masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgThe Orioles got some early offense tonight, but they didn’t score after the third inning and finally lost the game at Detroit, 4-3, in 11 innings.

In the last of the 11th, Brandon Inge drew a leadoff walk against Willie Eyre and Danny Worth came in to pinch run. He reached second on a one-out single and scored the winning run on a Victor Martinez basehit down the left-field line. The hit came on an 0-2 pitch against lefty Zach Phillips.

Jim Hunter catches up with Buck Showalter after the…The Orioles got some early offense tonight, but they didn’t score after the third inning and finally lost the game at Detroit, 4-3, in 11 innings.

In the last of the 11th, Brandon Inge drew a leadoff walk against Willie Eyre and Danny Worth came in to pinch run. He reached second on a one-out single and scored the winning run on a Victor Martinez basehit down the left-field line. The hit came on an 0-2 pitch against lefty Zach Phillips.

Jim Hunter catches up with Buck Showalter after the O’s lose to the Tigers in 11 innings

Eyre took the loss and this outing ended a run of eight consecutive scoreless outings for him dating to Sept. 1. Phillips had not given up a hit as an Oriole with runners in scoring position – holding opponents hitless in 13 at-bats – until Martinez singled to win the game.

Alfredo Simon started and did not get a decision. He pitched eight innings, giving up six hits and three runs and throwing 105 pitches.

Earlier, the Orioles scored on a Vladimir Guerrero RBI double in the first, a Nick Markakis sac-fly in the third and Matt Wieters’ RBI single in the third.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 on the night and now has 2,585 career hits. He needs one more to tie Julio Franco for most hits ever by a Dominican-born player. Over his last 18 games, Guerrero is batting .392 with two homers, 11 RBIs and 10 multi-hit games.

The Orioles loss was just their third in the last 11 games and sixth in the last 17 games. The Orioles fall to 19-14 since Aug. 22 and 66-91 on the year.

The Orioles fall to 4-2 on this eight-game road trip and are 4-4 this year against the Tigers.

In the third game of this series on Saturday night, Jeremy Guthrie (9-17, 4.28) pitches for the Orioles against Justin Verlander (24-5, 2.29).