Adam Loewen lasted just five innings against the Tigers on Tuesday. No Orioles starter has gone a full seven innings since Steve Tracshel did it on April 12, a span of 16 games. Danys Baez gave up two runs in the eighth inning in the Orioles' eighth loss in nine games.
Sean Casey, hitting for Neifi Perez, slapped an 0-1 pitch just past a diving Melvin Mora at third base in the eighth inning. That single drove in Carlos Guillen with the go-ahead run before Placido Polanco's RBI single helped send the Tigers to a win over the Orioles.
BATTING 2B: Markakis (7, Jones). HR: Mora (5, 3rd inning off Durbin, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Roberts 2; Mora 4; Markakis 2; Tejada 2; Huff. RBI: Mora (17), Hernandez (6), Tejada 2 (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tejada; Roberts 2; Gibbons; Markakis 2; Hernandez; Huff. Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING SB: Mora (2, 2nd base off Zumaya/Rodriguez), Roberts 3 (11, 2nd base off Durbin/Rodriguez, 2nd base off Durbin/Rodriguez, 3rd base off Zumaya/Rodriguez).