Baltimore OriolesvsDetroit Tigers
BAL 10/DET 9
Things to say
The Orioles beat the Tigers 10-9 in 12 innings at Comerica Park.
01
opener
Man, that one had everything. Twelve innings, 10-9 Orioles. Baltimore just kept clawing back every time Detroit thought they had it.
02
key player
The top of the O's order was locked in all day. Heart of the order kept turning it over, and somebody in there had to be three or four hits with a couple ribbies. That's your difference.
03
hot take
Tigers lost that in the sixth, not the twelfth. Skipper went to the pen way too early and burned his good arms before extras even started.
04
deep cut
Nobody's talking about it, but Detroit stranded a ton of guys in scoring position. Leave that many on and a getaway day like this bites you.
05
exit
Anyway, Baltimore's scrappy right now. Curious if they can carry it into the next series.
The recap
Free baseball at Comerica, and it took twelve innings to settle a 10-9 slugfest that neither bullpen could put a lid on. Baltimore and Detroit traded haymakers all afternoon, but the Orioles finally scratched across the run that mattered in the twelfth to steal one on the road.
Both pens got emptied out and it showed, with runs crossing in bunches once the starters were long gone. Ugly, exhausting, and a getaway-day gut-punch for the Tigers, who had this one right there and let it slip.