DETROIT -- Hitless in his last 30 at-bats, Tyler Collins finally snapped that long skid and was rewarded for his patience.
Collins hit two home runs, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday night. After leaving the bases loaded twice in extra innings in a loss Tuesday night, Collins ended his 0-for-30 stretch with a solo homer in the second inning, then added a three-run shot in the fifth.
"I know it's like, statistically an 0 for 30, but I felt great throughout the whole time. I hit a lot of hard balls," Collins said. "That's just baseball, so you can't get beat up by it."
Collins gave Detroit's offense a boost while Miguel Cabrera sat out with a strained oblique. Michael Fulmer (5-1) wasn't at his best, allowing three earned runs and 10 hits in seven innings, but the Tigers gave him enough support.
Justin Wilson allowed two baserunners in the ninth but retired Adam Jones and Manny Machado for his third save in four chances. Machado struck out to end it when first base umpire C.B. Bucknor ruled he swung at the final pitch. Machado, who had tried to check his swing, slammed his helmet down in frustration after the call.
"I just looked at it again. He didn't go," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said afterward. "It was an emotional spot and the crowd wanted it and he gave in."
Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2) allowed five runs in five innings.
The Tigers lost 13-11 in 13 innings Tuesday. Collins had chances to win the game in the 11th and 12th, but was unable to come through with the bases full. He did not have a hit since May 1, but manager Brad Ausmus had seen some positive signs.
"He wasn't having bad at-bats, so that's why I stuck with him," Ausmus said.
Collins connected in the second to tie the game at 1. Ian Kinsler put Detroit ahead with an RBI single later in the inning.
The Orioles scored twice in the fourth -- one of the runs was unearned because of a throwing error by shortstop Jose Iglesias -- and an RBI double by Mark Trumbo in the fifth gave Baltimore a 4-2 lead.
Collins came up in the bottom half with two on and two outs and gave the Tigers the lead again with a drive to right. He also added a double in the eighth.
Baltimore won Tuesday after Trumbo tied it with a ninth-inning homer. The Tigers nearly let Wednesday's game slip away as well.
Jones was 10 for 20 with runners in scoring position this season when he came up in the ninth with men on first and second and one out. Wilson got him to hit a fly to right, and Machado's at-bat ended on the call by Bucknor.
Welington Castillo had three hits for the Orioles for a second straight night.
ROSTER MOVES
The Orioles recalled right-hander Miguel Castro from Double-A Bowie and right-hander Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk. The team optioned left-hander Donnie Hart to Norfolk and designated catcher Francisco Pena for assignment.
MAKEUP
The Tigers announced they'll play a split doubleheader at home July 1 against Cleveland. The teams had a game postponed May 4.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: All-Star closer Zach Britton (left forearm strain) is expected to throw from 60 feet Thursday, according to Showalter.
Tigers: Cabrera was a late scratch from the lineup. Ausmus said the slugger is likely to miss only two or three days.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (5-1) takes the mound in the series finale Thursday. He's had a quality start in all eight of his outings this season.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-2) will try to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. He needs nine more.
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Baltimore Orioles
Collins hit two home runs, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday night. After leaving the bases loaded twice in extra innings in a loss Tuesday night, Collins ended his 0-for-30 stretch with a solo homer in the second inning, then added a three-run shot in the fifth.
"I know it's like, statistically an 0 for 30, but I felt great throughout the whole time. I hit a lot of hard balls," Collins said. "That's just baseball, so you can't get beat up by it."
Collins gave Detroit's offense a boost while Miguel Cabrera sat out with a strained oblique. Michael Fulmer (5-1) wasn't at his best, allowing three earned runs and 10 hits in seven innings, but the Tigers gave him enough support.
Justin Wilson allowed two baserunners in the ninth but retired Adam Jones and Manny Machado for his third save in four chances. Machado struck out to end it when first base umpire C.B. Bucknor ruled he swung at the final pitch. Machado, who had tried to check his swing, slammed his helmet down in frustration after the call.
"I just looked at it again. He didn't go," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said afterward. "It was an emotional spot and the crowd wanted it and he gave in."
Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2) allowed five runs in five innings.
The Tigers lost 13-11 in 13 innings Tuesday. Collins had chances to win the game in the 11th and 12th, but was unable to come through with the bases full. He did not have a hit since May 1, but manager Brad Ausmus had seen some positive signs.
"He wasn't having bad at-bats, so that's why I stuck with him," Ausmus said.
