Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers

Torkelson's 8th homer helps Tigers beat Orioles 4-3 in first game of day-night doubleheader

Detroit improved to 11-3 at home while Baltimore lost for the fourth time in five games, going 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Casey Mize (4-1) allowed one run and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, struck out five and walked none. Will Vest got four outs for his third save.

Brandon Young (0-1), a 26-year-old right-hander making his second major league start, gave up three runs, four hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings.

Báez's RBI double and Gleyber Torres' sacrifice fly built a 2-0 lead in the first.

Ryan O'Hearn hit a solo homer in the fourth but Jace Jung boosted the lead to 3-1 with an RBI single in the fifth.

Left fielder Riley Greene reached over the top of the fence to steal a homer from Ramón Laureano in the seventh, and Jordan Westburg's RBI single later in the inning cut Baltimore's deficit.

Torkelson homered in the seventh off Cionel Pérez and Baltimore's Ramón Urías in the eighth against Tyler Holton.

Detroit successfully challenged two calls by first-base umpire Brian O’Nora, overturning what out call on Dillon Dingler on a second-inning pickoff and on Báez on his fourth-inning grounder to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

Key moment Baltimore had runners on the corners with no one out in the sixth when Heston Kjerstad hit a soft grounder to first. Torkelson threw to the plate and Dingler got the tag on Jordan Westburg just in time. Brenan Hanifee replaced Mize and retired the next two hitters.

Up next Tigers RHP Keider Montero (0-1, 7.71) and Orioles RHP Charlie Morton (0-5, 10.89) start the second game.

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