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SAN FRANCISCO -- In a lineup full of sluggers and superstars, Jonathan Schoop has had the timeliest hits for the Baltimore Orioles.He delivered again with a three-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday, when the Baltimore Orioles overcame a six-run deficit to give the struggling San Francisco Giants another deflating loss, 8-7.Oh, the feeling is amazing, Schoop said.Schoop smacked a 1-0 curveball off closer Santiago Casilla (2-4) into the left-field bleachers after Manny Machado singled and Mark Trumbo walked.I see (center fielder) Angel (Pagan) is going back and I say `please get out ball, please go, and it went out, Schoop said.Baltimore has four players (Trumbo, Machado, Chris Davis and Adam Jones) with more than 20 homers this season, but Schoop leads the Orioles with 12 game-winning RBI.Good things seem to follow him around, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Hes getting out of the game what he puts into it. Jon doesnt cheat the game. Its good to see people who approach the game that way get a return for it.Matt Wieters had a career-best five hits, including a triple, and the Orioles won for the third time in four games and concluded a 10-game trip with an even record. Baltimore trails Toronto by half a game in the AL East.Baltimore trailed 7-1 after six but got two runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings.The Giants led the NL West by 6 1/2 games at the All-Star break but have gone 9-18 since. They remained one game ahead of the Dodgers, who lost to Pittsburgh 11-3.Theyre a good club, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the Orioles. They have a dangerous lineup one through eight there, they can hurt you, thats what happened today.Brad Brach (7-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Baltimore.Giants starter Johnny Cueto extended his streak of winless starts to six. He allowed one run, eight hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings.Trevor Brown had two hits and three RBI, Angel Pagan doubled twice and Hunter Pence homered for the first time since coming off a two-month stint on the disabled list for the Giants.Brown had a two-run single that highlighted a four-run fifth inning. Pagan extended his hitting streak to 12 games.Orioles closer Zach Britton pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 37th save in 37 chances, extending the longest streak ever for a left-hander in the majors.Baltimore lefty Wade Miley allowed seven runs (six earned), eight hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. He was acquired from Seattle on July 31 and remains winless with his new team.Derek Law allowed one hit in a scoreless 2/3 of an inning in the eighth that extended his consecutive streak of scoreless outings to 19.Trumbo hit his major league-leading 34th homer off Hunter Strickland in the top of the eighth inning to move ahead of Edwin Encarnacion, who hit his 33rd earlier in the day for Toronto.BATGIRL HONOREDThe Giants unveiled a plaque in their dugout before the game commemorating Alexis Busch, the first full-time bat girl in major league history, who was killed in a sailing crash in 2012 at age 26. She was the daughter of former Giants executive vice president Corey Busch and served as the teams batgirl from 2000 to 2001.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Showalter took note of CF Jones return to the lineup without complaints after getting hit on his finger and knee trying to bunt in the sixth inning of Saturday nights game. Its an honor to watch him post up every day, Showalter said.Giants: C Buster Posey was scratched from the lineup just before first pitch with lower back tightness. ... OF Mac Williamson, on the disabled list since Aug. 1 with a left shoulder strain, began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. ... RHP Cory Gearrin, out since July 6 with a right shoulder strain, pitched for a second straight day on Saturday for Triple-A Sacramento. Hell continue his rehab assignment as the Giants consider the timing of his return.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Yovani Gallardo will pitch the series opener with Boston on Tuesday. Gallardo is 1/3 with a 4.70 ERA in his last eight starts but has had two straight quality starts, allowing three earned runs in 12 innings over that stretch.Giants: Newly acquired LHP Matt Moore will make his home debut in a series opener with Pittsburgh. 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Even without Diaz, the Seattle bullpen has been pretty strong as of late, particularly during the teams four wins over its past five games.That hasnt stopped the Mariners from making moves to address the bullpen. Seattle added two more relievers in right-hander Arquimedes Caminero and switch-pitcher Pat Venditte on Saturday.Were kind of piecing it together down there, manager Scott Servais said after the Mariners second consecutive comeback win Saturday night. ... Our bullpen kept us right there (Saturday) when it could have gotten away from us.The Angels (49-61) have their own set of problems in the bullpen, and they cropped up again Saturday night as Los Angeles squandered another early lead. Jose Valdez, called up from Triple-A before the game, walked three of the four batters he faced and ended up taking the loss on a night when the Angels held leads of 3-0 and 6-2.Its been an ongoing problem for a Los Angeles team that has been ravaged by injuries to its starting rotation.Everything thats happened in our bullpen is directly connected to our rotation, manager Mike Scioscia said.The bullpen woes have overshadowed a Los Angeles offense that has been performing weell lately.dddddddddddd. Part of the Angels recent success has to do with reliable center fielder Mike Trout. He went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple and four RBI on Saturday night and is 10-for-21 in his last seven games since July 30. Trout celebrates his 25th birthday Sunday while enjoying another impressive season from an individual standpoint. Hes among the American League leaders in batting average, hits, doubles, RBI, on-base percentage and OPS. He ranked among the top 10 in major league history in home runs (160), runs scored (565), extra-base hits (363) and walks (436) before the age of 25.Trout and the Angels face a Sunday starter whos coming off one of his best outings of the season. Seattle left-hander James Paxton allowed just one run over eight innings his last time out.The bigger question is who will finish the game for the Mariners. Diaz has gotten plenty of work since supplanting struggling veteran Steve Cishek as closer, and Seattle also had to use former closers Tom Wilhelmsen and Drew Storen on Saturday.The Angels plan to start right-hander Matt Shoemaker (6-11, 4.08 ERA). After that, the Los Angeles rotation is in a state of flux with veteran Tim Lincecum being designated for assignment before Saturdays game.Where Tim is now, Scioscia said, and where he needs to be, theres a big gap there.Lincecum, who was trying to make a comeback at age 32, had a 9.16 ERA after nine starts with the Angels. ' ' '