GAME 52 - Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles, Friday, May 22, 2026, 7:05 PM

[byco42]

GAME 52 - Tigers @ Orioles
May 22, 2026, 7:05 PM
Camden Yards


Jack Flaherty #9 RHP
0-5 / 5.77 / 1.60

Tigers (20-31) 5th ALC -9.5 L6

1. Kevin McGonigle (L) SS
2. Dillon Dingler (R) C
3. Jahmai Jones (R) DH
4. Riley Greene (L) LF
5. Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B
6. Wenceel Pérez (S) CF
7. Zach McKinstry (L) RF
8. Gage Workman (L) 3B
9. Hao-Yu Lee (R) 2B

Keegan Akin #45 LHP
0-0 / 13.50 / 1.96

Orioles (21-29) 5th ALE -13.0 L3

1. Taylor Ward (R) LF
2. Gunnar Henderson (L) SS
3. Adley Rutschman (S) C
4. Pete Alonso (R) 1B
5. Samuel Basallo (L) DH
6. Leody Taveras (S) CF
7. Colton Cowser (L) RF
8. Coby Mayo (R) 3B
9. Jackson Holliday (L) 2B

 

[byco42]

Earl Weaver is ejected by Bill Haller in September, 1980 on a balk call in the FIRST INNING. The Tigers are the opponent. Both Haller and Weaver get rather personal. The Orioles were 100-62 and finished three game behind the Yankees in the AL East. The Tigers were in the AL East at the time and the Tigers-Orioles rivalry was somewhat viable at the time.

 

[kalinecountry]

oh lucky us, flaherty is pitching.
I’m gonna guess 5 walks 5 k’s 8 hits 5 runs 75 pitches in less than 4 innings.

 

[byco42]

oh lucky us, flaherty is pitching.
I’m gonna guess 5 walks 5 k’s 8 hits 5 runs 75 pitches in less than 4 innings.

Max Fried, Lucas Giolito, and Flaherty were all on the same HS team.

 

[kalinecountry]

The Detroit Tigers suck? Vent with us, rage with us.
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1XxygmWproYGM

YES or NO: Should the Tigers FIRE Scott Harris?
Everyone but the Detroit media is vocal on the lack of competency of Scott Harris and advocate they fire him, but before they do..ask yourself this, who are they going to hire, and damn Chris Illitch has been bad at this part so beware.
Theo Epstein. Pay him anything he wants and give him a piece of the team. But he has probably had better offers.

Did Tigers just signal that Kenley Jansen lost the closer job in loss to Guardians?​

Despite being used in the eighth inning of the Detroit Tigers' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, it seems Kenley Jansen is still the team's closer.

motorcitybengals.com
Did Tigers just signal that Kenley Jansen lost the closer job in loss to Guardians?
There might be an easier explanation.
MCBTB

The worst part of Tigers' spiral isn't that they might be forced to trade Tarik Skubal​

If the Detroit Tigers don't turn their season around, the situation would call for them to trade Tarik Skubal at the MLB trade deadline.

motorcitybengals.com
The worst part of Tigers' spiral isn't that they might be forced to trade Tarik Skubal.
It goes deeper.
MCBTB

Talk of the Tigers trading Tarik Skubal is missing one key issue​

Baseball is a nice lesson in taking your lumps. Even a team that wins 100 games loses 62. That's a lot of losing. And losing is not fun. The Detroit Tigers have

motorcitybengals.com
Talk of the Tigers trading Tarik Skubal is missing one key issue.
I'm Kurt Mensching, one of your Motor City Bengals newsletter correspondents, and I'm about to grab a bat and report to Comerica Park because I couldn't do any worse than this lineup has.
MCBTB

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/troy-melton-ready-for-2026-season-debut-with-tigers
Troy Melton ready to air it out with season debut on the horizon.
MCBTB

Detroit Tigers weather report: Rain threatens Friday's game vs Orioles.
The Detroit Tigers have already dealt with plenty of bad baseball.
Now, they're dealing with bad weather.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 22, in the opener of a three-game series between the Tigers and Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, but steady rain has created the possibility of a delay or postponement.
It's unclear whether the rain will impact Friday's game.
Freep

Brett Callahan is waiting longer during his at-bats -- as the Tigers wait on a potential outfield prize​

He hits left-handed, with power, as he showed during spring camp in Florida. He also is a plus-runner who plays defense good enough for center field. And he's moving steadily closer to Detroit.

tigersintelligencereport.substack.com
Brett Callahan is waiting longer during his at-bats -- as the Tigers wait on a potential outfield prize.
He hits left-handed, with power, as he showed during spring camp in Florida. He also is a plus-runner who plays defense good enough for center field. And he's moving steadily closer to Detroit.
Tigers Intelligence Report w/Lynn Henning

 

[gotime909]

Flaherty is so frustrating. 75% of the time he looks unhittable. The other 25% of the time he looks like complete shit. Struck out the side with 3 swinging strikes and had a meatball down the middle hit for a double mixed in that inning. His fastball just gets crushed at least 5 times a game.

 

[tigermud]

Flaherty is so frustrating. 75% of the time he looks unhittable. The other 25% of the time he looks like complete shit. Struck out the side with 3 swinging strikes and had a meatball down the middle hit for a double mixed in that inning. His fastball just gets crushed at least 5 times a game.

I call him 4 inning flaherty now as best case he’s good for 4 innings before he falls apart.

 

[nydo77]

I call him 4 inning flaherty now as best case he’s good for 4 innings before he falls apart.

It only took three tonight, though, to be fair, we had another fielding error setting it up.

 

[nydo77]

batter 5-9 have a combined .188 batting average.

 

[tigermud]

1 of 3 auto outs managed to at least put the ball in play and tie it back up. Perez is so utterly worthless.

 

[nydo77]

We have had an incredible amount of luck this half inning, given the weak at bats.

 

[biggunsbob]

Workman striking out on slow shit kind of proves this organization outside a few top guys can't teach hitting at all.
He looked awful striking out.
(Fire the hitting coaches)

Kevin swinging on 3-0.
I guess..

 

[biggunsbob]

1-2 count and Flaherty sucks as always.
Throw a damn pitch out.
What a joke. Why start this clown. He balks. 4-4.

 

[tigermud]

Flaherty says I see you offense let me hurry up and give it back.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jack Flaherty the clown show.
Continues. Leaves trailing 6-4.


Scott Harris the Gm idoit. Who thinks he is the smartest man in baseball.

Our outfielders can't save any runs if thier life depended on it.

 

[tigermud]

4 inning flaherty done in the 4th utterly worthless

 

[biggunsbob]

Why was Jack pitching to Holiday ? It was obvious he sucked. Guess AJ likes losing.

Hurter K's the lefty two batters later.

 

[biggunsbob]

Just throw tiger hitters slow crap.
We can't hit off-speed pitches.

I guess we like the 1st pitch.
My God.

 

[biggunsbob]

Three tomatoe cans are coming up this half inning. Maybe we will get lucky.

 

[biggunsbob]

Wtf
Perez just pulled a double?
No way.
Another great at bat by Mckinstry with a runner on 2nd. Pops out.
Workman K's on a offspeed pitch. What do they teach at toledo? I knew he was throwing it.
He works a 3-2 count.. O's finally remembered to throw something slow.
84 mph piece of cheese tiger hitters have zero clue what to do.