J.J. Hardy homered twice, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Orioles from falling to the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday night at Camden Yards.
Hardy went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in three of the O's four runs, as well as making a couple of outstanding defensive plays in the field. Hardy's 23 long balls trail only Mark Reynolds' 26 for the team lead, and he is third on the club in average (.277) and RBIs (58). Smart move locking this guy up for three more years...
Alfredo Simon was unable to take advantage of Hardy's help, allowing solo runs in the first and second innings to nullify Hardy's first-inning two-run shot. Simon lasted just 4 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on 11 hits and three walks, striking out one in the 97-pitch outing.
Troy Patton (0-1) came on in relief and was tagged with the loss despite allowing just one run on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. Willie Eyre, called up after Chris Tillman was sent down, made his Orioles' debut and pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out one.
The O's send Jeremy Guthrie to the mound on Saturday night...
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