Torkelson’s 8th homer helps Tigers beat Orioles 4-3 in first game of day-night doubleheader

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday is unable to stop a line drive hit in by Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe for a single during the sixth inning of a baseball tournament Wednesday April in Washington AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday is unable to stop a line drive hit in by Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe for a single during the sixth inning of a baseball competition Wednesday April in Washington AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough DETROIT AP Spencer Torkelson hit his eighth homer Javier B ez had three hits from the ninth spot in the batting order and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles - in the first tournament of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday Detroit improved to - at home while Baltimore lost for the fourth time in five games going for with runners in scoring position Casey Mize - allowed one run and eight hits in innings struck out five and walked none Will Vest got four outs for his third save Brandon Young - a -year-old right-hander making his second major league start gave up three runs four hits and five walks in innings B ez s RBI double and Gleyber Torres sacrifice fly built a - lead in the first Ryan O Hearn hit a solo homer in the fourth but Jace Jung boosted the lead to - with an RBI single in the fifth Left fielder Riley Greene reached over the top of the fence to steal a homer from Ram n Laureano in the seventh and Jordan Westburg s RBI single later in the inning cut Baltimore s deficit Torkelson homered in the seventh off Cionel P rez and Baltimore s Ram n Ur as in the eighth against Tyler Holton Detroit successfully challenged two calls by first-base umpire Brian O Nora overturning what out call on Dillon Dingler on a second-inning pickoff and on B ez on his fourth-inning grounder to shortstop Gunnar Henderson Key moment Baltimore had runners on the corners with no one out in the sixth when Heston Kjerstad hit a soft grounder to first Torkelson threw to the plate and Dingler got the tag on Jordan Westburg just in time Brenan Hanifee replaced Mize and retired the next two hitters Up next Tigers RHP Keider Montero - and Orioles RHP Charlie Morton - start the second competition AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source