Dixon's Bomb In 9th Gives Tigers Second Straight Win
Brandon Dixon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead the Tigers past the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Wednesday night.
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Brandon Dixon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead the Tigers past the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Wednesday night.
"Winning is everything. That's all anyone in here cares about," catcher Grayson Greiner said. "It's been a rough stretch. I don't know how many games in a row that I've caught that we lost. It felt really good to get a win."
Detroit has dropped 12 of 13. In addition to making two errors, one of which led to a pair of unearned runs, the Tigers allowed Hanser Alberto to scoot to second on a grounder up the middle because no one was covering the base.
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