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Detroit Tigers lose 7th straight on bizarre home run from Orioles

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Detroit Tigers score: Jackson Holliday lofted a key two-run home run off Jack Flaherty that barely snuck underneath the foul pole at Camden Yards.

BALTIMORE – Need a snapshot of the Detroit Tigers ' 2026 season? Watch the fourth inning on Friday, May 22. That's when Jackson Holliday lofted a two-run home run off right-hander Jack Flaherty that barely snuck underneath the left-field foul pole at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The ball traveled just 337 feet with a modest 93. 5 mph exit velocity, but it still counted for two runs. A few feet shorter?

Flyout. A few feet farther left? Foul ball.

Instead, it was another bad break for the Tigers. The bad luck – and bad baseball – continued Friday as the Tigers fell apart in a 7-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-game series. The Tigers have now lost 15 of their past 17 games, including seven straight.

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