Miguel Cabrera hit two solo home runs, Casey Mize pitched seven solid innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.
Those were career homers Nos. 496 and 497 for Cabrera. The veteran right-hander hit both long balls to the opposite field.
“For him to still be able to do that, it’s so impressive to me,” Mize said. “He’s a sparkplug for our team.”
Mize (6-5) held the Orioles scoreless until the seventh when they pushed across an unearned run, the only run he allowed. The rookie right-hander, the No. 1 overall draft pick three years ago, gave up four hits and struck out two in his first victory since June 26, though the Tigers had been limiting his innings since then.