the scoreboard.