BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Colton Cowser’s three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles trailed 3-2 entering the final frame after Detroit had scratched across a run in the top of the eighth. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Samuel Basallo flied out to right field, but Jackson Holliday drew a walk and Leody Taveras followed with a walk. Jeremiah Jackson then flied out to center, bringing Cowser to the plate with two on and two out. Cowser launched his second home run of the season on a fly ball to center field, scoring Holliday and Taveras to give Baltimore the walk-off win.

The victory improved Baltimore’s record to 23-30, while Detroit fell to 20-33. The Tigers have lost seven straight games dating back to May 17.

Detroit took an early lead in the fourth inning. Kevin McGonigle led off with a single, then Dillon Dingler reached on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on a throwing error by first baseman Pete Alonso. After Riley Greene flied out to center, Matt Vierling singled to center to score McGonigle, moving Dingler to third. Colt Keith then hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Dingler for a 2-0 lead. The Tigers added another run in the eighth when Dingler walked, moved to third on a single by Vierling, and scored on a soft ground-ball single by Spencer Torkelson.

Baltimore answered in the sixth inning when Gunnar Henderson hit his 11th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field to cut the deficit to 3-1. In the eighth, the Orioles pulled within one. Jeremiah Jackson led off with a double, advanced to third on a groundout by Colton Cowser, and scored on a sharp line-drive single by Taylor Ward.

Detroit outhit Baltimore 7-5 in the game. The Tigers recorded nine strikeouts and drew four walks, while the Orioles struck out nine times and walked seven.

Baltimore starting pitcher Brandon Young worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and no earned runs while striking out four. Dietrich Enns earned the win, tossing 1 1/3 perfect innings with one strikeout, improving to 2-0 on the season. Kenley Jansen took the loss for Detroit, falling to 1-3 after allowing three runs on two walks and a home run in the ninth.

Key performances included Henderson’s solo home run and Ward’s RBI single for the Orioles. Detroit’s Matt Vierling had two hits and a run batted in, while Colt Keith drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. The Tigers’ Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling and Spencer Torkelson each collected one hit.

The game was the first of a scheduled doubleheader, part of a three-game series. The teams had split the first two games of the series, with Baltimore winning Friday 7-4 and Saturday’s game being postponed due to weather. The Orioles’ victory Sunday snapped a three-game losing streak. The Tigers have not won since May 15 against Toronto.

Attendance was 17,616, and the game lasted 2 hours 43 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Orioles a 52.60 percent probability to win. Detroit had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 8 went over the over/under line of 8.5.