BALTIMORE – Oakland's 13-game winning streak ended Sunday as Austin Hays hit a pair of home runs, starter John Means had another stellar performance and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 8-1.
The A's, who opened the season with six straight losses, put together their third-longest winning string since moving to Oakland in 1968.
Oakland won 14 in a row in 1988 and a then-American League record of 20 consecutive wins in 2002. Cleveland broke that mark with 22 straight in 2017 — the Athletics' string had been the longest in the majors since that run by the Indians.
Means (2-0) had additional two days of rest heading into this start because manager Brandon Hyde wants to keep his pitchers fresh.