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The Orioles came from 6-3 down with three innings remaining to trump the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Monday, while the Detroit Tigers destroyed the St Louis Cardinals 17-5
In Bradenton, Florida, Baltimore continued their strong pre-season form despite trailing the Pirates by three runs after two innings and at the end of the sixth
The Orioles scored three runs at the top of the seventh and then another in the eighth to essentially clinch the win with Eddie Gamboa closing out the match for Baltimore
After 11 games in spring training, Baltimore have a 9-2 win-loss record, while Pittsburgh's fifth loss of pre-season leaves them at 7-5
Detroit scored seven runs in the third inning and eight in the fourth to set up their impressive thrashing of the Cardinals
The Tigers' designated hitter Miguel Cabrera hit his first two home runs of spring training and finished with three hits
Rajai Davis, Nick Castellanos and Steven Moya all notched three hits for Detroit
While last season's runners-up in the World Series - St Louis - suffered a third consecutive defeat, the reigning champions, the Boston Red Sox, cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2
Boston's starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed just one hit in his three innings on the mound and struck out four Tampa Bay batters
The Seattle Mariners had a tough day, giving up a lead in their 3-3 draw with the Arizona Diamondbacks, while also losing 8-2 to the Kansas City Royals
The Atlanta Braves smashed the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 and the Miami Marlins crushed the New York Mets 11-1, while the Houston Astros prevailed 7-4 over the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres blanked the Colorado Rockies 5-0
In other results, the Chicago Cubs edged out the San Francisco Giants 3-2, the Oakland Athletics drew 8-8 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Texas Rangers had no trouble disposing of the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 and the Los Angeles Angels won 8-3 against the Cleveland Indians
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