BALTIMORE -- Coming off two straight high-scoring games decided by a single run, the Baltimore Orioles were delighted with a victory devoid of anxiety and stress.
Caleb Joseph homered and drove in three runs, Kevin Gausman allowed four hits over seven innings and the Orioles cruised past the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Saturday night.
The game was decidedly different that the two that preceded it, a 9-8 Detroit win on Thursday night and an 8-7 duel Friday in which the Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit.
In this one, Baltimore built a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning against a decimated club that seemed incapable of fighting back.
Gausman (2-2) retired the first 11 batters without allowing a ball out of the infield. By the time Detroit got its first hit, the Orioles had already scored three runs.
"We just want to keep winning," Gausman said. "Everybody is trying to do that right now. I think you see your best baseball at this point of the year."
Gerardo Parra went 1 for 3 and scored a run in his Baltimore debut. Obtained Friday in a trade with Milwaukee, the outfielder became the 1,000th player to appear in a game for the Orioles.
Manny Machado hit his 23rd home run for the Orioles, who have won seven of eight. Baltimore is three games over .500 for the first time since July 6 and just one game behind Minnesota in the race for the final AL wild-card spot.
Gausman gave up two runs, struck out six and walked none in earning his first win in 13 appearances since April 7. The right-hander was working on a run of 13 straight shutout innings before Nick Castellanos homered with a man on in the fifth.
That was the lone salvo from the Tigers, who traded away three of their best players before Friday's non-waiver trade deadline in the opening phase of a rebuilding effort.
"It's like a roller coaster right now," losing pitcher Anibal Sanchez said.
Sanchez (10-9) allowed six runs in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander has lost two straight since winning seven decisions in a row.
"They put two runs up in the first inning," said Detroit's Ian Kinsler. "You want to keep momentum on your side. Score early and add runs. That's what they did. They played a really good game tonight."
Kinsler had three hits, his 39th multihit game of the season. He's 10 for 14 in the series that ends Sunday.
Baltimore jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After Machado hit a leadoff single, Parra received a standing ovation from many in the sellout crowd of 45,968 before his first at-bat. He responded with a double to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.
One out later, Chris Davis drove in a run with a groundout and Matt Wieters hit an RBI single.
Joseph singled in a second-inning run and made it 5-0 in the fourth with his eighth homer following an infield single by J.J. Hardy, who also has a 15-game hitting streak.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: RF J.D. Martinez left in the middle of the third inning after fouling a ball off his left knee in the top of the second. X-rays were negative. ... Manager Brad Ausmus said RHP Alfredo Simon (groin) will receive three extra days of rest before his next start. ... 1B Miguel Cabrera (calf strain) is "a little ahead of schedule" in his quest to return, Ausmus said, but there is no timetable for the start of his rehabilitation assignment.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (right ankle sprain) will likely miss his scheduled start Monday. ... RHP Mike Wright was placed on the 15-day DL with a left calf strain, an injury that occurred Friday night.
ON DECK
Tigers: Daniel Norris (1-1, 3.86 ERA) makes his Tigers debut Sunday after coming from Toronto in a trade Thursday for 2012 Cy Young winner David Price.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (8-6, 3.73) is 5-10 lifetime against Detroit, more losses than against any other team.
Caleb Joseph homered and drove in three runs, Kevin Gausman allowed four hits over seven innings and the Orioles cruised past the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Saturday night.
The game was decidedly different that the two that preceded it, a 9-8 Detroit win on Thursday night and an 8-7 duel Friday in which the Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit.
In this one, Baltimore built a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning against a decimated club that seemed incapable of fighting back.
Gausman (2-2) retired the first 11 batters without allowing a ball out of the infield. By the time Detroit got its first hit, the Orioles had already scored three runs.
"We just want to keep winning," Gausman said. "Everybody is trying to do that right now. I think you see your best baseball at this point of the year."
Gerardo Parra went 1 for 3 and scored a run in his Baltimore debut. Obtained Friday in a trade with Milwaukee, the outfielder became the 1,000th player to appear in a game for the Orioles.
Manny Machado hit his 23rd home run for the Orioles, who have won seven of eight. Baltimore is three games over .500 for the first time since July 6 and just one game behind Minnesota in the race for the final AL wild-card spot.
