Orioles approach .500 with sweep-clinching win vs. Angels

The Baltimore Orioles, who were widely expected to post one of baseball's worst records at season's outset, moved within a game of .500 by capping a four-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 9-5 win on Sunday.

The Orioles have won eight straight games, the first time Baltimore has done that in a single season since April 22-May 1, 2005. Baltimore won 13 in a row over two seasons from Sept. 30, 2015 -- Apr