Detroit 4, Cleveland 1
When: 1:08 PM ET, Saturday, April 25, 2015
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
44°
Umpires:
Home -
Chad Fairchild, 1B -
Jim Joyce, 2B -
Greg Gibson, 3B -
Marvin Hudson
Attendance:
35473
By The Sports Xchange
DETROIT -- Victor Martinez drove in three runs and Alfredo Simon won his fourth straight start with Detroit, allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings Saturday in a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians that broke the Tigers' four-game losing streak.
The right-handed Simon (4-0), acquired in an offseason deal with Cincinnati, struck out three, walked two and allowed six hits before being relieved by lefty Tom Gorzelanny, who got the final out of the seventh.
Gorzelanny also worked the eighth and got right fielder Brandon Moss to ground into a first-pitch, inning-ending double play with runners on first and third. Joakim Soria pitched the ninth to earn his sixth save.
Cleveland left-hander T.J. House was called on to make an emergency start when scheduled right-hander Trevor Bauer couldn't make it through warmups due to illness. House had not pitched since Sunday against the Minnesota Twins and was slated to start Tuesday against Kansas City.
House (0-3) lasted just three innings, throwing 69 pitches, and was charged with Detroit's first three runs.
Martinez, Detroit's designated hitter, lined a two-run single to right with the bases loaded in the first and blooped an RBI single to center with runners on first and second in the third.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler's RBI double in the fourth off right-handed reliever Zach McAllister made it 4-1.
The Indians scored in the third when second baseman Jason Kipnis singled, stole second and romped home on a ground single to right by left fielder Michael Brantley, who went 4-for-4 with two doubles.
Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera walked four times, the last three intentionally.
NOTES: Indians RF/1B/DH Nick Swisher (knee surgery) collected three singles Friday night in his first rehab game. He did not play Saturday but will play nine innings Sunday before joining the team Monday to determine what comes next. ... Detroit CF Anthony Gose was given a day off to get his swing back on track. "He's in a bit of a funk right now," manager Brad Ausmus said of Gose, who singled and struck out four times Friday night. ... All 15 Cleveland hits Friday night were by left-handed batters, which STATS LLC said marked just the 13th time a team has scored 10 or more runs without a right-handed batter getting a hit. ... The Tigers entered the game having turned 19 double plays, second most in the AL to the 20 turned by the New York Yankees.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
8 |
0 |
10 |
.250 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Detroit
|
8 |
0 |
9 |
.250 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
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