Tigers pound Orioles 17-2 to stay in 1st
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The Detroit Tigers doubled their AL Central lead Friday night. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning, Brandon Inge added a grand slam in the sixth and the Detroit Tigers boosted their division lead to two games by routing the Baltimore Orioles 17-2 Friday night.
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Erubiel Durazo hit three homers and drove in all five of Oakland's runs, and Mark Mulder became the majors' first 16-game winner by pitching the Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
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Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run home run, Gary Sheffield had a two-run homer, and Justin Verlander allowed only a run, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers last night in Detroit.
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Nate Robertson pitched seven effective innings and Curtis Granderson doubled, tripled and scored twice to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
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What a debut for Kenny Rogers. Making his first start of the season after a blood clot was removed from his pitching shoulder, Rogers allowed only two hits in six innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the punchless Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Friday night.
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Daniel Cabrera took a four-hitter into the seventh inning, Brian Roberts homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Friday night.
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Runs were tough to come by for the Detroit Tigers as their AL Central lead dwindled to one game. That changed big time in one inning Friday night and their lead in the division doubled. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and Brandon Inge had a grand slam in the sixth in a 17-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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The Cleveland Indians pounded out an 11-5 home win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday to extend their lead at the top of the AL Central.
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(Sports Network) - Matt Riley targets his first win since April 16 when the Baltimore Orioles continue their three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
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Craig Monroe hit Detroit's first grand slam of the season and Jeremy Bonderman allowed two runs over 7 1-3 innings to lead the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, beating the defending World Series champions for just the second time in eight games.
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The highest-scoring offense in baseball was too much for the team with the best record in the majors. Curtis Granderson led off the fifth with a home run and Marcus Thames added a grand slam in the inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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BALTIMORE -- Back home after a two-week trek, the Baltimore Orioles knocked off another first-place team behind a rookie pitcher who laid to rest all the talk about his supposedly tired arm.
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Daniel Cabrera pitched 7 1/3 strong  innings to help the Baltimore Orioles mark their return to  Camden Yards after a two-week road trip with a 4-1 win over the  Minnesota Twins in the American League Monday.
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Javy Lopez drove in four runs, Daniel Cabrera became the first rookie to win 10 games this season, and the Baltimore Orioles held the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to two hits in an 8-0 victory.
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David Newhan singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
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Carlos Pena homers twice, including a grand slam, and drives in a team-record seven runs as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hammer the stumbling Orioles, 17-2.
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Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer off Scott Proctor with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a doubleheader sweep by rallying past the Yankees, 5-3, last night.