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 SAN DIEGO (AP) - This was real Moneyball. Moments after a few dozen dollar bills floated down from the stands onto the field, Alberto Castillo hit his first home run in more than two years and the Baltimore Orioles cashed in, beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Thursday.
Although starter Erik Bedard strained a hamstring and Miguel Tejada lasted just one at-bat, the last-place Orioles took two of three from the Padres. San Diego, which has the NL's best record at 41-30, retained its lead in the West by percentage points over Arizona heading into a weekend series against the Boston Red Sox (46-25), who have baseball's best record.
The consecutive wins came after a nine-game losing streak by Baltimore, which fired manager Sam Perlozzo on Monday and replaced him with Dave Trembley on an interim basis.
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