Grayson Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings with nine strikeouts for his first major league win, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday to split a doubleheader.
Ryan McKenna homered and drove in three runs for the Orioles, who have won 10 of their last 12 games. Detroit fell to 2-13 against AL East opponents.
“That was a fun day,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “I would have rather gone 2-0 and not almost blown a six-run lead in the second game, but it wasn't bad.”
Matt Vierling had three hits and four RBIs as the Tigers won the opener 7-4.