The White Sox stranded another base runner and the Tigers mirrored Chicago by stranding a base runner of their own in the fifth. Cabrera had three RBIs, and Anibal Sanchez (5-12) won for the first time as a starter since April 28 – a span of 11 starts. And I was just like ‘You know what, forget this – see ball, hit ball.’ Look for the ball, and just be ready to hit.
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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.
“I feel like I’m slowly getting better”, he said. “I felt really good with my command. That’s something that I’ve been looking for all year long”.
The Detroit Tigers have placed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.
“Last week he was washed up, wasn’t he?” manager Brad Ausmus said sarcastically when asked about Cabrera’s resurgence.
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 consecutive victory, a 2-1 decision over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
But, exhale, X-Rays were negative, the Sox broke loose with five runs in the second inning and went on to stop the Tigers’ eight-game winning streak. There’s a three-game series in Cleveland from September 16-18 and then a four-gamer in Detroit during the final week (Sept. 26-29, so, sadly, not the final series) of the season. “That’s how it seems”, Maybin said. It was a tough time because I never had experienced something like that.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – One day after being one-hit, Tampa Bay bounced back with 14 hits while holding Kansas City to two.
Tuesday, he showed some signs of life, allowing one run in six innings and ending his long losing streak. “That was awesome. If I could thank the fans individually, I’d do it”. “The way our rotation worked out, he had that extended rest, and he just didn’t have it tonight”.
He got out of a bases-loaded jam with two outs as Dioner Navarro grounded out to second to end the game.
Martinez wasn’t sure whether to step into the batter’s box or not. Chicago leads 6-1.
HOUSTON – Marco Estrada pitched seven strong innings and Josh Donaldson slugged a pair of home runs as Toronto topped Houston.
Reds outfielder Scott Schebler made an fantastic leaping catch at the right-field wall to rob Cardinals’ Jedd Gyorko of a home run.
“That, and I think when we were in the playoffs in 2014, when I hit the double off of (Orioles reliever Zach) Britton to right-center”.
“He was taking a chance that they’d have to put together a couple flawless throws, and they did, they got him out”. Smyly’s one mistake came in the top of the fourth inning when he gave up a two-run homer to left fielder Alex Gordon. Another recent acquisition, Carlos Beltran, added an RBI single for Texas. “The group likes each other”, Ventura said.
Jake Odorizzi (6-5) pitched his third straight scoreless start and the Rays got three-run homers from Steven Souza and Kevin Kiermaier as they came within one run of their season high for scoring. Martinez was activated from the disabled list on Wednesday after missing seven weeks with a fractured elbow.
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“He was trying to work without discomfort and you can always tell when a player’s doing that, whether he’s on the mound or at the plate, and that always makes things more hard”. Houston’s Alex Bregman did it on Sunday.
