Orioles 5, Padres 4

By foxsports
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Adam Jones hit a two-run home run that gave Kevin Millwood his first victory of the season as the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the NL West-leading San Diego Padres 5-4 on Saturday night.

Millwood (1-8) snapped an eight-game losing streak, the longest of his career. He had lost each of his previous four starts for the Orioles, who at 19-49 have the worst record in the major leagues.

Millwood improved to 7-1 with a 3.05 ERA in 15 career starts against San Diego. He's won six straight against the Padres, who have lost four of six. Alfredo Simon had to dodge trouble to get his seventh save in eight chances.

Jones gave the Orioles a 5-3 lead with his homer into the second deck in left field on a 1-1 pitch from Clayton Richard (4-4) with one out in the sixth.