Orioles hit 4 homers off Cortes, beat Padres 7-5 to complete sweep

Jackson Holliday hit a leadoff homer and Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson hit consecutive shots in the third inning — all off Nestor Cortes — and the Baltimore Orioles beat struggling San Diego 7-5 on Wednesday for their first three-game sweep of the Padres. The Orioles, last in the AL East, took a 7-0 lead in the third, when Cortes allowed three homers on four pitches.