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DETROIT — Jackson Holliday is heating up.
Making his first start at shortstop this season with Gunnar Henderson in the designated hitter spot, Holliday went 4 for 5 with a double and two runs scored to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Holliday’s performance tied his career high for hits in a game, a feat he accomplished three times previously and most recently on June 8.
Between those two four-hit games, Holliday has hit .421 with three doubles, 10 walks and a 1.031 OPS — his highest OPS for any 15-game stretch this season. The 2022 No. 1 overall pick has still struggled defensively at times — a ground ball off his glove went for an infield single — and he was thrown out trying to steal after his last hit, but Holliday’s surge at the plate has been a welcome sight after his start was slowed by a broken hamate bone.
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