Game Report - May 24, 2026 - Tigers 4, Orioles 1 [Game 2 of 2]
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Steve Bielawski
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> Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 - final [Game 2 of 2]
The Tigers took an early lead, and this time, they kept it.
In the top of the first, Matt Vierling singled, Kevin McGonigle was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling at second base, and Dillon Dingler homered to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
In the bottom of the fourth, Adley Rutschman walked, went to third base on a single by Pete Alonso, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Samuel Basallo.
In the top of the fifth, Spencer Torkelson walked, Wenceel Perez singled, and Zack Short walked to load the bases with one out. Kevin McGonigle hit a two-out single to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. Perez.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 .285 .373
Singled to left in the first.
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .386 .410
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling in the first and scored.
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. Perez;
he stole second base shortly after that.
> D. Dingler C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .231 .311 .462
Homered to left in the first
to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
Walked in the fifth.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .404 .451
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .239 .295
nothing.
> C. Keith PH-DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .318 .333
Singled to right in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .202 .312 .382
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Singled to right in the eighth.
> W. Perez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .162 .216 .239
Singled to left in the fifth and scored.
> H. Lee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .257 .333
nothing.
> Z. McKinstry PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .240 .240
> Z. Short SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .136 .321 .182
Walked in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh.
> team 34 4 7 4 1 3 3
Four runs were enough to win this game.
> HR: Dingler (10, 1st inning off Rogers 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Dingler 2 (31), McGonigle 2 (19)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle 2.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 1-5 (Pérez 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-1, Lee 0-1, McGonigle 1-1)
> SB: McGonigle (8, 2nd base off Kittredge/Basallo)
> Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> T. Ward LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .405 .367
> G. Henderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 .277 .430
Collared.
> A. Rutschman DH 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .331 .496
Curtailed, with two walks and a run scored.
> P. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 .310 .437
> S. Basallo C 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269 .327 .476
> L. Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .362 .380
Corralled.
> C. Cowser RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .288 .286
> T. O'Neill PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146 .262 .225
Cornered.
> B. Alexander 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .283 .286
Checkmated.
> J. Holliday 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455
Clocked.
Six Orioles were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 29 1 3 1 0 5 9
One run was not enough to win this game.
> RBI: Basallo (19)
> SF: Basallo
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-5 (O'Neill 0-1, Taveras 0-1, Alexander 0-2, Cowser 0-1)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (21-33, 8-21 road) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> Baltimore Orioles (23-30, 14-13 home 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
A win, for a change.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC ST ERA
> T. Melton (W, 1-0) 5.2 2 1 1 3 3 0 79-48 1.59
A quality start, from a guy who wasn't a part of the rotation.
> T. Holton (H, 4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20-14 4.44
> D. Anderson (S, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 45-27 3.74
Did their jubs.
> team 9.0 3 1 1 5 9 0 144-89
> WP: Melton
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Melton 11/22;
> Holton 3/4; Anderson 6/9
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Melton-9-7-16-16;
> Holton-2-5-5-2; Anderson-6-8-10-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Melton 4-10;
> Holton 1-1; Anderson 0-2
> Game Scores: T Melton 61
> Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Rogers (L, 2-6) 4.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 90-57 6.96
He didn't last long enough to get a quallity start, and he gave up too many runs.
> A. Kittredge 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-5 9.35
> A. Suarez 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 43-28 2.75
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 144-90
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Suárez 9/15; Kittredge 1/2; Rogers 10/20
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Suárez-9-3-2-14; Kittredge-0-0-4-1; Rogers-16-5-20-15
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Suárez 4-7; Kittredge 1-0; Rogers 3-9
> Game Scores: T Rogers 40
> Venue: Oriole Park and Camden Yards
> Attendance: 19,735
> Weather: 52 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:28
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Dingler’s homer leads Tigers over Orioles 4-1 for doubleheader split, stopping 8-game losing streak
By HARVEY VALENTINE
Updated 9:56 PM EDT, May 24, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Sunday in a doubleheader nightcap.
Kevin McGonigle added a two-run single as the Tigers won for just the third time in 19 games and stopped their longest skid since August 2020. Detroit is just 8-21 on the road.
In the opener, Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted Baltimore to a 5-3 victory.
Melton (1-0), making his season debut after recovering from right elbow inflammation, allowed two hits and Samuel Basallo’s sacrifice fly in 5 2/3 innings. Tyler Holton got four outs and Drew Anderson six for his second save, striking out three straight batters after a pair of walks starting the ninth.
Trevor Rogers (2-6) lost his sixth straight start, giving up four runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. His ERA has climbed from 1.89 to 6.96 during that span.
Albert Suárez pitched four scoreless innings for the Orioles.
