Game 75: O's Dismantle Tigers Again, 11-2

(Ed. note: beginning 7/5/12, this project will be played on a daily, "real time" basis, meaning the season will now carry on as if it was really 1975, day-by-day. As such, the recaps will be more brief, "agate type" recaps and will appear the day after the game is played, just like a 1975 newspaper. The only difference is that the 2012 calendar is two days ahead of the 1975 calendar. Example: the July 3, 1975 game [Thursday] will be played on July 5, 2012 [Thursday]. Each recap will feature "The Major Said," a quote from Tigers manager Ralph "The Major" Houk)

Detroit (July 3) - Ken Singleton had four hits and scored four runs, and Bobby Grich followed his eight-RBI game with three hits, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers for the second straight night, 11-2, Thursday night in Detroit.

The Tigers (30-45) are 13-25 at home and have lost six of their past eight overall, including the last three straight. The two losses to the Orioles were by a combined score of 27-7.

Tigers starter Joe Coleman (3-12) saw his ERA shoot up to 5.01 with a 4.2 inning outing in which he gave up nine hits and six runs.

The O's scored twice in the first inning. Lee May drove in a run with a ground out, and former Tiger Jim Northrup laced a double in the gap to plate Al Bumbry from first base.

Singleton made it 3-0 with a solo HR in the third, but the Tigers narrowed the lead to 3-2 with two runs in their half of the third, courtesy a two-run double by Bill Freehan.

Then it was all Baltimore.

The Orioles scored three times in the fifth and exploded for five runs in the seventh to win going away.

After being swept in the two-game set by Baltimore, the Tigers welcome the Milwaukee Brewers for a four-game weekend series which includes a Sunday doubleheader.

The Major Said: "Twenty-seven runs in two games. I don't care if I ever see those guys (Orioles) again.They beat us like a drum/ Good riddance."

Baltimore 201 030 500 11-16-1
Tigers       002 000 000  2-8-1

Tigers record: 30-45 (actual 29-46)
Home: 13-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7