Detroit 9, Chi. White Sox 1
When: 1:08 PM ET, Sunday, April 19, 2015
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
54°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian O'Nora, 1B -
Alan Porter, 2B -
Mark Ripperger, 3B -
Jeff Kellogg
Attendance:
30357
By The Sports Xchange
DETROIT -- Yoenis Cespedes hit a pair of home runs and had a personal-best six RBIs and Shane Greene, who went 21 2/3 innings into the season before giving up his first earned run, notched his third victory for the Detroit Tigers in a 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Greene was not as sharp as he was in his first two starts but three double plays in the first four innings kept Chicago down while Detroit was building its big cushion. A fourth double play allowed him to last seven innings, during which he gave up five hits with four walks and three strikeouts.
Greene logged eight innings in each of his first two starts without allowing an earned run. He blanked Chicago for five innings before giving up a two-out single to left fielder Melky Cabrera in the sixth followed by an RBI triple to first baseman Jose Abreu.
Losing lefty Jose Quintana (1-1) had control problems from the start, going to a full count on five of the seven batters he faced in the opening inning.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler lined a 3-2 pitch for a one-out single in the first and designated hitter Victor Martinez did the same with two outs. Right fielder J.D. Martinez walked on 3-2 and Cespedes, the left fielder, blasted a full-count pitch deep to left for his first career grand slam.
Rookie catcher James McCann ended an 0-for-12 slump with a triple to right-center leading off the second, and he scored on a ground single up the middle by center fielder Rajai Davis.
Cespedes hit his second home run of the game and third of the season in the third, one out after Victor Martinez blooped a one-out single to left center.
Martinez had a ground-rule RBI double to right to chase Quintana in the fifth, and third baseman Nick Castellanos notched an RBI double off right-handed reliever Matt Albers.
Lefty Ian Krol pitched a scoreless eighth for Detroit and rookie right-hander Angel Nesbitt pitched the ninth.
NOTES: Chicago RHP Jake Petricka (right forearm) could be activated at some point this week, manager Robin Ventura said. "He's looked good," Ventura said of Petricka's two scoreless outings. "We'll see when we get home (Monday)." ... Detroit DH Victor Martinez's current left knee problem is unrelated to his offseason meniscus surgery. "What's bothering him is not in the area of the surgery," manager Brad Ausmus said. "It's at the top of the knee." ... Not being on the field is "an area of transition" for White Sox DH Adam LaRoche, signed as a free agent this winter. "Jose (Abreu) wants to play every day," Ventura said. "There will be a bit of balancing out there." ... Tigers closer RHP Joe Nathan (elbow) appears to be much closer to coming off the disabled list than RHP Justin Verlander (right triceps).
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. White Sox |
|
Detroit |
|
Jose Quintana
|
Player |
Shane Greene |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
4.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
10 |
Hits |
5 |
|
20.25 |
ERA |
1.29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. White Sox
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.207 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
12 |
2 |
25 |
.343 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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