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05/24 19:54 CDT Dingler's 1st-inning homer carries Tigers over Orioles 4-1,
helping stop 8-game losing streak
Dingler's 1st-inning homer carries Tigers over Orioles 4-1, helping stop 8-game
losing streak
By HARVEY VALENTINE
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy
Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers
stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Sunday
in a doubleheader nightcap.
Kevin McGonigle added a two-run single as the Tigers won for just the third
time in 19 games and stopped their longest skid since August 2020. Detroit is
just 8-21 on the road.
In the opener, Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two
outs in the ninth inning that lifted Baltimore to a 5-3 victory.
Melton (1-0), making his season debut after recovering from right elbow
inflammation, allowed two hits and Samuel Basallo's sacrifice fly in 5 2/3
innings. Tyler Holton got four outs and Drew Anderson six for his second save,
striking out three straight batters after a pair of walks starting the ninth.
Trevor Rogers (2-6) lost his sixth straight start, giving up four runs and four
hits in 4 2/3 innings. His ERA has climbed from 1.89 to 6.96 during that span.
Albert Surez pitched four scoreless innings for the Orioles.
Up next
Tigers: RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 3.83) starts Tuesday's series opener against
the visiting Los Angeles Angels, who send RHP Jack Kochanowicz (2-3, 4.55) to
the mound.
Orioles: LHP Shane McClanahan (5-2, 2.82) starts Monday's series opener for
visiting Tampa Bay.
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