With the Detroit Tigers leading 6-0 against the A’s on Monday night, Oakland’s Marcus Semien lofted an easy fly ball to center field.
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Manager Bob Melvin took Gray out after that inning. The Tigers are 1-4 in Sanchezs last 5 starts vs. Athletics. “He looked OK in the first inning, but they put together a couple at-bats in the second and then he just lost the strike zone”.
“It’s a great lineup”, Hill said. “I’m sorry it happened”. Mike Pelfrey was charged with his fourth loss of the season, giving up five runs on nine hits in six and two third innings. The ball actually popped out of Upton’s glove, but he was able to gather it in before it hit the ground.
The Tigers owned a 6-0 lead in the sixth inning at the time, although Semien eventually scored to snap starter Jordan Zimmermann’s 24 1/3 inning scoreless streak to start the season. He allowed four runs, two hits and four walks, throwing 65 pitches. His three-run blast on Wednesday opened the floodgates in a 9-4 victory and lifted his batting average to.302, while fellow slugger J.D. Martinez broke out of a short slump with a homer and four RBIs. V-Mart became the first player since 1914 to begin the year by hitting a pinch-hit home run in each of the first two games of the season.
“I had a good little stretch going”, he said. “Hopefully, I can start a new one”.
K-Rod will return to the bullpen for Wednesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after missing three straight games due to a family issue. His average has gone from. Miguel Cabrera struck out thrice, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Iglesias struck out twice apiece. He argued with plate umpire Mark Wegner, to no avail. A’s RHP Henderson Alvarez, who underwent shoulder surgery last summer, gave up an unearned run in two innings during a rehab start with Triple-A Nashville on Monday. The Tigers recalled RHP Buck Farmer from the Mud Hens.
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The Tigers have Justin Verlander on the mound to face Sonny Gray of the Athletics. Sanchez is 1-2 with a 3.83 ERA and 34 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
