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  Sunday, Jun. 18 1:35pm ET
Glaus, Erstad back Etherton with homers
 
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rookie Seth Etherton did more than stop Albert Belle's home run binge. He pretty much had his way with the rest of the Baltimore Orioles, too.

Troy Glaus and Darin Erstad homered to back a fine pitching performance by Etherton as the Anaheim Angels defeated the Orioles 8-6 Sunday.

Belle, who homered in each of his previous four games, went 0-for-4. It was only the second time in 19 games he failed to get a hit.

Against Etherton, Belle hit into a fielder's choice, popped out and hit a fly to center.

"Seth did a good job changing speeds on him," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He made some good pitches away, moved the ball around. A couple he got into Albert's zone he popped one straight up and fouled one back, so you have to credit Seth."

Etherton (2-1), pitching in his fifth major-league game, took a two-hitter into the seventh before tiring. He gave up four runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out three, to win his second straight start.

Stopping Belle, who had 16 RBI in his last four games, was the key.

"I know how dangerous he is. I made pretty good pitches on him," the 23-year-old Etherton said. "I knew I had to bear down, I had to move it in and out. That third at-bat he hit it pretty darn hard but right at Garrett (Anderson)."

Belle looked at a third strike from Shigetoshi Hasegawa in the eighth.

Troy Percival got the final three outs for his 17th save in 21 chances, despite yielding Brady Anderson's sacrifice fly. He got Delino DeShields to ground out with runners on first and second to end the game.

Belle's run is over, but Glaus appears to be just getting started. His three-run homer off Scott Erickson (3-4) was his second in two games and the key blow in a five-run third inning.

"You're hitting a round ball with a round bat. If it gets up, they go," Glaus said. "An eighth of an inch difference and it's a line drive."

Mo Vaughn went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI for the Angels, who won the last two games of the three-game series and went 4-2 at Camden Yards this year. It's the first time since 1978 they finished above .500 against the Orioles on the road.

Charles Johnson and Jeff Conine homered for Baltimore, which went 6-3 on the homestand despite losing the final two games.

"We're playing well right now," Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said. "A 6-3 homestand, that's a good nine-game stretch."

The Angels got five hits in the third inning, the big blow Glaus' 20th homer. After Vaughn singled in a run and Garret Anderson hit a sacrifice fly, Glaus emphatically ended his 0-for-13 skid against Erickson with a shot into the Angels bullpen.

"He's tough on right-handers, he has that sinker, he's not easy to hit," Glaus said. "That's why he's one of the top couple pitchers in the league."

Johnson hit his 13th homer in the Orioles' half after Etherton walked Harold Baines. Erstad matched that in the fourth.

Orlando Palmeiro chased Erickson with an RBI single in the sixth.

Erickson allowed eight runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings in falling to 16-5 lifetime against the Angels. He has a 6.88 ERA in nine starts this year.

"They didn't hit the ball hard except for those two homers," Hargrove said.

Baines and Brady Anderson hit RBI singles in the seventh to make it 8-4. Conine led off the ninth with a homer off Hasegawa, who was also charged with Baltimore's last run.

Game notes
Baltimore put OF Rich Amaral (strained left calf) on the 15-day disabled list and called up OF Luis Matos from Double-A Bowie. ... The Orioles play their next 10 on the road. They're 10-24 away from Camden Yards. ... Anaheim went 4-6 on its 10-game road trip. ... Baltimore's B.J. Surhoff singled in the seventh to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Eleven of the 16 runs Etherton has allowed have come via the home run. ... The Angels signed top draft pick Joe Torres, a left-hander who was the 10th overall pick in the June 5 amateur draft.

 


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