The Tigers took an early lead, and this time, they kept it.
In the top of the first, Matt Vierling singled, Kevin McGonigle was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling at second base, and Dillon Dingler homered to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
In the bottom of the fourth, Adley Rutschman walked, went to third base on a single by Pete Alonso, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Samuel Basallo.
In the top of the fifth, Spencer Torkelson walked, Wenceel Perez singled, and Zack Short walked to load the bases with one out. Kevin McGonigle hit a two-out single to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. Perez.
The Tigers ended an eight-game losing streak when they won this game. They had lost fourteen out of fifteen games before winning this game. Let's hope that the losing streak is over.
The Tigers now return home to face the Angels.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 .285 .373
Singled to left in the first.
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .386 .410
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling in the first and scored.
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. Perez;
he stole second base shortly after that.
> D. Dingler C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .231 .311 .462
Homered to left in the first
to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
Walked in the fifth.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .404 .451
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .239 .295
nothing.
> C. Keith PH-DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .318 .333
Singled to right in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .202 .312 .382
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Singled to right in the eighth.
> W. Perez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .162 .216 .239
Singled to left in the fifth and scored.
> H. Lee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .257 .333
nothing.
> Z. McKinstry PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .240 .240
> Z. Short SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .136 .321 .182
Walked in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh.
> team 34 4 7 4 1 3 3
Four runs were enough to win this game.
> HR: Dingler (10, 1st inning off Rogers 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Dingler 2 (31), McGonigle 2 (19)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle 2.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 1-5 (Pérez 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-1, Lee 0-1, McGonigle 1-1)
> SB: McGonigle (8, 2nd base off Kittredge/Basallo)
> Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> T. Ward LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .405 .367
> G. Henderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 .277 .430
Collared.
> A. Rutschman DH 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .331 .496
Curtailed, with two walks and a run scored.
> P. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 .310 .437
> S. Basallo C 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269 .327 .476
> L. Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .362 .380
Corralled.
> C. Cowser RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .288 .286
> T. O'Neill PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146 .262 .225
Cornered.
> B. Alexander 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .283 .286
Checkmated.
> J. Holliday 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455
Clocked.
Six Orioles were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 29 1 3 1 0 5 9
One run was not enough to win this game.
> RBI: Basallo (19)
> SF: Basallo
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-5 (O'Neill 0-1, Taveras 0-1, Alexander 0-2, Cowser 0-1)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (21-33, 8-21 road) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> Baltimore Orioles (23-30, 14-13 home 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
A win, for a change.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC ST ERA
> T. Melton (W, 1-0) 5.2 2 1 1 3 3 0 79-48 1.59
A quality start, from a guy who wasn't a part of the rotation.
> T. Holton (H, 4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20-14 4.44
> D. Anderson (S, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 45-27 3.74
Did their jubs.
> team 9.0 3 1 1 5 9 0 144-89
> WP: Melton
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Melton 11/22;
> Holton 3/4; Anderson 6/9
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Melton-9-7-16-16;
> Holton-2-5-5-2; Anderson-6-8-10-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Melton 4-10;
> Holton 1-1; Anderson 0-2
> Game Scores: T Melton 61
> Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Rogers (L, 2-6) 4.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 90-57 6.96
He didn't last long enough to get a quallity start, and he gave up too many runs.
> A. Kittredge 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-5 9.35
> A. Suarez 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 43-28 2.75
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 144-90
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Suárez 9/15; Kittredge 1/2; Rogers 10/20
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Suárez-9-3-2-14; Kittredge-0-0-4-1; Rogers-16-5-20-15
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Suárez 4-7; Kittredge 1-0; Rogers 3-9
> Game Scores: T Rogers 40
> Venue: Oriole Park and Camden Yards
> Attendance: 19,735
> Weather: 52 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:28
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Dingler’s homer leads Tigers over Orioles 4-1 for doubleheader split, stopping 8-game losing streak
By HARVEY VALENTINE
Updated 9:56 PM EDT, May 24, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Sunday in a doubleheader nightcap.
Kevin McGonigle added a two-run single as the Tigers won for just the third time in 19 games and stopped their longest skid since August 2020. Detroit is just 8-21 on the road.
In the opener, Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted Baltimore to a 5-3 victory.
Melton (1-0), making his season debut after recovering from right elbow inflammation, allowed two hits and Samuel Basallo’s sacrifice fly in 5 2/3 innings. Tyler Holton got four outs and Drew Anderson six for his second save, striking out three straight batters after a pair of walks starting the ninth.
Trevor Rogers (2-6) lost his sixth straight start, giving up four runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. His ERA has climbed from 1.89 to 6.96 during that span.
Albert Suárez pitched four scoreless innings for the Orioles.
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