BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Detroit took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a run-scoring single by Matt Vierling and a sacrifice fly by Colt Keith. Spencer Torkelson added an RBI single in the eighth to make it 3-1. Baltimore answered in the bottom of the eighth when Taylor Ward singled home a run.

With the score tied at 3 in the ninth, Cowser drove a 1-0 pitch to center field, scoring Jackson Holliday and Leody Taveras.

Brandon Young pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings for Baltimore, allowing five hits with four strikeouts. Dietrich Enns (2-0) earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. Kenley Jansen (1-3) took the loss.

Framber Valdez gave the Tigers six strong innings, allowing one earned run on two hits with five strikeouts. Vierling went 3 for 4 with an RBI.

Attendance was 17,616, and the game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes. Baltimore improved to 23-30; Detroit fell to 20-33.