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Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers

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Baltimore Orioles
83-65, 41-32 Away
Final
0 - 1
Detroit Tigers
76-72, 38-35 Home

Orioles' Henderson breaks up combined no-hit bid with 2 outs in 9th, Tigers hold on for 1-0 win

Beau Brieske and Brant Hurter (5-1) combined to retire Baltimore’s first 21 batters before Adley Rutschman’s eight-pitch walk leading off the eighth.

“That was an incredibly well-pitched game by all four of our guys tonight,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “There's the letdown of the near-miss, but that's still a shutout of a really good offense.”

Brenan Hanifee followed Hurter and retired the next three batters.

Tyler Holton relieved to start the ninth. Emmanuel Rivera flied out and pinch-hitter Coby Mayo took a called third strike.

“It's a one-run ballgame, so we knew that if someone got on base, we had a chance to run into one for a two-run homer,” Henderson said. “That's all I was trying to do.”

Henderson became just the second batter to end a no-hit bid with a two-out triple in the ninth, joining the St. Louis Cardinals’ Bernard Gilkey against the Chicago Cubs’ Frank Castillo on Sept. 25, 1995.

Holton struck out Anthony Santander to remain perfect in eight save chances.

“It was a one-run game, so it was really important for him to reset and get set for the next hitter,” Hinch said. “It's still an agonizing feeling it see Santander coming up with a runner on third and a chance to put them ahead with a big swing.”

Holton, though, didn't worry about losing the no-hit bid.

“I didn't even realize it was happening, honestly,” he said. “I just wanted to get us the win.”

Kerry Carpenter, Detroit’s second batter, homered on the third pitch of the game from Zach Eflin (10-9), who allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings.

"We just didn't score,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.

Detroit (76-72) closed within 2 1/2 games of Minnesota for the final AL wild card.

Baltimore (83-65) dropped three games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.

Brieske, a 26-year-old right-hander, was planned to start as an opener. He retired four batters while throwing 11 of 16 pitches for strikes.

Hunter, a 26-year-old rookie left-hander, struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings while throwing 53 of 71 pitches for strikes. He started 17 of 18 batters with strikes, including his first 14.

“Give that left-hander a lot of credit — he's got a funky arm angle and he was pumping strikes,” Hyde said. “We had a tough time staying on him and didn't center him up all night.”

Hanifee, a 26-year-old rookie right-hander, relieved after Rutschman’s walk and got a pair of strikeouts around a forceout.

The game came three days after rookie Keider Montero faced the minimum 27 batters in a three-hit shutout of Colorado, Detroit's first complete game since Spencer Turnbull no-hit Seattle on May 18, 2021. Montero and Hurter pitched together last season for Eastern League-champion .

“These young guys have been very important, because they are having experiences they've obviously never had at the major-league level,” Hinch said. “But they won together in Erie last year, and believe me, they enjoyed it and we're all enjoying this.”

UP NEXT

The teams play the second of three games on Saturday evening, with Baltimore RHP Corbin Burnes (13-8, 3.18 ERA) facing a Tigers opener.

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Matchup Prediction

Tigers: 47.8%
Orioles: 52.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Santander struck out swinging.
9th Inning Henderson tripled to right.
9th Inning Mayo struck out looking.
9th Inning Mayo hit for Holliday
9th Inning Rivera flied out to right.
9th Inning Holton relieved Hanifee

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
11 Ground Balls 13
13 Strikeouts 5
0 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
1 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 1
1 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 1
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
28 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
4 Runners Left On Base 9
1 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
4 Fly Balls 10
0 Caught Stealing 2
121 Pitches 124
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
3 Total Bases 11
29 Plate Appearances 30
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
-1.4 Runs Created 2.5
.036 Batting Average .214
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.107 Slugging Percentage .393
.107 Secondary Average .214
.069 On Base Percentage .267
.176 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .660
2.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
-1.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.8
3.5 Batter Rating 16.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 28.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.33
4.17 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.13
.071 Isolated Power .179
0.08 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.40
.034 Walks Per Plate Appearance .067
.071 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
0.0 Runs Produced 2.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.1 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.2
53.3 MLB Rating 71.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 25,253 | Capacity:

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3

2024 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 92 69 .571 - L2
Kansas City 86 76 .531 6.5 W1
Detroit 86 76 .531 6.5 L2
Minnesota 82 80 .506 10.5 L4
Chicago 41 121 .253 51.5 W2
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