Catcher Dioner Navarro gave Martinez a hug, and welcomed him back to the big leagues. Miggy hit a bad ball, it looked like..
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“That was probably the coolest moment of my career, right there”. “It’s going to be a lot better when I am out there and able to compete a little bit”.
“You feed off that energy”, said Martinez, who was goaded into taking a curtain call by his teammates.
“I wasn’t expecting to get that kind of ovation that they gave me when I was walking in”, he said.
“I’m excited”, Zimmermann said. If I could thank the fans individually, I would thank them.
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.
Anderson stayed in the game but left after scoring on Justin Morneau’s sacrifice fly.
Baltimore saw its three-game winning streak end despite solo homers from Mark Trumbo, Pedro Alvarez and Hyun Soo Kim. You acknowledge him, just because any time you get in the box, and the crowd’s going that insane, it’s nearly in a way, becomes a selfish thing, where it’s about you at the time – and that’s not what you’re trying to do.
Sale (14-5) took the loss, allowing two runs on six hits in an eight-inning complete game.
Zimmermann said manager Brad Ausmus hasn’t discussed a specific pitch count with him and he doesn’t know how long he’ll go.
“Right now at this time, [teams] are looking for trade upgrades and we honestly, when you break it down, we got one, when you look at J.D.”, teammate Mike Aviles said.
Justin Morneau (44) of the Chicago White Sox is tagged out in a rundown in the fourth inning by Nick Castellanos (9) of the Detroit Tigers during a game at Comerica Park on August 4, 2016 in Detroit.
Shane Greene (2-2) picked up the victory with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, including two strikeouts. Cabrera’s double gave Detroit a two-run advantage, and Martinez followed with Detroit’s fourth extra-base hit of the inning, an RBI double.
Zimmermann hit Tim Anderson with a pitch to start the game.
James Shields (3-6) held the Tigers scoreless for the first four innings, then got hit hard in the fifth. Miguel Cabrera led off with a double, Victor Martinez walked and Nick Castellanos hit an RBI double down the right-field line.
New Mariners closer Edwin Diaz earned his second consecutive save despite a shaky ninth inning that included a single, a hit batter and a wild pitch as the Red Sox scored their run.
Blue Jays 4, Astros 1: J.A. Happ allowed four hits and one run over six innings to improve to 15-3. C Kevan Smith injured himself warming up for his first game, and ended up on the disabled list before playing.
The outfielder was placed on the disabled list and will miss the remainder of the year.
Rays starter Drew Smyly gave up two runs and struck out 10. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (neck) will be activated Thursday to start against the White Sox.
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RHP Francisco Rodriguez escaped a bases-loaded jam to notch his 30th save in his 900th career appearance. The Twins have won the first three contests of the four-game series, outscoring the Indians 35-16 and outhitting Cleveland 48-27.
