Matusz allows one run in 7 innings, Pie homers as Orioles beat Indians 5-2 to split series

Rookie Matusz leads Orioles over Indians 5-2

BALTIMORE — Brian Matusz pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Felix Pie homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Sunday for a split of the four-game series.

Making his sixth major league start, Matusz (3-2) allowed one run had a career-high eight strikeouts. The 22-year-old rookie held the Indians hitless over four innings and permitted only one hit through five.

Selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 amateur draft, Matusz has a collective 14-4 record in his first professional season. This marked the first time the left-hander pitched at least six innings, and his lone walk came when he was called for going to his mouth on a 3-1 pitch.