Gausman gave up two runs, struck out six and walked none in earning his first win in 13 appearances since April 7. The right-hander was working on a run of 13 straight shutout innings before Nick Castellanos homered with a man on in the fifth.
That was the lone salvo from the Tigers, who traded away three of their best players before Friday's non-waiver trade deadline in the opening phase of a rebuilding effort.
"It's like a roller coaster right now," losing pitcher Anibal Sanchez said.
Sanchez (10-9) allowed six runs in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander has lost two straight since winning seven decisions in a row.
"They put two runs up in the first inning," said Detroit's Ian Kinsler. "You want to keep momentum on your side. Score early and add runs. That's what they did. They played a really good game tonight."
Kinsler had three hits, his 39th multihit game of the season. He's 10 for 14 in the series that ends Sunday.
Baltimore jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After Machado hit a leadoff single, Parra received a standing ovation from many in the sellout crowd of 45,968 before his first at-bat. He responded with a double to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.
One out later, Chris Davis drove in a run with a groundout and Matt Wieters hit an RBI single.
Joseph singled in a second-inning run and made it 5-0 in the fourth with his eighth homer following an infield single by J.J. Hardy, who also has a 15-game hitting streak.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: RF J.D. Martinez left in the middle of the third inning after fouling a ball off his left knee in the top of the second. X-rays were negative. ... Manager Brad Ausmus said RHP Alfredo Simon (groin) will receive three extra days of rest before his next start. ... 1B Miguel Cabrera (calf strain) is "a little ahead of schedule" in his quest to return, Ausmus said, but there is no timetable for the start of his rehabilitation assignment.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (right ankle sprain) will likely miss his scheduled start Monday. ... RHP Mike Wright was placed on the 15-day DL with a left calf strain, an injury that occurred Friday night.
ON DECK
Tigers: Daniel Norris (1-1, 3.86 ERA) makes his Tigers debut Sunday after coming from Toronto in a trade Thursday for 2012 Cy Young winner David Price.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (8-6, 3.73) is 5-10 lifetime against Detroit, more losses than against any other team.
7:05PM,EDT,August 1,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Iglesias grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Machado singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra doubled to right, Machado to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop, Machado scored, Parra to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Wieters singled to shallow left, Parra scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Paredes doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| Schoop flied out to right, Paredes to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph singled to left, Paredes scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Joseph out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Machado stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Avila grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis fouled out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Collins in right field. | 0 | 3 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Wieters grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Gose lined out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| V. Martínez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Hardy reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Paredes struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph homered to left (404 feet), Hardy scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| McCann reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Castellanos homered to right (403 feet), McCann scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis lined out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Gose lined out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Kinsler hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 2 | 5 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Wieters flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Paredes grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Collins fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Schoop singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Joseph grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Schoop out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| Machado homered to center (420 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Hardy relieved Sánchez. | 2 | 6 |
| Parra walked. | 2 | 6 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Brach relieved Gausman. | 2 | 6 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Davis doubled to deep left. | 2 | 6 |
| Gose grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| Davis stole third. | 2 | 6 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Detroit | DET | BAL |
| Krol relieved Hardy. | 2 | 6 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| Wieters doubled to deep right. | 2 | 6 |
| Flaherty ran for Wieters. | 2 | 6 |
| Hardy flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| Paredes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | DET | BAL |
| Flaherty at first base. | 2 | 6 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 2 | 6 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Kinsler out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| Collins flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gose CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .261 | .306 | .364 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .315 | .359 | .395 |
| Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .351 | .413 |
| V. Martínez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .250 | .318 | .366 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .346 | .554 |
Collins RF
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .259 | .298 | .463 |
| McCann C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .287 | .320 | .435 |
| Castellanos 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .240 | .293 | .395 |
| Avila 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .179 | .318 | .268 |
| Davis LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .262 | .317 | .416 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 132 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Kinsler (26, Gausman); Davis (12, Brach) HR: Castellanos (11, 5th inning off Gausman 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Castellanos 2 (50) GIDP: V. Martínez Tigers RISP: 0-3 (Gose 0-1, V. Martínez 0-1, Iglesias 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Davis (15, 3rd base off Brach/Joseph) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Kinsler-Iglesias-Avila). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RF J.D. MARTINEZ (LEFT KNEE CONTUSION) LEFT GAME BOT 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 45,968 (100% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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