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Kim, Tillman Lead Orioles To 6-4 Win Over Indians

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Hyun Soo Kim's first major league home run broke a seventh-inning tie, and the Baltimore Orioles hung on for a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Kim, signed as a free agent after playing 10 seasons in South Korea, drove a 2-2 pitch from Jeff Manship into the seats in right with two out. Nolan Reimold added a leadoff homer in the ninth.

Chris Tillman (7-1) allowed three homers and four runs in six innings, but improved to 6-0 in his last seven starts. Darren O'Day worked out of bases-loaded, one-out trouble in the eighth and Zach Britton got out of a jam in the ninth for his 14th save.

Mark Trumbo hit a three-run double in the first for Baltimore, which had lost five of six.

Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli and Jason Kipnis homered for Cleveland, which began the day on top of the AL Central.

Marlon Byrd and Rajai Davis started the Cleveland ninth with singles. Third baseman Ryan Flaherty fielded Carlos Santana's ground ball and threw to second for a force play. Santana was ruled out at first on Jonathan Schoop's throw, but the call was overturned after a replay review.

Britton struck out Kipnis and Francisco Lindor to end the game.

Manship (0-1) entered the game in the seventh. He retired the first two hitters before Kim's home run.

Kipnis started the eighth with a single off Brad Brach and took third on Lindor's double off the wall in right field.

O'Day retired Napoli on a groundout and walked Jose Ramirez intentionally to load the bases. O'Day then struck out pinch-hitter Lonnie Chisenhall and Yan Gomes to end the threat.

Trumbo's double gave Baltimore a first-inning lead against rookie right-hander Mike Clevinger. Flaherty's sacrifice fly in the fourth pushed the lead to 4-0.

Tillman hadn't allowed a hit going into the fourth, but that quickly changed on Santana's leadoff homer to right. Lindor drew a one-out walk and Napoli homered into the left-field bleachers, cutting the lead to 4-3.

Kipnis' sixth-inning homer landed deep in the lower deck of the right-field seats and traveled an estimated 418 feet.

Tillman had allowed three homers in 58 2/3 innings going into the game.

Clevinger, called up from Triple-A Columbus on May 18, allowed four runs in four innings.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (fractured left foot) had his walking boot removed and will have a CT scan this week. He has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 3.

Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (strained left hamstring) pitched four innings on a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Saturday and could rejoin the rotation this week.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Tyler Wilson will start the opener of a four-game series at home against Boston. He has lost his last two starts, allowing eight earned runs in 12 innings.

Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin (7-0) starts the opener of a three-game series against Texas at Progressive Field. He held the White Sox to two runs in eight innings on Wednesday. Tomlin hasn't lost since Sept. 15 of last season.

(Copyright 2016 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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