By Andrew Johnson
LocalSportsJournal.com
Orioles 8, Tigers 7 – The Tigers were unable to hold on to an early 6-0 lead against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
J.D Martinez and Jefry Marte both led the offense with RBIs and a home run each.
Detroit starting pitcher Buck Farmer gave up four runs, including three earned, on six hits and one walk, while striking out one batter.
The Tigers will continue their series against the Orioles in Baltimore Saturday, with Anibal Sanchez taking the mound.
Record: 50-53
Tied 3rd place in AL Central (11.5 games behind Kansas City)
3.5 games behind Minnesota for the last playoff spot.
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division Title: 72
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 63
Next Game: 8/1/2015 @ Baltimore Orioles 7:05 p.m. @ Camden Yards
Hitting Stats: J.D. Martinez 1 HR (28) 2 RBI (68), James McCann 1 HR (5) 1 RBI (25), Jefry Marte 1 HR (2) 1 2B (2) 2 RBI (6), Ian Kinsler 1 2B (25) 1 RBI (46), Rajai Davis 1 2B (11), Anthony Gose 1 2B (16), Victor Martinez 1 RBI (36).
Pitching Stats: Buck Farmer 4.1 IP 6 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 1 K, Jose Valdez L 0 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB, Neftali Feliz 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K.
