Detroit, MI- Light-hitting Eddie Brinkman lofted a bloop hit into shallow left field to score Bill Freehan with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Tigers went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Brinkman, who recently ended an 0-for-63 drought and who is hitting just .146 this season, delivered his key hit off Orioles reliever Roric Harrison with the bases loaded in the seventh.
The Tigers (38-26) had fallen behind 2-1 in the Orioles seventh on a two-run single from Don Buford. But the Tigers quickly loaded the bases in their half of the seventh on two singles, a double and an intentional walk. Norm Cash's double drove in Jim Northrup to tie the game, 2-2.
Up came Brinkman, who thrilled the crowd of 25,671 with his bloop single.
Aurelio Rodriguez added a solo homer in the eighth (5) for a 4-2 lead. Cash socked his 11th home run in the second inning to open the scoring.
Fred Scherman (2-1) pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory. Bill Slayback made his second career start and pitched 6.2 innings of three-hit ball.
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BAL 000 000 200 2-3-0
DET 010 000 21x 4-7-1
WP: Scherman (2-1)
LP: Harrison
HR: Cash (DET; 11); Rodriguez (DET; 5)
Tigers overall: 38-26
Home: 18-13
Away: 20-13
Last 10: 6-4
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