Forget rest.

Sunday was a day of celebration at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Shortly after the Orioles broke their streak of 15 consecutive Sunday defeats with a 5-2 victory over Anaheim, Manager Dave Trembley was in rare form as he spoke with members of the media.

He was smoking a cigar.

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The Orioles (49-55) won their first Sunday game since defeating Seattle on April 6 — the season’s first weekend.

Left-hander Garrett Olson departed a quality start in the seventh inning to a standing ovation from the crowd of 23,365, who saw an Orioles’ starter get through the sixth for the first time in eight games.

“Last Sunday [after losing to Detroit], we were all kind of fed up,” Olson said. “It was definitely a goal of mine. Now, we can move on, and play baseball the way we’re capable of.”

For those of you counting, the Orioles came up six games short of the 1890 Pittsburgh Innocents and the 1939 St. Louis Browns, who moved to Baltimore in 1954, for the major league record for most consecutive losses on one day.

As Jay Payton snagged the final out in left field at 4:14 on Sunday afternoon, the Oriole Bird emerged from behind home plate, dropped to his knees and raised his arms skyward.

The streak was over.

The Orioles simply had the right recipe on Sunday.

Brandon Fahey led off and played second base. Guillermo Quiroz went 3-for-4, drove in three runs and called a strong game behind the plate. Aubrey Huff played an above average defensive game at third base. Veteran starters Brian Roberts and Melvin Mora stayed in the dugout.

Olson, who entered the game with a 10.78 earned-run average collectively in his four previous starts, displayed the winning demeanor that had made him one of the team’s top prospects the past few years.

He went six innings, scattering seven hits and two earned runs on 97 pitches.

“The tone today was set by Garrett Olson,” first baseman Kevin Millar said. “That’s where you win ballgames.”

The Orioles persevered through Sunday’s early rains to beat the Angels (64-40), who have baseball’s best record. The next time Anaheim comes to town on Aug. 4, the Angels might face a different team. Left-hander George Sherrill, who earned save No. 30 on Sunday, might be picking up his next in another uniform. And Jay Payton, Aubrey Huff, Chad Bradford, Jamie Walker and Ramon Hernandez are drawing interest from contending teams looking to bolster their lineups before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline. The Orioles play their next nine games on the road, starting tonight at 7:05 against the Yankees, who entered last night on an eight-game winning streak.

Now, the Orioles have another streak in their crosshairs: ending a string of 10 straight losing seasons.

Sean Welsh is the

Orioles beat writer for The Examiner. He can be reached at swelsh@baltimoreexaminer.com