Orioles 7, Tigers 1: Baltimore bludgeons Bengals

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn ImagesAs Friday night’s opener of a three-game weekend series began in Baltimore, the Detroit Tigers were tied with the Minnesota Twins for the third Wild Card spot (but the Twins hold the tiebreaker). Could they hold their ground against a tough starter that owned them a week ago?

Well, no, as they lost a laugher, 7-1. At press time the Twins were tied with the Red Sox 1-1 in the eighth in Boston.

Tyler Holton was the opener for the Tigers, with Keider Montero slated to take most of the innings. I mean, at this point, what else can I say about Holton in terms of superlatives? He... uh... solves Rubik’s Cubes in under ten seconds, he can ride a unicycle, he calls his…