Starter Zach Eflin held Detroit down for 6.2 innings, and the offense exploded in the late innings, as the O’s topped the MLB-best Tigers, 10-1.
Eflin was the star Wednesday night, as the Orioles’ de facto ace delivered his third consecutive quality start, silencing the bats of baseball’s best team. It was evident that Eflin was locked in from the very first inning. He led off the game by striking out Parker Meadows looking on a changeup. He then got back-to-back groundouts on a well-executed sweeper and tailing changeup to breeze through a 1-2-3 inning.
After falling in love with his changeup over his last three starts, Eflin’s cambio was once again his best pitch against the Tigers.