Orioles finally allow a run, but walk off on Tigers
Adam Frazier brought home the game-winning run on a ninth-inning fielder's choice as the Baltimore Orioles eked out a 2-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Ryan Mountcastle scored the game-winning run and Austin Hays had a solo homer for Baltimore, which has won eight of its last 10 games. Tyler Wells tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and striking out five. Felix Baustista (1-2) got the win after blowing the save.
Javy Baez snapped the Orioles' 34-inning scoreless streak with a ninth-inning RBI single.
Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen gave up three hits and a walk and struck out four in five innings.
Neither team had a baserunner get past first until the bottom of the fourth. Cedric Mullins drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a balk. He never got closer to scoring as Lorenzen struck out Adley Rutschman and got the next two batters to fly out.
Gunnar Henderson whacked a two-out double to right-center in the bottom of the fifth inning. Lorenzen left him at second by striking out Ramon Urias.
Mullins slashed a one-out double in the bottom of the sixth against Chasen Shreve. Mullins moved to third on a Rutschman groundout. Mountcastle then flied out to right.
Hays broke the deadlock with two outs in the seventh. He drilled a fastball from Jose Cisnero over the center-field wall for his fourth homer this season.
Pinch hitter Akil Baddoo led off the ninth with a single to right. Baddoo stole second before Bautista struck out Nick Maton. Riley Greene then bounced out before Baez ripped a single to left to bring in Baddoo and tie the score. Baez also stole second but was left stranded when Kerry Carpenter flied out.
Jason Foley (0-1) entered in relief with one out in the ninth. Mountcastle greeted him with a single and advanced to third on Anthony Santander's base hit.
Frazier then hit a bouncer to first baseman Spencer Torkelson, and Mountcastle beat the throw home.
--Field Level Media