Martinez launched a go-ahead, solo home run in his first at-bat since June 16, lifting the Detroit Tigers to their eighth straight victory, a 2-1 decision over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday at Comerica Park.
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Colorado walloped five home runs, including two by Carlos Gonzalez, who left the game after fouling a ball off his left ankle in the seventh inning. The White Sox had lost six of their last seven, including the first two games of the series. He walked one and struck out three.
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Zimmermann has been sidelined for the last month with a neck strain and Martinez has been out of the lineup since mid-June with a fractured elbow.
After eight straight wins and two sweeps, the Tigers succumbed to a loss at the hands of a rough Jordan Zimmermann start. It was the 13th outfield assist on a runner at home for the White Sox this season. However, he underwent treatment for thyroid cancer in the offseason, then injured his back in a freak weight-room accident during spring training.
They scored two runs in the top of the second, then another in the top of the third, then four in the fourth.
The White Sox put their first two runners on against Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, and Melky Cabrera moved to third on Justin Morneau’s fly out. They now are in sole possession of the second wild-card spot in the American League and trail the AL Central division-leading Cleveland Indians by a mere two games. The setback also snapped the Twins’ four-game winning streak.
Sanchez (5-12) allowed one run in six innings to win for the first time as a starter since April 28 – a span of 11 starts.
Fulmer and Sale dueled early, although the rookie was aided by Chicago hitting into three double plays in the first four innings.
It was the fourth shutout of the season for Cincinnati.
Finnegan (7-8) allowed only two baserunners, with neither advancing past second base.
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Santiago Casilla pitched a clean 10th inning to earn his 25th save. “I was pumped up, and I just started running”.
Scherzer (12-6) pitched through bases-empty homers by Jake Lamb in the sixth inning and Yasmany Tomas in the seventh inning. Chicago leads 6-1.
Bartolo Colon (10-6) reached double-digit wins for the 13th time in his career. James McCann was slated to lead off the inning for the Tigers, and yet- there it was, the walk up music fans hadn’t heard in nearly two months. Ausmus wasn’t committing to him being ready to take his next turn in the rotation in five days.
Lucroy’s homer was his first since he came to Texas from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade on Monday. After a walk and a hit batter, Fulmer exited, but Shane Greene picked him up, getting a key strikeout of Dioner Navarro to end the threat.
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As for not facing major league pitching in seven weeks, Martinez said: “Your adrenaline just takes over”.