Collins connected in the second to tie the game at 1. Ian Kinsler put Detroit ahead with an RBI single later in the inning.
The Orioles scored twice in the fourth -- one of the runs was unearned because of a throwing error by shortstop Jose Iglesias -- and an RBI double by Mark Trumbo in the fifth gave Baltimore a 4-2 lead.
Collins came up in the bottom half with two on and two outs and gave the Tigers the lead again with a drive to right. He also added a double in the eighth.
Baltimore won Tuesday after Trumbo tied it with a ninth-inning homer. The Tigers nearly let Wednesday's game slip away as well.
Jones was 10 for 20 with runners in scoring position this season when he came up in the ninth with men on first and second and one out. Wilson got him to hit a fly to right, and Machado's at-bat ended on the call by Bucknor.
Welington Castillo had three hits for the Orioles for a second straight night.
ROSTER MOVES
The Orioles recalled right-hander Miguel Castro from Double-A Bowie and right-hander Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk. The team optioned left-hander Donnie Hart to Norfolk and designated catcher Francisco Pena for assignment.
MAKEUP
The Tigers announced they'll play a split doubleheader at home July 1 against Cleveland. The teams had a game postponed May 4.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: All-Star closer Zach Britton (left forearm strain) is expected to throw from 60 feet Thursday, according to Showalter.
Tigers: Cabrera was a late scratch from the lineup. Ausmus said the slugger is likely to miss only two or three days.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (5-1) takes the mound in the series finale Thursday. He's had a quality start in all eight of his outings this season.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-2) will try to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. He needs nine more.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Smith flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Castellanos to second. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo singled to center, Schoop to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to shallow left, Schoop to third, Castillo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Schoop scored, Mancini out at second, Castillo to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Smith struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Collins homered to center (424 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| McCann singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias grounded out to second, McCann to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler singled to center, McCann scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Castellanos hit by pitch, Kinsler to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Castellanos out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Upton doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Avila walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Avila out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Trumbo safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Iglesias. | 1 | 2 |
| Schoop doubled to left, Trumbo to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Castillo singled to center, Trumbo scored, Schoop to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Mancini hit sacrifice fly to right, Schoop scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Hardy flied out to right. Smith flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Castellanos lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Davis doubled to deep right. | 3 | 2 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep right, Davis scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Schoop fouled out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| J.D. Martinez singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Avila doubled to deep center, J.D. Martinez to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Collins homered to right (386 feet), J.D. Martinez and Avila scored. | 4 | 5 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Castillo singled to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Mancini grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castillo out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| Hardy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Mancini out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Stefan Crichton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Crichton relieved Jiménez. | 4 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| Castellanos lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Smith singled to center. | 4 | 5 |
| Jones lined out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Machado grounded out to second, Smith to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Stefan Crichton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| Upton safe at first on error by third baseman Machado. | 4 | 5 |
| Bleier relieved Crichton. | 4 | 5 |
| Avila flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| A. Wilson relieved Fulmer. | 4 | 5 |
| Trumbo popped out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Castillo lined out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Richard Bleier pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Collins doubled to deep center. | 4 | 5 |
| M. Castro relieved Bleier. | 4 | 5 |
| McCann sacrificed to third, Collins to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 4 | 5 |
| Mancini reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Rickard hit for Smith. | 4 | 5 |
| Rickard walked, Mancini to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Jones flied out to right, Mancini to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .300 | .387 | .488 |
a-Rickard PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .218 | .246 | .327 |
| Jones CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .268 | .315 | .395 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .224 | .308 | .441 |
| Davis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .266 | .381 | .508 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .248 | .293 | .382 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .282 | .331 | .481 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .350 | .373 | .463 |
| Mancini LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .300 | .323 | .578 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .194 | .229 | .284 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 144 | |||
| a-walked for S Smith in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Schoop (11, Fulmer); Davis (7, Fulmer); Trumbo (6, Fulmer) RBI: Hardy (13), Castillo (9), Mancini (22), Trumbo (19) SF: Mancini 2-out RBI: Trumbo GIDP: Hardy Orioles RISP: 3-9 (Machado 0-1, Davis 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Mancini 1-1, Smith 0-1, Castillo 1-1, Hardy 0-1, Trumbo 1-1, Jones 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Machado (5, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CABRERA (SORE LEFT SIDE) SCRATCHED FROM STARTING LINEUP |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 29,722 (71.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - CB Bucknor, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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