VIA MLB: Tim Beckham "Perfect" Error in last night's loss, as the Orioles get beat by the Tigers.
Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton homered in the first, the Tigers jumped out to a seven-run lead after 2 1/2 innings and two rain delays, and they held on for a 7-5 series-opening win over the Orioles on Thursday night.
The victory, Detroit's fifth in six games, snapped Baltimore's win streak at five and concluded after midnight ET. It marked the second consecutive rain-delayed contest for both clubs, with the 7:05 p.m. first pitch delayed 43 minutes and another stop in the action two outs in, this one lasting 59 minutes.