Detroit 4, Baltimore 0
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, July 15, 2012
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Timmons, 1B -
Angel Hernandez, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Ed Hickox
Attendance:
30439
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Tigers 4, Orioles 0: Justin Verlander rebounded from his poor showing in the All-Star Game with eight solid innings as visiting Detroit won for the seventh time in eight games.
Verlander (10-5) allowed three hits and two walks while fanning eight to improve to 7-0 in 10 career starts against Baltimore.
Austin Jackson’s leadoff homer started Verlander on his way to his fifth win in six starts. The Detroit ace allowed five first-inning runs while starting last Tuesday’s All-Star Game for the American League.
Miguel Cabrera added his 20th homer in the ninth for Detroit. Jose Valverde worked the bottom of the ninth in a non-save situation.
Jackson led off the game with a homer to right-center field. The Tigers added a second-inning run as Brennan Boesch doubled to left center, moved to third on a wild pitch by Miguel Gonzalez (1-1) and scored on a single to right-center by Jhonny Peralta.
The Tigers increased the lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a two-out single by Alex Avila.
Gonzalez allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings in his second big-league start. He walked five and struck out three.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit scored 11 two-out runs in the series. … Orioles RHP Jason Hammel was placed on the disabled list Sunday and will undergo knee surgery to remove floating cartilage. He will be sidelined a minimum of three to four weeks. … Jackson has scored at least one run in 12 consecutive games, equaling the longest streak by a Detroit player since Rocky Colavito scored in 12 straight games in 1961. … Baltimore 2B Robert Andino left in the sixth inning after injuring his left shoulder while making a diving attempt on Avila’s single.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit |
|
Baltimore |
|
Justin Verlander
|
Player |
Miguel Gonzalez |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
8.0 |
IP |
5.2 |
|
8 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
3 |
Hits |
6 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
4.76 |
Hitting
| Detroit |
|
Baltimore |
|
Miguel Cabrera
| Player |
Jim Thome |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
5 |
TB |
4 |
|
.400 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Detroit
|
9 |
2 |
17 |
.273 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Baltimore
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.133 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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