“I faced a few live hitters down in Triple-A, but it’s not like the hitters up here”, Zimmermann said.
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The Tigers are two games behind the Indians in the American League Central after Cleveland lost to the Twins, 13-5. After Quintana gave up a home run to Ian Kinsler on the fourth pitch of the game, a 79 miles per hour curveball, he settled in nicely. It was a tough time for me because I never experienced something like that in my career. “It is certainly good to have him back”.
“I was just like ‘You know what, forget this – see ball, hit ball.’ Look for the ball, and just be ready to hit”, he said. “I didn’t know what to do. I wasn’t expecting any of that”.
Martinez said players feed off the energy of crowds, which is why the players have are always stressing they want the crowd into the game. He appeared in four games with Detroit, giving up four runs on 12 hits in 8 1/3 innings without getting a decision.
“If it was the same area as the injury was prior, you take him out right away but it was a completely different area”, Ausmus said.
“It really did (feel surreal)”. “I just tried to think the game was close, like 0-0, and try to throw the ball well and get outs”.
Zimmermann allowed six runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings, failing to strike out a batter. He walked one and struck out four.
J.D. Martinez blasted 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.
Shane Greene (2-2) got the win after pitching out of a seventh-inning jam, while Rodriguez picked up his 30th save.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Brad Miller hit a three-run homer off Joakim Soria in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Rays to victory. The homer was the first for Abreu since June 23 at Boston. He surrendered five hits and one walk while fanning four.
Lefty Kyle Ryan allowed one hit over three scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout for the Tigers. With one out, Zimmermann allowed a single to Adam Eaton, a walk to Jose Abreu and a sacrifice fly to Justin Morneau. Abreu then made it 6-1 with a two-run shot to left.
Fulmer kept rolling until the sixth, when Morneau tied the game with a long two-out homer to right-center.
Martinez didn’t hit a home run during eight rehab games in the minors, but he got a charge from the standing ovation he received when he pinch-hit for James McCann.
Tilson was injured during his major-league debut chasing after a Miguel Cabrera double on Tuesday. There was a current of electricity running through Comerica Park when he entered the 1-1 game to face White Sox ace Chris Sale. The ailment ended up landing Smith on the disabled list. In his very first appearance after a call-up, Davidson suffered a fractured foot, landing himself on the disabled list and bringing yet another Sox prospect crashing down to Earth.
Jordan Zimmermann can stop watching his streaking team and start contributing again.
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The teams finish their three-game series Wednesday afternoon with Zimmerman (9-4, 3.95) facing Jose Quintana (8-8, 2.89).
