Detroit, MI- The Baltimore Orioles scored twice in the 10th inning, completing a comeback 4-3 victory over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (38-27) had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Orioles bided their time and scored once in the sixth and once in the eighth---both on solo homers by Bobby Grich---and then rallied for a pair of runs in the 10th inning. Grich got his third RBI in the 10th when his slow rolling ground ball plated Mark Belanger from third base. Paul Blair added an RBI single for a 4-2 Orioles lead.
The Tigers managed to score an unearned run off Orioles reliever Doyle Alexander in their half of the 10th, but could not push the tying run across.
Mickey Lolich (12-5) pitched all ten innings for the Tigers. He struck out 12, including Grich the first two times up for the Orioles first baseman before Grich turned his day around with his pair of homers.
Bill Freehan got the Tigers going early with a two-run home run (9) off Baltimore starter Dave McNally in the first inning.
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BAL 000 001 010 2 4-9-1
DET 200 000 000 1 3-7-0
WP: Jackson
SV: Alexander
LP: Lolich (12-5)
HR: Freehan (DET; 9); Grich 2 (BAL)
Tigers overall: 38-27
Home: 18-14
Away: 20-13
Last 10: 5-5
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