BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs, Jackson Holliday added a go-ahead two-run shot and the Baltimore Orioles handed the Detroit Tigers their seventh straight loss with a 7-4 victory on Friday night.
Alonso homered for a second straight game, a three-run shot off Jack Flaherty (0-6) in the third to put the Orioles up 3-2. The slugger added a sacrifice fly in the seventh following his 10th home run.
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Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso (25) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso (25) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Holliday hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth that gave Baltimore a 6-4 lead. The second baseman, who was on the injured list for the Orioles' first 48 games, singled for his first hit before Alonso homered.
Baltimore snapped a three-game losing streak.
Rookie Kevin McGonigle hit his third homer — on opener Keegan Akin's first pitch — to give Detroit the lead.
Chris Bassitt (4-3) entered in the second and needed seven pitches to retire the side, but Gage Workman and Hao-Yu Lee led off the third with doubles to make it 2-0.
Zach McKinstry's RBI fielder's choice and Hao-Yu Lee's two-out single put the Tigers ahead 4-3 in the fourth.
Leodys Taveras, who doubled in the second, reached on a bunt single to start the bottom of the fourth. Colton Cowser singled to put runners on the corners and Taveras scored on a balk to tie it 4-4.
Flaherty did not have a balk through any of his previous 200 appearances and 1,037 1/3 innings. He allowed six runs — three earned — in 3 1/3 innings, striking out seven.
Bassitt left in the sixth after a one-out double by Wenceel Pérez, allowing three runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. Rico Garcia got the final two outs in the fifth, and Yennier Cano and Tyler Wells both pitched a scoreless inning before rookie Anthony Nunez fanned two in the ninth for his third save in five opportunities.
Henderson had three of Baltimore's 14 hits at the start of a season-high, 10-game homestand.
Detroit lost for the 15th time in 17 games and has the majors' worst road record at 7-20.
Tigers LHP Framber Valdez (2-3, 4.58) starts Saturday opposite Orioles RHP Brandon Young (3-1, 4.25).
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Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso (25) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso (25) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
PARIS (AP) — Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics.
And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.
Temperatures for the opening two days of the clay-court Grand Slam have soared to 33 degrees C (91 F) — far beyond normal for late May in the French capital. And it’s forecast to stay that way for the entire first week.
Besides making it uncomfortable for fans and players alike, the sultry conditions have also created faster conditions on court — changing the pace of the game.
“It is much different. Maybe it was that hot in the Olympics but the balls were different, so I wouldn’t treat it as the same tournament,” four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek said after routing Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Monday.
Players have been putting bags of ice around their necks on changeovers to stay cool, while fans are refreshing themselves under sprinklers.
When workers water the clay courts between sets, they have taken to directing their hoses at spectators begging to be doused, too.
“I don’t remember the last time it was so hot at Roland Garros,” Russian-born Australian player Daria Kasatkina said after beating Zeynep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4. “Maybe one day. But we’re going to have it for the whole week.”
Kasatkina said the energy-sapping temperatures made for more up-and-down matches.
“You can suddenly just get out of the bench and feel that your focus dropped,” she said. “So this is a battle which you have to also win. … Whoever adapts better to today’s conditions gets it.”
Canadian player Gabriel Diallo said the heat was the main reason why he retired midway through his match against James Duckworth on Sunday.
Both Andrey Rublev and opponent Ignacio Buse called for the trainer on separate occasions during the second set of their match on Monday.
Buse took a medical timeout and had salts and minerals added to his water bottle as a stethoscope was placed on his chest. Rublev received treatment a few games later.
The French Open is usually cool compared to the heat at the Australian Open and U.S. Open.
But like in Australia and New York, the French Open has adopted an extreme weather policy.
If the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) — which takes into account temperature, humidity, sun, wind and other factors — reaches 30.1 degrees C (86 F) or higher, 10-minute cooling breaks can be installed between the second and third sets for women’s matches and between the third and fourth sets for men’s matches.
If the WBGT hits 32.2 C (90 F), play is suspended. It would require an air temperature of about 38 C (100 F) for play to be suspended.
Some players were embracing the hotter air.
“I’ve always preferred hot and lively conditions to chilly on a clay court, because I feel like I can bring a little bit more of my all-court tennis on this type of surface,” Australian player Alex de Minaur said after beating Toby Samuel 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
“It’s easier to be a little bit more aggressive. The ball is jumping. I don’t necessarily have to use as much spin or heaviness, and I can let the conditions do the job for me. And it’s quite physical. I don’t mind the heat,” De Minaur added.
Same goes for American player Alex Michelsen, who eliminated Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets.
“It’s definitely good for us Americans,” Michelsen said. “Generally we’re big serve, big forehand, big ground game and like to play offense. When it’s super hot, the ball is moving through the air very fast. … I was so happy when I saw the forecast.”
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A stadium worker sprays the court with water before the first round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Visitors cool themselves with water from sprinklers during a hot day at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
A woman cools herself with a portable fan during the first round men's singles tennis match between Alex De Minaur of Australia and Toby Samuel of Britain at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Spectators cool themselves with hand fans during the first round women's singles tennis match between Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Anna Bondar of Hungary at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Poland's Iga Swiatek gestures for a ballboy as he shields her from the sun during a break at the first round women's singles tennis match against Emerson Jones of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Visitors cool themselves with water from sprinklers during a hot day at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Alex De Minaur of Australia attends a break during the first round men's singles tennis match against Toby Samuel of Britain at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
