Harvey, Severino power Orioles to 4-3 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Matt Harvey extended his shutout streak to 18 1/3 innings, and Pedro Severino homered twice, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Harvey (6-10) allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings without walking a batter. After a terrible start to the year, the right-hander pitched a third straight scoreless start for the first time in his career.

“This is great, because it is tough to keep going out there and not getting any results,” Harvey said. “I can't throw 100 with a 93-mph slider anymore. I have to pitch backward and trust my stuff.”

Harvey was 3-10 with a 7.70 ERA in 18 starts before the All-Star break.

“I'm really happy for him, because he's had to deal with so many physical problems and he still needs treatment between starts,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “He's got a great slider, he's pitching ahead in counts, and instead of throwing his fastball 96 down the middle, he's hitting 93 on the edges.”

Cole Sulser pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Tarik Skubal (6-10) took the loss, giving up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. The left-hander struck out four and allowed three home runs for the second straight start.

“I'm not executing pitches and that's the frustrating part of this,” he said. “I'm making too many mistakes over the center of the plate.”

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead when Pedro Severino hit the first pitch of the third inning into the second level of shrubs above the 420-foot sign in center field. Ryan Mountcastle made it 2-0 with a solo homer in the fourth.

Miguel Cabrera nearly hit his 498th career homer in the fifth, but had to settle for a double off the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center. Cabrera added a single in the seventh for...

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