Game Report - May 22, 2026 - Orioles 7, Tigers 4
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Steve Bielawski
May 26, 2026, 9:54:02 AM (yesterday) May 26
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> Batimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 - final
A three-run rally in the bottom of the third inning wiped out an early 2-0 lead by the Tigers. The Tigers scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to retake the lead, but the Orioles had another three-run rally in the bottom of the fourth, and the Tigers never led again in this game.
Kevin McGonigle led off the top of the first with a home run on the first pitch of the game.
In the top of the third, Gage Workman doubled, and scored on a double by Hao0-Yu Lee.
In the top of the third, Jackson Holliday singled, Gunnar Hendeerson was safe on a throwing error by Kevin McGonigle, and Pete Alonzo homered to drive in Mr. Holliday and Mr. Henderson.
In thee top of the fourth, Riley Greene singled, Spencewr Torkelson hit a ground-rule double, Mr. Greene scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Zach McKinstry, and Mr. Torkelson scored on a single by Hao-Yu Lee.
In the bottom of the fourth, Lendy Taveras singled, Colton Cowser singled, Mr. Taveras scored on a balk, and Jackson Holliday homered to drive in Mr. Cowser.
In the bottom of the sixth, Gunnar Henderson singled, went to third base on a single by Adley Rutschman, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Alonso.
This was the seventh loss in a row for the Tigers. Their game on Saturday was postponed by rain, they lost the matinee of a split doubleheader on Sunday, but won the nightcap.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .285 .393 .419
Homered to right-centre in the first.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .310 .458
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> J. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 .250 .310
> C. Keith PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .316 .329
A combined 0-fer from the number 3 spot.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 .419 .470
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 .305 .379
Hit a ground-rule double in the fourth and scored.
> W. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .164 .214 .245
Doubled to right in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .185 .242 .250
Was safe on a fielder's choice in the fourth
as Mr. Greene scored.
> G. Workman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .469
Doubled to right in the third and scored.
He also struck out three times.
> H. Lee 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .269 .349
Doubled to left in the third
to drive in Mr. Workman.
Hit an infield single in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 35 4 7 4 1 0 12
Four runs will win some games, but not this one.
> 2BPérez (3, Bassitt); Torkelson (10, Bassitt); Workman (3, Bassitt); Lee (3, Bassitt)
> HR: McGonigle (3, 1st inning off Akin 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: McKinstry (7), Lee 2 (8), McGonigle (17)
> 2-Out RBI: Lee, H.
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-11 (McKinstry 0-2, Pérez 0-1, Dingler 0-1,
> Workman 0-2, Keith 0-1, Lee 2-2, McGonigle 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Finnegan-Lee-Torkelson)
> E: McGonigle (5, fielding)
> Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> T. Ward LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 .410 .372
> G. Henderson SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .229 .278 .425
> A. Rutschman C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 .321 .512
> P. Alonso 1B 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .229 .312 .448
> S. Basallo DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 .325 .479
Collared.
> L. Taveras CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 .368 .395
> C. Cowser RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .193 .280 .250
> T. O'Neill PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .276 .238
Contained.
> C. Mayo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .186 .259 .333
> B. Alexander 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 .299 .303
> J. Holliday 2B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .286 .375 .714
> team 37 7 14 6 2 3 10
Too much for the Tigers to overcome on this game.
>2B: Taveras (7, Flaherty); Alexander (4, Finnegan);
> Rutschman (10, Hurter); Henderson (10, Flaherty)
> HR: Alonso (10, 3rd inning off Flaherty 2 on, 2 Out);
> Holliday (1, 4th inning off Flaherty 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Alonso 4 (32), Holliday 2 (2)
> 2Out RBI: Alonso 3.
> SF: Alonso
> GIDP: O'Neill
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 2-11 (Ward 0-1, Alonso 1-2, Rutschman 0-2,
> Cowser 0-1, Mayo 0-2, Basallo 0-2, Holliday 1-1)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (20-32, 7-20 road) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
> Baltimore Orioles (22-29, 13-12 home) 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 x - 7 14 0
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not easy to beat a pair of three-run homers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (L, 0-6) 3.1 8 6 3 0 7 2 78-54 5.94
He did all right the first time through the order,
but he got hit hard in the third and fourth innings.
