Riley Greene’s blast powers Tigers to doubleheader sweep of Orioles

Greene's home run paces Tigers to doubleheader sweep over Orioles

DETROIT — Riley Greene leaned back and launched a 96.5 mph four-seamer deep into the right-field seats and propelled the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win and a sweep of a Saturday doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park.…

Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson deliver big hits in Detroit Tigers' 6-2 win over Orioles

Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson combined for five RBIs in the Detroit Tigers' 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday night.

Charlie Morton struggles again, Orioles bats cold in 6-2 loss to Tigers

DETROIT — Brandon Hyde tried shaking things up. The result was the same. After the Orioles lost Game 1 on Saturday, their skipper announced that left-handed reliever Keegan Akin would start Game 2 as the opener, pushing the slumping Charlie Morton — Baltimore’s scheduled starter — into a bulk role. The shuffle didn’t matter because the Orioles’ offense once again didn’t hit. The Orioles lost, 6-2, to the Tigers and were swept in the doubleheader…

Riley Greene’s blast powers Tigers to doubleheader sweep of Orioles

DETROIT -- Riley Greene hit a three-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win and a doubleheader sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night at Comerica Park.

Orioles try an opener but the end result is another loss, 6-2 to the Tigers

What happened: Orioles manager Brandon Hyde tried a different approach with struggling starter Charlie Morton on Saturday night. He had left-hander Keegan Akin open the game before bringing in Morton with two outs in the second. Morton struck out Tigers catcher Tomás Nido on a 97-mph fastball. That was a highlight. Morton continued to struggle with his command, walking five in 3 2/3 innings, and gave up a three-run homer to Riley Greene as Detro…