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Orioles light up Estrada, rout the A's 12-4

Still seeking his first victory with Oakland, Marco Estrada gave up six runs in four innings and the Baltimore Orioles routed the A's 12-4 on Monday.
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Baltimore Orioles' Jonathan Villar reacts after he drove in two runs during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar homered and had four RBIs, Trey Mancini went 3 for 3 with a homer, Cedric Mullins hit two triples and drove in three runs and rookie shortstop Richie Martin’s first multiple-hit game included a triple and a pair of singles. Mullins scored on a Little League homer after a throwing error from second baseman Jurickson Profar in the second.

Still seeking his first victory with Oakland, Marco Estrada (0-1) gave up six runs in four innings.

A’s catcher Josh Phegley said: “I just felt like we’d get ahead of guys, execute our pitches, and then in two-strike counts make some mistakes, leave some pitches up in the zone.”

Andrew Cashner (2-1) allowed three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to help Baltimore snap a four-game losing streak.

Phegley and Mark Canha homered for the A’s, who have dropped four in a row.

SECOND SHIFT

Profar made two errors — one fielding, and one throwing — at second, where he’s been used primarily since signing with the A’s during the offseason.

He played mostly at third base with Texas the past two seasons.

“He’s still kind of getting used to playing second base,” manager Bob Melvin explained. “It’s completely different from the other side of the diamond where he played.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: CF Ramon Laureano was held out of the lineup with a jammed thumb but was available as a late-game defensive substitution, Melvin said. Laureano did not play. . After pitching 3 1/3 innings in relief Sunday, J.B. Wendelken should be available again “in a day or so,” Melvin said.

UP NEXT

Athletics: LHP Brett Anderson (2-0, 2.38 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the second game of the series. He is 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA over his last five starts dating back to September.

Orioles: Rookie John Means (1-0, 1.59) plays the opener role, making his first career start and fifth appearance overall.

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