> B. Hurter 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 17-14 2.84
Did his job.
> C. Seabold 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 34-22 3.45
Not as good as the rest of the bullpen.
> K. Finnegan 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 26-13 1.50
> E. De Jesus 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 5.91
Did their jobs.
> team 8.0 14 7 4 3 10 2 171-115
> BK: Flaherty
> IBB: Alonso (by Hurter).
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 14/19;
> Hurter 4/6; Seabold 4/6; Finnegan 3/6; De Jesús 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-15-11-16-12;
> Hurter-3-3-5-3; Seabold-5-3-8-6;
> Finnegan-6-0-3-4; De Jesús-0-6-3-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-2;
> Hurter 1-1; Seabold 0-3; Finnegan 2-1; De Jesús 0-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 33
> Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Akin 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18-13 13.03
His first pitch turned into a home run,
but he settled down after that.
> C. Bassitt (W, 4-3) 4.1 6 3 3 0 4 0 58-38 5.51
He pitched the longest in this game, and he gave up the most runs.
> R. Garcia (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-5 0.84
> Y. Cano (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-8 1.42
> T. Wells (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-8 3.09
> A. Nunez (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 4.94
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 0 12 1 126-84
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Bassitt 13/20; Cano 2/3; Akin 5/4;
> Garcia 2/2; Wells 1/3; Nunez 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Bassitt-9-5-8-16; Cano-3-3-1-1; Akin-3-4-4-2;
> Garcia-0-3-1-1; Wells-1-2-3-2; Nunez-2-4-5-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Bassitt 7-3; Cano 1-0; Akin 0-1;
> Garcia 0-1; Wells 1-1; Nunez 0-1
> Game Scores: K Akin 49
> LVenue: Oriole Paark at Camden Yards, Paltimore, Maryland
> Attendance: 14,958
> Weather: 55 degrees, drizzle
> Wind: 6 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 3:02
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A three-run rally in the bottom of the third inning wiped out an early 2-0 lead by the Tigers. The Tigers scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to retake the lead, but the Orioles had another three-run rally in the bottom of the fourth, and the Tigers never led again in this game.
Kevin McGonigle led off the top of the first with a home run on the first pitch of the game.
In the top of the third, Gage Workman doubled, and scored on a double by Hao0-Yu Lee.
In the top of the third, Jackson Holliday singled, Gunnar Hendeerson was safe on a throwing error by Kevin McGonigle, and Pete Alonzo homered to drive in Mr. Holliday and Mr. Henderson.
In thee top of the fourth, Riley Greene singled, Spencewr Torkelson hit a ground-rule double, Mr. Greene scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Zach McKinstry, and Mr. Torkelson scored on a single by Hao-Yu Lee.
In the bottom of the fourth, Lendy Taveras singled, Colton Cowser singled, Mr. Taveras scored on a balk, and Jackson Holliday homered to drive in Mr. Cowser.
In the bottom of the sixth, Gunnar Henderson singled, went to third base on a single by Adley Rutschman, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Alonso.
This was the seventh loss in a row for the Tigers. Their game on Saturday was postponed by rain, they lost the matinee of a split doubleheader on Sunday, but won the nightcap.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .285 .393 .419
Homered to right-centre in the first.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .310 .458
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> J. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 .250 .310
> C. Keith PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .316 .329
A combined 0-fer from the number 3 spot.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 .419 .470
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 .305 .379
Hit a ground-rule double in the fourth and scored.
> W. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .164 .214 .245
Doubled to right in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .185 .242 .250
Was safe on a fielder's choice in the fourth
as Mr. Greene scored.
> G. Workman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .469
Doubled to right in the third and scored.
He also struck out three times.
> H. Lee 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .269 .349
Doubled to left in the third
to drive in Mr. Workman.
Hit an infield single in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 35 4 7 4 1 0 12
Four runs will win some games, but not this one.
