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Baltimore rallies, tops Tigers, 7-5

Chris Graham

baltimore oriolesBaltimore rallied from a 5-0 deficit with a decisive five-run seventh to defeat Detroit, 7-5, in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night.

A Jonathan Schoop two-run triple capped the big seventh for the Orioles (21-12), who have won five in a row.

Schoop, Chris Davis and Manny Machado each had two hits for the O’s, who trailed 5-0 in the sixth.

Vance Worley (2-0, 2.61 ERA) got the win with two innings of scoreless relief.

Starter Ubaldo Jimenez gave up five runs, four earned, on nine hits in five innings of work.

Zach Britton notched his ninth save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].