Deals completed Thursday that sent ace David Price to Toronto and closer Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh spoke volumes about general manager Dave Dombrowski’s priorities, however. “Would we rather have Price and Soria?” Yes, absolutely. But we don’t.
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Right fielder Chris Davis drove in four runs, including two on his 25th homer of the season in the sixth, as the Orioles scored six unanswered runs off six Tigers pitchers in the final four innings. It’s not easy to pitch when you’re hurt. After Yoenis Cespedes reached on an infield single, J.D.
Buck Farmer (0-2, 9.22) makes his first appearance for Detroit since a relief outing July 11 when he gave up two runs over 3 1-3 innings against Minnesota.
After Simon left, the Orioles began to bang away against the Tigers’ bullpen.
Detroit made it 9-2 in the sixth when Cespedes singled in a run and Martinez added an RBI double.
Detroit made it 9-2 in the sixth when Cespedes singled in a run and Martinez added an RBI double. “Just couldn’t shut them down there for a while”.
“I’ll tell you, that was pretty impressive, our guys battling their way back in that”, Showalter said.
The Orioles’ starting pitching – the foundation of the team’s recent surge – floundered Thursday as right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (9-7) had his shortest start of the season, allowing five runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Alfredo Simon (10-6, 4.55 ERA) notched the win for Detroit, giving up four runs on two hits in five and two-thirds, striking out one and walking three.
The Tigers didn’t waste any time jumping on top. The Tigers got four hits in that inning and forced Gonzalez to throw 30 pitches. The Tigers racked up 16bhits and walked three times with Yoenis Cespedes going 3-5 with a homer and three RBI’s with two runs. Gonzalez was replaced by Bud Norris, who immediately picked off Kinsler at first base.
Iglesias then doubled and came in on Cespedes’ two-run homer that gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead. It was Jones’ 182nd home run as an Oriole, tied with Ken Singleton for seventh on the franchise list. Pinch hitter Matt Wieters then hit a sharp one-hopper that got past Tigers third baseman Nick Castellanos and into left field, allowing Adam Jones to score from second. “We did today, but didn’t come [through]”. Jose Iglesias singled to right, and Kinsler was thrown out by Chris Davis when he slid past third base. Farmer is set to make his third start of the season, after being called up from Triple-A Toledo on Monday. They were aggressive since the first inning.. With the victory, the Tigers ended a tough day on a positive note.
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Five Detroit relievers followed Simon, and Alex Wilson, who recorded his first career save was the only successful one.
