Guthrie, O’s snap Tribe’s streak

Associated Press

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VALLEY STAR: Earl Smith, 1100, of North Jackson throws out the ceremonial pitch before the INdiands game against the Baltimore Orioles in Cleveland. The Tribe lost, 6-1, Wedesnday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jeremy Guthrie went seven innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland 6-1 Wednesday night to snap the Indians’ five-game winning streak.

Guthrie (10-8) allowed only four hits and struck out four against the team that made him a first-round draft pick in 2002.

The right-hander appeared in only 16 games with one start for Cleveland and was claimed off waivers by Baltimore in January 2007.

Guthrie gave up one run for the fourth time in a row and has yielded two or fewer in six of his last seven starts.

In 10 starts since June 24, Guthrie is 7-1 with a 2.79 ERA.

Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora had three hits apiece for Baltimore.

Markakis’ two-run single in a four-run ninth made him 8-for-12 with eight RBIs in the first three games of the four-game series.

Aubrey Huff had an RBI single in the ninth.

He opened the Orioles’ second by hitting his 25th homer, a drive off Anthony Reyes (1-1) that landed just over the wall and out of the reach of a leaping rightfielder Franklin Gutierrez and centerfielder Grady Sizemore.

Kevin Millar walked and eventually scored on a groundout by Jay Payton to make it 2-0 later in the inning.

Andy Marte opened the Indians’ fifth with a double to left-center and scored on Sizemore’s one-out double near the same spot on the warning track.

Reyes allowed two runs and six hits over six innings in his second AL start. The right-hander, acquired from St. Louis on July 26, was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday to face Toronto and held the Blue Jays to one run and seven hits in 61⁄3 innings of a 5-2 win.

Guthrie picked up an Orioles rotation that had allowed four first-inning runs in three straight losses and came in with a 6.13 ERA overall since the All-Star break.

It was Guthrie’s first start and best performance against the Indians.

In two relief outings against them a year ago, he allowed six runs in 11⁄3 innings.

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts went 0-for-5 to stop his hitting streak at 14 games.

He was robbed of a hit by Cleveland second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, who ranged behind the bag in the fifth to field a sharp grounder and threw to first to get the speedy Roberts.

Notes

Indians 2B Josh Barfield (left ring finger) is scheduled today to start a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron. C Victor Martinez (right elbow) is expected to join Akron on Friday. Both had surgery in June. ... Cleveland called up LHP Zach Jackson from Triple-A Buffalo and named him to start tonight. ... Markakis has hit .429 (24-for-56) with 20 RBIs in his last 14 games. ... Mora went 3-for-5 and is 38-for-99 (.384) with six homers and 32 RBIs since the All-Star break. ... The Orioles have until midnight Friday to sign LHP Brian Matusz, their No. 1 draft pick and the fourth selection overall in June. ... Orioles manager Dave Trembley said RHP Dennis Sarfate is still scheduled to start Saturday in Detroit. Sarfate has allowed 17 runs in 11 innings (13.90 ERA) in three starts.