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SARASOTA, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost 8-7 against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at Ed Smith Stadium.
Detroit is 2-1 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
Jackson Jobe allowed two runs in two innings.
Riley Greene hit a two-run home run.
Keider Montero and Brant Hurter pitched.
Starting off
Jobe struck out Adley Rutschman in the first inning.
But he walked Tyler O’Neill and gave up a home run to Heston Kjerstand in the second inning.
He threw 20 of 31 pitches for strikes.
At the plate
Greene had a single in the first inning, a walk in the third inning and a home run in the fourth inning.
Ben Malgeri, a minor leaguer who started in center field, hit a two-run home run in the second inning. He is 5-for-6 with seven RBIs in two games.
On the mound
Montero threw a scoreless third inning despite two hits. Hurter allowed one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in the fourth and fifth innings.
Three stars
1. Greene.
2. Kerry Carpenter.
3. Malgeri.
Next up
Wednesday vs. Minnesota Twins in Lakeland.
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