Two of the most explosive offensive lineups in baseball remained silent for five innings before Adam Jones hit his 200th career home run to break the scoreless tie and propel the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Camden Yards.
Jones, who struggled through the first month of the season, has been on a roll all week. His two hits on Friday gave him nine in his last 18 at-bats and the home run was his third in the last four games.
His shot into the Orioles bullpen made a winner of right-hander Chris Tillman, who pitched seven scoreless innings and outdueled Tigers star Justin Verlander.