A's rally on error, homer to top O's

Mora goes from hero to goat as 2-out error precedes Thomas hit

Athletics 5 Orioles 4

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Melvin Mora watched Frank Thomas' two-run homer off Todd Williams clang into the left-field seats at McAfee Coliseum. He stood motionless for a moment and then stomped around the left side of the infield with his back to home plate.

It was Mora's homer, RBI double and clutch defensive play in the fifth inning that helped the Orioles take a lead over the Oakland Athletics into the seventh inning. It was his two-out throwing error that contributed to the lead going away.

Orioles @Athletics Today, 4:05 p.m., Ch. 54, 1090 AM Starters: Orioles' Adam Loewen (4-4, 5.56) vs. A's Dan Haren (12-10, 3.80)