Eduardo Rodriguez pitched nearly seven scoreless innings, Miguel Cabrera sparked the offense with two big hits, Will Vest closed out the game with the bases loaded and the Detroit Tigers won a baseball game for the fourth time in 20 games.
On Friday, Rodriguez and Cabrera put the Tigers' troubles on their shoulders. The Venezuelans carried their team to a 4-2 victory in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles in front of 23,941 fans at Comerica Park.
The Tigers (10-23) need more of these results.
They own the worst record in the American League, but beating the Orioles ended a three-game losing streak.