Detroit — The Tigers turned four double-plays, got 7 2/3 innings of scoreless relief pitching including a bounce-back effort from closer Gregory Soto, got timely home runs from Eric Haase and Willi Castro, got two more hits from a surging Miguel Cabrera and beat the Baltimore Orioles, 3-0 Saturday, winning back-to-back games for the first time since April 21-23.
And still there was a bit of a pall hanging over the clubhouse afterward because yet another starting pitcher is headed for the injured list.
Michael Pineda was knocked out of the game after just four batters, drilled in the right hand by a line drive that left the bat of Ramon Urias with an exit velocity of 106 mph.