Caleb Joseph homered in his fifth consecutive game, Nelson Cruz hit his 30th and Delmon Young also went deep as the Orioles beat John Lackey and the Cardinals 10-3 Saturday.
Joseph, a rookie, had three homers in first 48 games before his recent power surge. The club record for homers in successive games is six, by Reggie Jackson and Chris Davis.
''Maybe seven, eight months ago I was thinking about hanging it up,'' Joseph said. ''Every day in the big leagues is such a blessing, and especially to be on this team with this group of guys and to be in first place.''
