Boyd Gets Tigers Started In 3-0 Shutout Of Skidding Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) — Matthew Boyd took a five-hitter into the seventh inning, Niko Goodrum homered and the Detroit Tigers interrupted a prolonged slump by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Tuesday night.
JaCoby Jones had two doubles and an RBI for the Tigers, who won for only the second time in 14 games since May 12.
Boyd (5-4) struck out eight and allowed six hits in six-plus innings. The lefty permitted only two runners to reach second base until he gave up a walk and a single to open the seventh.
That ended his night with Detroit leading 3-0. Buck Farmer and Daniel Stumpf kept the runners in place, Joe Jiménez needed 31 pitches to get out of the eighth and Shane Greene got three straight outs for his 17th save in 18 tries.
It was Detroit's second shutout of the season, and the fourth time Baltimore has been blanked.
The game drew a crowd of 8,106, the seventh time in 27 games the Orioles have attracted fewer than 10,000 fans to Camden Yards. Baltimore has lost 16 of 20 and owns the worst record in the majors (17-38).
Boyd and the Detroit bullpen outpitched Orioles starter Dylan Bundy (2-6), who gave up three runs and seven hits. He struck out eight, the last one giving him 500 for his career.
Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day, DJ Stewart had three hits and a stolen base for Baltimore.
Detroit went up 1-0 in the first inning when Miguel Cabrera singled in a run, his 69th RBI in 70 career games against Baltimore.
Jones hit a run-scoring double in the second, and Goodrum made it 3-0 in the fifth with his first home run in 23 games since April 30.
ROSTER MOVES
Tigers: RHP Spencer Turnbull was placed on the bereavement list and replaced by INF Jeimer Candelario, who was recalled from Triple-A Toledo.
The Tigers also signed RHP Carlos Torres to a minor league contract and assigned him to Toledo.
The 36-year-old Torres has 358 major league appearances, most recently with Washington last year.
Orioles: Stewart was summoned from Norfolk after batting .456 with five homers in May.
The 25th overall pick in the 2015 draft, Stewart made his major league debut last year, hitting .250 with three homers in 17 games with Baltimore.
MANCINI OR BUS(T)
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is pushing for 1B-OF Trey Mancini (.300, 17 doubles, 10 homers) to make the AL All-Star squad. "I'm on the Trey Mancini for All-Star Game bandwagon. I'm driving the bus," Hyde said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: INF Josh Harrison (left hamstring tendon strain) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Harrison is hitting .176 with a homer and eight RBIs in his first season with the Tigers. Detroit recalled OF Victor Reyes from Toledo, where he was hitting .242 with four homers and 30 RBIs.
SS Jordy Mercer (right quad strain) went 1 for 2 with Toledo in his fourth rehab game, leaving after three innings.
Orioles: DH Mark Trumbo (knee surgery) launched his rehab assignment by going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts for Double-A Bowie.
