BALTIMORE -- The ball bounced off of the mound, ricocheting off second base and into right field for a sixth-inning RBI double. It was the kind of whacky break that has gone against the Orioles for the better part of the past two weeks.
Finally, on Friday, luck was on their side. Led by seven shutout innings from Chris Tillman and Pedro Alvarez's two homers, the Orioles exorcised their early-season demons with a 6-0, skid-stopping win over Detroit.
The victory, which snaps a six-game losing streak, marks the O's second win in 13 games.