DETROIT (Interstat) — Coby Mayo homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Monday at Comerica Park before 21,913.

Baltimore jumped ahead with a run in the first on Taylor Ward’s forceout, then added two in the second on Jeremiah Jackson’s groundout and Dylan Beavers’ single. Mayo’s RBI single in the third made it 4-1. Detroit answered with single runs in the second and fourth, but Mayo’s two-run homer in the fifth stretched the lead to 7-3. The Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the fifth on sacrifice flies and Zach McKinstry’s single, cutting it to 7-5. Baltimore added an insurance run in the sixth.

Grant Wolfram (3-2) earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. Rico Garcia recorded his fifth save with a perfect ninth. Keider Montero (7-6) took the loss. Leody Taveras also homered for Baltimore, which collected 12 hits. Detroit had 11 hits. The game lasted 2:56.