> 2BPérez (3, Bassitt); Torkelson (10, Bassitt); Workman (3, Bassitt); Lee (3, Bassitt)
> HR: McGonigle (3, 1st inning off Akin 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: McKinstry (7), Lee 2 (8), McGonigle (17)
> 2-Out RBI: Lee, H.
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-11 (McKinstry 0-2, Pérez 0-1, Dingler 0-1,
> Workman 0-2, Keith 0-1, Lee 2-2, McGonigle 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Finnegan-Lee-Torkelson)
> E: McGonigle (5, fielding)
> Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> T. Ward LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 .410 .372
> G. Henderson SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .229 .278 .425
> A. Rutschman C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 .321 .512
> P. Alonso 1B 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .229 .312 .448
> S. Basallo DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 .325 .479
Collared.
> L. Taveras CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 .368 .395
> C. Cowser RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .193 .280 .250
> T. O'Neill PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .276 .238
Contained.
> C. Mayo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .186 .259 .333
> B. Alexander 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 .299 .303
> J. Holliday 2B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .286 .375 .714
> team 37 7 14 6 2 3 10
Too much for the Tigers to overcome on this game.
>2B: Taveras (7, Flaherty); Alexander (4, Finnegan);
> Rutschman (10, Hurter); Henderson (10, Flaherty)
> HR: Alonso (10, 3rd inning off Flaherty 2 on, 2 Out);
> Holliday (1, 4th inning off Flaherty 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Alonso 4 (32), Holliday 2 (2)
> 2Out RBI: Alonso 3.
> SF: Alonso
> GIDP: O'Neill
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 2-11 (Ward 0-1, Alonso 1-2, Rutschman 0-2,
> Cowser 0-1, Mayo 0-2, Basallo 0-2, Holliday 1-1)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (20-32, 7-20 road) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
> Baltimore Orioles (22-29, 13-12 home) 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 x - 7 14 0
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not easy to beat a pair of three-run homers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (L, 0-6) 3.1 8 6 3 0 7 2 78-54 5.94
He did all right the first time through the order,
but he got hit hard in the third and fourth innings.
> B. Hurter 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 17-14 2.84
Did his job.
> C. Seabold 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 34-22 3.45
Not as good as the rest of the bullpen.
> K. Finnegan 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 26-13 1.50
> E. De Jesus 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 5.91
Did their jobs.
> team 8.0 14 7 4 3 10 2 171-115
> BK: Flaherty
> IBB: Alonso (by Hurter).
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 14/19;
> Hurter 4/6; Seabold 4/6; Finnegan 3/6; De Jesús 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-15-11-16-12;
> Hurter-3-3-5-3; Seabold-5-3-8-6;
> Finnegan-6-0-3-4; De Jesús-0-6-3-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-2;
> Hurter 1-1; Seabold 0-3; Finnegan 2-1; De Jesús 0-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 33
> Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Akin 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18-13 13.03
His first pitch turned into a home run,
but he settled down after that.
> C. Bassitt (W, 4-3) 4.1 6 3 3 0 4 0 58-38 5.51
He pitched the longest in this game, and he gave up the most runs.
> R. Garcia (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-5 0.84
> Y. Cano (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-8 1.42
> T. Wells (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-8 3.09
> A. Nunez (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 4.94
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 0 12 1 126-84
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Bassitt 13/20; Cano 2/3; Akin 5/4;
> Garcia 2/2; Wells 1/3; Nunez 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Bassitt-9-5-8-16; Cano-3-3-1-1; Akin-3-4-4-2;
> Garcia-0-3-1-1; Wells-1-2-3-2; Nunez-2-4-5-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Bassitt 7-3; Cano 1-0; Akin 0-1;
> Garcia 0-1; Wells 1-1; Nunez 0-1
> Game Scores: K Akin 49
> LVenue: Oriole Paark at Camden Yards, Paltimore, Maryland
> Attendance: 14,958
> Weather: 55 degrees, drizzle
> Wind: 6 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 3:02
This game report is brought to you by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Now renting its tracks to Amtrak.
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