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Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles

· Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
82-74, 43-38 Away
Final
4 - 3
Baltimore Orioles
86-70, 44-37 Home

Tigers gain ground in AL wild card race as Carpenter, Meadows key 4-3 win over Orioles

Carpenter’s third multi-home run game of the season ensured the Tigers their first winning season since 2016 as Detroit (82-74) matched Kansas City (82-74) and moved a half-game in front of Minnesota (81-74) for the final AL wild card spot.

“We still have a long way to go, so we’re going to stay grounded,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. “But both things can happen — we can be proud of what we’re doing and we can stay grounded and look forward to the next series."

The Twins, who won the season series 7-6 with the Tigers, have the second game of their doubleheader in Boston later Sunday. The Twins would finish ahead of the Tigers if they finish with the same record.

The Tigers have won 11 of their last 14.

Baltimore (86-70) lost its fifth consecutive series and fell 5 1/2 games behind New York (91-64) in the AL East race with six to play but is still four games ahead of Kansas City and Detroit for the top wild card spot.

“We had a great chance to win last night, didn't get it done,” said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. “We had a chance today also. I thought we just had some unfortunate breaks today.”

Spencer Torkelson homered off Orioles right-hander Albert Suarez (8-7) and Trey Sweeney contributed an RBI double as the Tigers took a 2-0 lead.

Carpenter hit the first of his two homers in the third to make it 3-0.

Cedric Mullins connected with a two-run shot for Baltimore. Jordan Westburg added an RBI double in his first game since July 31 (right wrist fracture) to complete a three-run fifth and tie things up at 3-3.

The damage would’ve been greater without Meadows’ leaping grab over the wall in right-center to deny Colton Cowser a two-run homer off Sean Guenther (2-0) and end the inning.

“I was getting ready to jump at the wall,” said Carpenter, who was in right field with Meadows in center. “And then I saw him. He was locked on that thing.”

Carpenter led off the sixth with his second deep shot and 17th of the season, which cleared the front of the grounds crew shed in right by a few feet.

“It’s huge,” Carpenter said. “They could’ve taken a two-run lead and then two minutes later I hit the homer and we’re up by one. So it changes the entire game.”

From there, Brenan Hanifee and Will Vest bridged the gap to Jason Foley, who worked a perfect ninth for his 26th save.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Tigers: INF Colt Keith (right shoulder) made his first defensive start since Tuesday, playing second base. ... Hanifee took Ramon Urías' sixth-inning liner off the left thigh but remained in the game.

Orioles: Reinstated Westburg and Urías (right ankle sprain) from the 10-day injured list and optioned OF Daniel Johnson and INF Livan Soto to Triple-A Norfolk.

UP NEXT

Tigers: Will return to using a conventional starter to begin a home series against Tampa Bay on Tuesday when AL Cy Young contender Tarik Skubal (17-4, 2.48 ERA) makes his 31st start.

Orioles: Dean Kremer (7-10, 4.19) will try to complete six-plus innings for a fourth consecutive start to open Tuesday's series at the New York Yankees.

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Matchup Prediction

Orioles: 58.3%
Tigers: 41.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Henderson struck out swinging.
9th Inning Mullins flied out to center.
9th Inning Urías lined out to center.
9th Inning Foley relieved Vest
9th Inning McKinstry at third base.
9th Inning Rogers grounded out to third.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
0 Ground Balls 0
11 Strikeouts 10
4 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 32
3 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 16
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 2
0 Fly Balls 0
0 Caught Stealing 0
145 Pitches 146
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
16 Total Bases 11
36 Plate Appearances 37
486.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
5 Extra Base Hits 3
4.3 Runs Created 3.6
.156 Batting Average .188
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.500 Slugging Percentage .344
.438 Secondary Average .313
.250 On Base Percentage .297
.750 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .641
0.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.0
4.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.7
34.0 Batter Rating 25.0
10.7 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.03 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.95
.344 Isolated Power .156
0.27 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.50
.083 Walks Per Plate Appearance .135
.281 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .125
8.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.2
79.5 MLB Rating 74.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 44,040 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings