July 26, 1968 at Memorial Stadium
Tigers 4, Orioles 1 (62-37)
Earl Wilson threw five shutout innings and the Tigers got just enough offense to put away the Orioles in the opener of their three game series. Wilson improved to 8-8 and he gave up five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five shutout innings while Daryl Patterson gave up one run on one hit (solo homer) and a walk with five strikeouts in four innings of relief to pick up his third save of the season.
Dick McAuliffe went two for three with a double, two walks, a run and an RBI. Willie Horton went two for four with a double and a run.