DETROIT -- If you had seen Yennier Cano last season with the Twins and Orioles, you would never have guessed the way he would begin this year.

In 13 appearances in 2022 -- 10 games with the Twins and three with the Orioles -- Cano was 1-1 with an 11.50 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 18 innings.

Cano, 29, didn¡¯t open this season with Baltimore, but he has certainly made the most of his opportunity since getting called up from Triple-A Norfolk on April 14.

Sunday afternoon against the Tigers, Cano came into the game in the bottom of the eighth to relieve Danny Coulombe with the Orioles clinging to a 4-3 lead.

With runners at first and second and two out, Cano struck out Jake Rogers, who had hit a two-run homer off of starter Kyle Bradish in the fifth.

Cano completed his second save in the ninth, getting two groundouts and a strikeout as the Orioles won, 5-3, earning their sixth straight series win.

¡°I think working in and through the strike zone has been the biggest difference. I think that¡¯s been the key for me this year,¡± Cano said through team translator Brandon Quinones. ¡°I know my stuff is good. Everyone tells me my stuff is good, so it wasn¡¯t a matter of that. It was just a matter of finding the strike zone and finding a way to work through it.¡±

It marked the first time Baltimore had won six consecutive series since July 21 to Aug. 13, 2014.

¡°On top of the fact that we¡¯re winning, we¡¯re having a lot of fun doing it,¡± Cano said.

Cano has now gone 32 straight at-bats without allowing a hit. His only miscue is one hit batter.

¡°I can¡¯t even describe it,¡± Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. ¡°Has anybody ever seen that? Nope, so it¡¯s indescribable. He¡¯s up there with a ton of confidence, throwing a ball that¡¯s moving two feet down at 95 mph, with a good changeup also. You take your chances on probably either a ground ball or punchout. He¡¯s been enormous for us.¡±

¡°I think what I¡¯m doing right now is great,¡± Cano said. ¡°But I don¡¯t think about that. Every time I step on the mound, it¡¯s a matter of going in there, getting the job done and focusing on the task at hand, not focusing on what I¡¯m accomplishing.¡±

Bradish and Hyde credited the bullpen with Sunday¡¯s victory, but Bradish agreed with his manager that he¡¯s never seen anything like what Cano is doing.

¡°No, not at any level, and to be doing it at this level just shows the kind of pitcher he is and the kind of stuff he has,¡± Bradish said.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch had to appreciate the performance, even if he didn¡¯t enjoy it.

¡°He's pitching with a ton of confidence," Hinch said. "The [arm] angle is different. He's a big human coming from a funky angle. The changeup looks really good. I don't know if that's added or if that's something that he's always had.

¡°We haven't seen him a ton, but these last 10 days, we've unfortunately seen him too much, because he pitches when they're ahead. He looks tough to hit -- especially to righties -- and he can defend himself against the lefties."

Second baseman Adam Frazier has had a good spot to watch Cano, and he is definitely enjoying it, along with the rest of the Orioles.

¡°It¡¯s fun to watch,¡± Frazier said. ¡°It¡¯s impressive. He¡¯s throwing sinkers that look like they move about three feet and a changeup that falls off the table, so nothing like a comfortable at-bat for lefties or righties right now. [We'll try] to keep him right where he¡¯s at and keep that coming.¡±

For now, Cano is having personal success, team success and having fun. His confidence is in a good spot, too.

¡°It¡¯s in the sky right now,¡± Cano said, smiling.