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May 22, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras (30) slides safely in to third base after advancing from first on a hit in the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe Baltimore Orioles will be eager to build momentum and the Detroit Tigers are anxious to snap out of their funk.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n There could be ample opportunities for those scenarios when the teams meet in Sunday’s day-night doubleheader in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n With Saturday’s game rained out and a shaky forecast for Sunday, it might not be a smooth day of action.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Yet there’s a big push to get the games played Sunday as this series marks the only scheduled visit of the season for the Tigers in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said it’s crucial that the team focus on what they can control and not become consumed with the possibilities regarding the schedule.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “There’s always the thought of coming back here (to make up a game or two), but we can’t get our heads too far down that path,” Hinch said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The teams played through wet conditions when the Orioles won 7-4 in Friday night’s series opener.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Once again, Baltimore first baseman Pete Alonso has been leading the rallying cry that the Orioles are on the verge of a sustained breakthrough, delivering his 10th homer and four total RBIs in the win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n “I still believe in these guys,” Alonso said. “This team, this organization, I think we’re right there, and I just think collectively, once we kind of get the ball rolling, so to speak, and starting to connect the dots on all sides of the ball … it’s going to be a lovely snowball effect when we get it going.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The result from the series opener left Detroit with a seven-game losing streak and losses in 15 of its past 17 games. Much of the shortcomings are connected to the offense, as the Tigers are batting a combined .199 since May 3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The teams combined to use 11 pitchers Friday night, so the rainout allowed them to replenish their bullpens.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Orioles are expected to use right-hander Brandon Young (3-1, 4.25 ERA) and left-hander Trevor Rogers (2-5, 6.87) as Sunday’s starting pitchers in Game 1 and 2, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Young has allowed two runs in each of his last two outings, but those covered only a total of nine innings. He has faced Detroit only once, picking up his first big-league decision on April 26, 2025 with a loss when he worked 4 2\/3 innings and gave up three runs in a road assignment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rogers posted victories in his first two outings, but he hasn’t reached the six-inning mark in his last five starts, taking the loss in all of them. In his last three games, he’s surrendered 17 runs (16 earned) in a combined 9 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Tigers also might have a left-hander and right-hander in starting roles on the mound.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Right-hander Troy Melton appears ready for his season debut in the big leagues after rehabilitation assignments that included throwing Tuesday in a Class-A game for Lakeland. Prior to the start of the series, Hinch called the possibility of having Melton in a game this weekend likely. Bringing Melton on board would have to involve player moves that would include the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Tigers will use lefty Framber Valdez (2-3, 4.58), who’s 0-2 with a 6.12 ERA across his last five outings, in the first game of the day. Valdez has faced the Orioles seven times in his career — all while with the Houston Astros — and holds a 1-2 mark with a 4.17 ERA across 41 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n