Alonso, Bassitt Lead Orioles Past Tigers 7‑4

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Attendance was 14,956, and the game lasted 3:02.

Baltimore (22-29) broke open a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning on Jackson Holliday’s two-run homer. Alonso had earlier tied the game with a three-run blast in the third. He added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Chris Bassitt (4-3) earned the win, allowing three runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. Anthony Nunez pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.

Detroit (20-32) scored single runs in the first and third innings, then took a 4-3 lead on Hao-Yu Lee’s two-run double in the fourth. Lee finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Jack Flaherty (0-6) took the loss, surrendering six runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Tigers managed seven hits; the Orioles collected 14.