J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered on
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The home runs came against Darren O'Day, who fanned the first two batters in the eighth with Baltimore up 5-4. O'Day (2-1) thought he struck out the side when Martinez checked his swing with two strikes, but first base umpire Mark Wegner ruled the
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Given a second chance, Martinez hit the sidearmer's next pitch over the center-field wall and Cabrera followed with a drive to left.
And just like that, the Tigers won for only the second time in 13 games to cap a 2-5 swing through Washington and Baltimore.
''At the end we were able to sneak one
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Probably not, given that Baltimore was 17-1 when leading after seven innings and the Tigers were 0-19 when trailing after seven.
''It was just a big win all the way around,''
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Detroit won despite stranding 11 and going 3 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
Manny Machado homered for the
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Afterward, the Orioles were furious over Wegner's call.
''I tried to get him to swing at it and I did. Mark Wegner absolutely embarrassed himself,'' O'Day said. ''It's strike three. I was heading to the dugout.''
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, ''I don't even call it a check-swing.''
It was the first time since 2011 that O'Day yielded consecutive home runs.
