Game recap
Home runs help clinch series win
Bourn, who had just three home runs this season before a trade brought him to the Orioles from the Arizona Diamondbacks Aug.?31, gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead in the third inning with his second home run in as many starts since the trade.
One inning later, Schoop, who has a team-high eight home runs on Sundays and is batting .356 in day games, added his 23rd of the year.
“We were able to get two runs with that home run, and then Schoop added another one,” Bourn said. “
Both home runs came off Tigers ace
“It's just that they didn't score many runs,” Orioles manager
Verlander's counterpart, the returning Tillman, was wobbly in the first inning after three weeks of inactivity following a shoulder problem, and struggled to find his control before settling in.
Tillman (16-5) allowed a run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts over six innings, lowering his ERA to 3.68 this season. The win moves the Orioles (78-64) two games clear of Detroit (76-66) in the American League wild-card race.
“It was awesome,” Tillman said. “There's nothing like it. You get kind of bored and frustrated sitting on the bench that long and not being able to help the team. It was a big series, a big win, and it's good to get out of here with the series win.”
Givens hit the first batter he faced before Schoop chased down a blooper for a basket catch in short right field. After a one-out walk, Givens got Tigers first baseman
Britton worked around a walk and a single for a scoreless ninth inning for his 41st save in 41 tries this season.
“That was really good,” Britton said. “It all starts with Tilly doing a great job coming back. It's a tough lineup for your first one back, and he did a great job. It starts there. He allowed us to come in when the matchups were in our favor. Givens and Brad did a great job. It always starts with the pitching, and keeping their lineup in check, which is tough to do. That was the key to the last two wins that we got here.”
With Machado on second base,