Tigers at Orioles
Miguel Cabrera is showing plenty of signs of rediscovering his dominant form at the plate and will try to follow up a five-RBI performance while leading the Detroit Tigers to a series win when they take on the host Baltimore Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game set Sunday afternoon. The 35-year-old was coming off a disappointing 2017 campaign in which he hit below .300 for the first time since 2008, but he has started strong this year.
Cabrera homered, doubled and singled in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Orioles to give him 21 RBIs in 24 games and boost his average to .333. Detroit hammered out 13 hits - four for extra bases - in the triumph after it was shut out in consecutive games. The Orioles received two more RBIs from red-hot Manny Machado on Saturday while falling for the 12th time in their last 14 games. The three-time All-Star has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games and owns six home runs - three against Detroit - along with 12 RBIs over his last nine games.
TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, FS Detroit, MASN2 (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Tigers LH Daniel Norris (0-1, 4.85 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (1-2, 4.66)
Norris has made three relief appearances and one start thus far while recording 16 strikeouts in 13 innings. He let up one run and three hits while fanning five in 4 2/3 innings in his lone start April 20 against Kansas City at home. The 25-year-old has a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 innings in his career against Baltimore, all of which have come at Camden Yards.
Gausman has three straight quality starts and lasted a season-high eight innings while allowing two runs in a hard-luck loss against Cleveland on Monday. Home runs have been an issue for the 27-year-old, who has allowed seven of them in 29 innings on the season. Victor Martinez is hitless in 19 at-bats against Gausman, who is 1-1 with a 3.95 ERA in seven career starts against Detroit.
WALK-OFFS
1. Orioles LF Trey Mancini his batting .308 as a leadoff hitter this year after going 2-for-5 on Saturday.
2. Tigers RF Nicholas Castellanos had an RBI in Saturday's win and has driven in 11 over his last seven games.
3. Detroit is 9-5 in day games and 2-9 at night.