Les Cain, who drove in two runs with a single, combined with Tom Timmerman on a four-hitter to pitch the Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Don Wert homered in the second inning for the Tigers' initial run. Singles by Cain and Wert and an infield out preceded Cain's decisive single in the fourth. The Tigers added a final run in the eighth on singles by Norm Cash, Wert and Ken Szotkiewicz.

Cain allowed only one hit until weakening with one away in the seventh when the Orioles loaded the bases on singles by Davey Johnson and Andy Etchebarren and a pass to Bobby Grich. One run scored on Curt Motton's forceout of Grich and another on a single by Don Buford before Timmerman took over and checked the rally. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, July      10, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  2
Tigers       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .301      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .238      Stanley cf            4   0   3   0     0   1   .276
F. Robinson rf        4   0   0   0     0   3   .330      G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321        Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Horton rf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Johnson 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Cash 1b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .243
Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Wert 3b               4   2   3   1     0   0   .216
Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .178      Szotkiewicz ss        4   0   1   1     0   1   .125
  Grich ph,ss         1   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Cain p                2   0   1   2     0   0   .091
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Timmermann p        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Motton ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .261
  Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               31   2   4   2     5  10             Totals               35   4  12   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 44,568
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 8
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Etchebarren 2
Doubles: Horton (13)
Home Runs: Wert (2)
Stolen Bases: McAuliffe (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(12-6)          6     9   3   3   0   2   1  26   2.74
Leonhard                2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   7.16
Totals                  8    12   4   4   1   4   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(9-2)             6.2   4   2   2   4   9   0  28   3.62
Timmermann SV(11)       2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.75
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5  10   0  36

Wild Pitches: Cain (6)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair was
called out on strikes; F. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Stanley singled to
center [McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown lined to right; Horton
flied out to right; Cash popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell flied out to center; B. Robinson grounded
out (third to first); Johnson walked; Etchebarren popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wert
homered; Szotkiewicz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cain
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger walked; Palmer made an out to second;
Buford singled to right [Belanger to second]; Blair struck out;
F. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe struck out; Stanley singled to center; G.
Brown flied out to left; Horton doubled to right [Stanley out at
home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash singled to center; Freehan flied out to center;
Wert singled to left [Cash to second]; Szotkiewicz grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Cash to third, Wert to second]; Cain singled
to center [Cash scored, Wert scored]; McAuliffe flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger flied out to left; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled; G. Brown lined to center; Horton
flied out to right; Cash lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford walked; Blair struck out; F. Robinson struck
out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan made an out to first; Wert flied out to
right; Szotkiewicz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson singled to
right; Etchebarren singled to right [Johnson to second]; Cain
threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third, Etchebarren to second];
GRICH BATTED FOR BELANGER; Grich walked; MOTTON BATTED FOR
PALMER; Motton forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Johnson
scored, Etchebarren to third, Motton to first]; Buford singled
to right [Etchebarren scored, Motton to second]; TIMMERMANN
REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Blair grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: GRICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEONHARD REPLACED
MOTTON (PITCHING); Timmermann grounded out (shortstop to first);
McAuliffe walked; McAuliffe stole second [McAuliffe to third
(error by Etchebarren)]; Stanley struck out; G. Brown struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); HORTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); F. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Powell flied out to left; B. Robinson walked; Johnson
forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied out to center; Cash singled to center;
Freehan flied out to center; Wert singled to left [Cash to
second]; Szotkiewicz singled to right [Cash scored, Wert to
third, Szotkiewicz to second (error by Etchebarren)]; Timmermann
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Hendricks
grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich was called out on
strikes; CROWLEY BATTED FOR LEONHARD; Crowley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 4.