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BALTIMORE -- Detroits Justin Verlander wasnt overly concerned with his less-than-stellar outing against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Trent Cole Eagles Jersey . Instead, he focused on the final result: another Tigers victory. Rajai Davis homered, and Detroit overcame a rare shaky performance by Verlander to complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles with a 7-5 victory. The Tigers have won 12 of their last 15 games, including eight in a row on the road. Baltimore has lost four straight. Verlander (5-2) allowed a season-high five runs on six hits with four strikeouts and three walks in six innings. He still improved to 7-0 in eight outings at Camden Yards. But it was the first time in 15 games a Detroit starter allowed more than three runs. "Winning as a team is all that matters," Verlander said. "Obviously, today was a great team effort. Our boys put up a bunch of runs." Davis hit his third home run of the season and had two RBIs. Baltimores Nelson Cruz had two hits, including his 11th home run, a three-run shot in the fifth inning that pulled Baltimore to within 6-5. Adam Jones went 3 for 5 with an RBI and extended his hitting streak to nine games. "Were not going to focus on what happened in bad situations," Cruz said. "Were going to focus on whatever we did good on a daily basis, and that can get you going through the season." Staked to a 6-0 lead, Verlander was cruising until the fifth, when he allowed five runs with two outs. He gave up consecutive RBI singles to Jones and Chris Davis before Cruzs three-run homer to left cut the deficit to 6-5. "In the American League, no lead seems to be safe," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Davis gave Detroit some breathing room with his solo shot in the sixth. Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save. He hasnt allowed a run in six straight appearances. Kevin Gausman (0-1) was making his first start for the Orioles since June 13, 2013, and lasted just four innings. He allowed five runs on six hits with two strikeouts, two walks and a wild pitch. "Obviously, I wasnt too thrilled with it," Gausman said. "I thought I did some good things early on, keeping down in the count. As the game progressed, my fastball started going up in the zone." Detroit opened a 2-0 lead in the third on a two-out, two-RBI single by Miguel Cabrera. He is batting .391 with 53 RBIs in 51 career games against Baltimore. The Tigers extended the lead to 5-0 in the fourth with some aggressive base running and timely hitting. After a double steal, Bryan Holiday had an RBI single and Danny Worth followed with a drag bunt up the first base line for another run. Davis then hit a long sacrifice fly to centre Verlander threw behind Cruz in the fourth, prompting home plate umpire John Tumpane to issue a warning to both benches. On Monday, Orioles starter Bud Norris plunked Torii Hunter in the rib cage after allowing a go-ahead, two-run homer to Ian Kinsler in the eighth, which caused both dugouts to empty, though no punches were thrown. Don Kellys RBI single off Miguel Gonzalez in the fifth increased the lead to 6-0 NOTES: Baltimore RHP Chris Tillman has been bothered by a sore groin but expects to make his scheduled start Friday after a bullpen session. ... Manager Buck Showalter will miss Saturdays game in Kansas City to attend his daughters graduation at SMU. Bench coach John Russell will fill in. ... Orioles RHP prospect Parker Bridwell came two outs shy of a no-hitter Tuesday for Single-A Frederick. Bridwell struck out eight batters and did not allow a base runner until a walk in the sixth inning of the Keys 7-0 win over Potomac. ... Tigers RHP Luke Putkonen (right elbow inflammation) pitched two innings Tuesday in a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo. He allowed four runs on five hits and will likely make one more rehab outing. ... RHP Anibal Sanchez (right middle finger laceration) is scheduled to come off the disabled list and start Sunday nights game at Boston. ... RHP Rick Porcello was scheduled to pitch a bullpen session Wednesday after experiencing tightness in his side in Mondays 4-1 win over the Orioles. Jordan Matthews Jersey . Dribbling on the perimeter with the final seconds ticking off the clock and Washington down by a point, Wall found his opening. Womens Black Cary Williams Elite Jersey. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema scored two goals each Wednesday night in a 6-1 rout of Schalke in the first leg of their second-round matchup. "We played a very, very good match," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "We got well into the match, scored two early goals and that opened the game and left us able to counter and to use the speed of our players.(Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers try to secure their first trip to the League Championship Series since 1982 when they attempt to finish off the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the NLDS at Chase Field. Milwaukee was denied a sweep in this best-of-five set on Tuesday, as rookies Paul Goldschmidt and Josh Collmenter came up big for Arizona, which staved off elimination with an 8-1 victory. Goldschmidt hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and tied a Diamondbacks postseason record with five runs batted in. The 24-year-old Goldschmidt hit the first grand slam in DBacks postseason history and became only the second MLB rookie since 1998 to hit one in the playoffs (Ricky Ledee for the Yankees in 99). Collmenter (1-0), who went 10-10 with a 3.38 ERA in the regular season, gave up one run on two hits over seven innings -- a Corey Hart homer and Jerry Hairston Jr. single. He struck out six and walked two. "Thats what the coaching staff is asking ourselves is why is this guy so tough," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said of Collmenters success against Milwaukee. "But youre right, we havent hit him three games now, and just two hits off him. We didnt square up too many other balls, Corey Hart lined out to third. Besides that, we didnt square up a lot of balls." Shaun Marcum (0-1), who went 13-7 with a 3.54 ERA in the regular season, allowed seven runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings for the Brewers, who won the first two games by scores of 4-1 and 9-4. The Brewers, though, are still one win away from advancing to their first championship series since 1982, when they beat the Angels in the ALCS before falling to St. Louis in the World Series. Tonight they turn to veteran lefty Randy Wolf, who was 13-10 on the year with a 3. Reggie White. 69 ERA, but hasnt pitched since September 27. He also led Milwaukees rotation in innings pitched (212 1/3). "He had some huge games for us when we really needed him to win," Roenicke said. "Wolfy has experience. When his command is on and hes got his rhythm going, he can really throw a great ballgame." Wolf didnt record a decision in either of his two previous postseason starts with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did pitch to a 5.00 ERA in those games. "I feel like, for the most part, Ive been pretty consistent," Wolf said. "I think thats what I want to do when Im out there is, day in and day out, you have a good idea what youre going to get." Wolf is 10-5 with a 4.64 ERA in 20 games against Arizona, but allowed nine earned runs on 18 hits against the D-backs this season. Hes also 7-2 with a 3.43 ERA in nine starts at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, will counter with a southpaw of their own in Joe Saunders, who was 12-13 with a 3.69 ERA this past season. Saunders is the only starter on Arizonas staff with any postseason experience, as he went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three playoff starts for the Angels. "Theres a ton of adrenaline," Saunders said. "I remember my first experience ... in Boston, and I just had adrenaline flowing through every inch of my body. And when you do it and you get through it and you realize its just another baseball game, you kind of settle in and you kind of try to slow everything down." Hes faced the Brewers twice and is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA. Arizona won four of its seven meetings with the Brewers in the regular season. ' ' '