Jones, Machado HRs Rally Orioles Past Tigers 8-7
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Adam Jones and Manny Machado homered, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the trade-ravaged Detroit Tigers 8-7 Friday night.
Down 6-0 in the fourth inning, the Orioles teed off against the pitching-poor Tigers and went ahead 7-6 in the sixth when Machado hit a two-run drive off rookie Jose Valdez (0-1), making his big league debut.
One night earlier, Detroit blew most of a 9-2 advantage in a one-run victory.
It was the sixth win in seven games for the Orioles, who earlier in the day bolstered their roster for a playoff run by obtaining outfielder Gerardo Parra from Milwaukee before the non-waiver deadline.
The fourth-place Tigers, on the other hand, continued their purge with an eye toward the future. After dealing away ace left-hander David Price and closer Joakim Soria on Thursday, general manager Dave Dombrowski traded slugger Yoenis Cespedes to the Mets for two minor leaguers.
Detroit compensated for the loss of the slugger by hitting three home runs off Wei-Yin Chen, including the 28th of the season by J.D. Martinez.
But as has often been the case this season, the Tigers -- whose ERA ranks 13th in the AL -- couldn't generate enough offense to overcome their shoddy bullpen. It was the fourth time in six games Detroit has yielded at least eight runs.
Detroit also made two errors, the last of which let in the eighth run.
Chen allowed six runs and 10 hits in 3 1-3 innings. It was the most runs he gave up since yielding eight against Boston on Aug. 27, 2013.
Mychal Givens (1-0) earned his first big league win with 1 2-3 innings of one-hit relief, and Zach Britton got three outs for his 27th save.
Ian Kinsler singled in a first-inning run and Jefry Marte made it 2-0 with an RBI double in the second.
Martinez connected in the third with a man on, and it became 6-0 when James McCann and Marte homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth.
Baltimore began its comeback with an unearned run in the fourth, and then closed to 6-5 with a four-run fifth. With one out, Jimmy Paredes lined a single off the left leg of starter Buck Farmer, who limped around the mound after impact.
Although he appeared a bit tentative as he warmed up in front of manager Brad Ausmus, Farmer had a 6-1 lead and needed only two more outs to qualify for his first major league win.
Four pitches later, Jones hit a three-run homer to end to end the rookie's outing.
MOVING DAY
Tigers: Valdez and OF Tyler Collins were recalled from Triple-A Toledo ... Detroit activated LHP Daniel Norris a day after he was acquired in the trade that sent Price to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Orioles: Parra arrived after the start of the game and watched in the dugout. ... Givens and RHP Mike Wright were recalled from the minors. Wright got in the game but lasted only one inning before leaving with a left calf cramp.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman is nursing a sprained right ankle that could push back his next scheduled start Monday in Oakland.
ON DECK
Tigers: Anibal Sanchez (10-8, 4.61 ERA) beat the Orioles on July 17 and will seek an encore on Saturday night.
Orioles: Kevin Gausman (1-2, 4.20 ERA) strives for his first win since April 7. He has had 12 appearances since then, including five starts.
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