“I wasn’t real happy about it”, said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.
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Jeff Manship replaced Carrasco after the infield hit. Carlos Carrasco, who would have started the second game of the ALDS, left after being struck by a ball up the middle.
He hit Miguel Cabrera in the left hand in the first inning.
The Tigers have a travel day today. That has no place in the game. “I think the pitchers need to know to prepare for their turn coming through, but other than that, we’ll just kind of go and see where we’re at”. “But it wasn’t intentional”.
Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera watches his hit off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer during the third inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
“It will make this more challenge, what we’re trying to do”, Francona said after Carrasco was injured.
Indians manager Terry Francona and a team trainer immediately went to the mound after Carrasco was hit. “I don’t believe that there was any intent on any of them, to be honest with you”. Guys were getting drilled pretty good. Furthermore, since his first career All-Star Game selection, Salazar has gone 1-2 with a 7.44 ERA in eight second-half starts.
Detroit, which managed four hits off eight relievers, trails AL Central-leading Cleveland by eight games and remained three games back in the wild-card race.
The Indians will nearly certainly reach the postseason. The right-hander hit three batters and allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Another win but another damaging injury Saturday for the Indians.
Daniel Norris (3-2) gave up four runs – one earned – in five innings. The drive cleared the 19-foot high wall in centre field and travelled an estimated 450 feet, and Upton stood at home plate for several seconds admiring the homer before slowly trotting around the bases. It’s Upton’s 25th homer of the season and his third in the last three games.
J.D. Martinez – His three-run blast in the ninth was a no-doubter and gave the Tigers a much-needed cushion.
Carlos Santana homered in the sixth. Davis is in a position to become the first Indians player to lead the league in steals since Kenny Lofton led the league with 75 in 1996.
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ROYALS 3, WHITE SOX 2 (at Kansas City, Mo.) – Jarrod Dyson had two hits, scored a run and stole a base in Jason Vargas’ first start in 14 months (Tommy John surgery), and Kansas City snapped a five-game losing streak. He walked one and stuck out six.
