Orioles rally to beat Tigers 9-5 and move to 5-1

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones homered and drove in three runs, Mark Reynolds also had three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles used a five-run seventh inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5 Thursday night.

Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run with the Orioles, who rebounded from deficits of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4.

Baltimore took two of three from the Tigers after opening the season with a three-game sweep in Tampa Bay. The Orioles didn’t win their second series last year until May 13.

Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, who host Kansas City on Friday after going 2-4 on the road to open the season.

Baltimore sent 10 batters to the plate in the seventh. After Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis reached against Brad Thomas (0-1), Guerrero singled in a run off Enrique Gonzalez and Jones hit a sacrifice fly for a 6-5 lead. Reynolds followed with a two-run double and Cesar Izturis capped the uprising with an RBI single.