Tigers meet the Orioles with 1-0 series lead

By Canadian Press on June 11, 2025.

Detroit Tigers (44-24, first in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (26-39, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (6-1, 2.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Orioles: Zach Eflin (5-2, 4.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -111, Tigers -108; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore has gone 12-18 in home games and 26-39 overall. The Orioles have a 16-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Detroit has a 44-24 record overall and a 21-15 record on the road. Tigers hitters have a collective .322 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams match up Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Tigers lead the season series 4-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O’Hearn has eight doubles and nine home runs for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 9 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .280 batting average, and has 15 doubles, 13 home runs, 19 walks and 44 RBIs. Wenceel Perez is 11 for 34 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 7-3, .237 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Tigers: 6-4, .246 batting average, 2.55 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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