Tigers take 2 of 3 from O’s

8/7-8/9 - Memorial Stadium
Tigers 8, Orioles 3
Denny McLain vs Scott McGregor
The top 3 batters in Detroit's lineup (Ron Leflore, Harvey Kuenn & Al Kaline) each had 3 hits.  Frank Bolling also had 3 hits as Motown's offense was just too much for Scotty McGregor.  Boog Powell hit 2 long balls and knocked in all 3 of Baltimore's runs as Denny McLain posted a quality start and Mike Henneman recorded a neat 2 inning save.

Tigers 7, Orioles 4
Hank Aguirre vs Mike Flanagan
Cal Ripken's bases clearing double provided 3 of the 4 runs for the  O's who jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first only to see Flanagan give 3 runs back in the 2nd.  A two run single by Lance Parrish followed a RBI double by Ray Boone.  Unfortunately for the O's their first inning outburst would result in all the runs that they would score on the day.  An RBI singles by Al Kaline and George Kell would give the Tigers the lead in the 5th.  Insurance runs in the 6th and 7th would seal the deal.  Frank Larry (4 2/3 IP) and John Hiller (3 1/3 IP) pitched brilliantly in relief for Aguirre who barely made it out of the first and never returned for the second.

Orioles 4, Tigers 1
Mickey Lolich vs Jim Palmer
Must games don't usually come around in game 6 of the regular season, but the O's entered this contest 0-5 and something had to give.  Ace Jim Palmer toed the rubber and while he wasn't brilliant, his results were.  Palmer walked 6 in 8 innings worth of work and didn't strike out one.  On most days a linescore like that would spell doom and gloom.  Today it worked just fine as Palmer only gave up 4 hits and 1 run.  Tippy Martinez and Ed Watt closed out the 9th inning to give the O's their much needed first win of the campaign.  A 3 run outburst in the 2nd off of Lolich was all Palmer would need on the day.  Paul Blair's 2 run triple scored Doug DeCinces and Davey Johnson.  Blair would sacore two batters later on a sac fly by Merv Rettenmund that narrowly missed going out.