Detroit Still Cold; Orioles Lose Late 6-to-5

By
Tony Pente
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Craig Landefeld

Nature.

Kevin Gausman started at 1:10 PM in 36-degree weather. He went with a full overhead wind up and overcame two Trey Mancini singles to left field in the first inning. He mixed a 75 MPH curveball into start the third inning. Kevin Gausman fell behind Candelaria and grooved a two-seam fastball 2-0 for a right field home run. He did make it through six and he flashed a 96 MPH fastball in that inning.

Player of the Game

Danny Valencia pounded a change up to the left-field seats. Valencia is the only that has a home run off of starter Matthew Boyd. Now has two.

Brian Roberts also did a nice job calling the game with Joe Angel on radio.

Starting Pitching

Kevin Gausman was throwing his fastball 93 MPH and had his split-change working He stranded four runners through two innings. Poor execution allowed the solo home run in the third. The set up was inside and he leaked middle-middle. Kevin hung a breaking ball to Miguel Cabrera. To give the Tigers a 2-to-1 lead. In the sixth inning.

Highlighted Hitting moments:

  • Danny Valencia goes yard. There were only two hits into the seventh. Getting to be a trend.
  • Trey Mancini doubled and advanced to third on a Craig Gentry bunt. Safe as well. Top of the eighth inning.
  • Manny Machado singled on a 3-1 pitch to tie the game.
  • Adam Jones drove in the lead run with a big sacrifice fly.
  • Chris Davis hit a 400 foot single to drive in the fourth Orioles run.
  • Luis Sardinas homered in a pinch-hit ninth-inning opportunity.

Highlighted pitching moments:

  • Kevin does not give up a bunch. Left in the seventh first and third.
  • Miguel Castro got an important out.
  • Richard Bleier is magic.
  • Darren O’Day gave up blown save 3-run homer. To John Hicks. On a nothing slider.
  • Pedro Araujo, in an unusual ninth-inning role, served up his second pitch as a game-winning homer to Dixon Machado.

Highlighted fielding moments:

  • Engelb Vielma made his debut.
  • Fantastic defensive play for Vielma in the seventh inning.

Highlighted Blunders:

Manny Machado played a JaCoby Jones grounder into a base hit. No error assigned though. He then missed a liner to his right off his glove.

Chris Davis played a sure double into a single.

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Tony Pente
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Tony has owned and operated Orioles Hangout since 1996 and is well known for his knowledge of the Baltimore Orioles organization from top to bottom. He's a frequent guest on Baltimore-area sports radio stations and can be heard regularly on the 105.7 FM The Fan. His knowledge and contacts within the Orioles minor league system and the major league baseball scouting industry is unparalleled in the Baltimore media and is known as an expert on the Orioles prospects.

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