Taipei: Taiwanese infielder Lee Hao-yu's impressive 12-game hitting streak, the longest active run in Major League Baseball (MLB), concluded on Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers lost 10-9 to the Baltimore Orioles in a thrilling 12-inning game. According to Focus Taiwan, Lee, starting at third base and batting third during the series finale at home, went hitless in two at-bats, contributing one RBI and recording two strikeouts. The 23-year-old faced a challenging start, striking out on a 94.4 mph fastball in the first inning and later being caught on a foul tip in the third, during which Detroit accumulated three runs. Lee managed to drive in the Tigers' fifth run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning before being replaced by Colt Keith in the seventh, following Baltimore's introduction of right-hander Anthony Nunez. Lee's performance saw his batting average dip to .272 for the season, which includes six home runs and 26 RBIs. The Tigers initially established a commanding 7-0 lead by the sixth inning. Howev er, a resilient Baltimore lineup rallied in the seventh, scoring five runs on four hits and two walks. Coby Mayo's two-run triple in the eighth inning tied the game at 7-7, pushing the contest into extra innings. The game continued with neither team scoring in the 10th inning under MLB's automatic-runner rule. The Orioles took the lead with two runs in the 11th, but Detroit's Spencer Torkelson responded with a two-run homer, his 20th of the season, to level the score once more. Baltimore's Colton Cowser ultimately delivered the decisive blow with a two-out single in the 12th inning, a lead that Detroit could not overcome. Despite the loss, the game was marked by a significant milestone for Tigers' ace Tarik Skubal, who achieved 1,000 career strikeouts by fanning Baltimore's Taylor Ward in the first inning. Skubal reached this milestone in just 857 innings, surpassing Max Scherzer's franchise record of 944 2/3 innings as the fastest Tigers pitcher to achieve 1,000 strikeouts. He also became the fifth-fastest left-hander in MLB history to reach the milestone. Skubal's potential final outing for Detroit saw him concede three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six batters over 6 2/3 innings, leaving the field to a standing ovation. The Tigers' defeat dropped them to a record of 51-58, placing them six games behind the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox.