Detroit traveled to the Land of the National League...Colorado for a weekend series. On Friday the Tigers' pitching apparently got left behind in Detroit.
Detroit fell behind 13-1 as Rick Porcello got battered for 8 runs on 9 hits in 3 innings pitched.
They made a tiny comeback as Jhonny Peralta hit a grand slam, his 11th homer of the season. Victor Martinez was 2-4 with an RBI. Alex Aliva drew a bases loaded walk.
Avila started at third base in this game so Detroit could have both Avila and Martinez in the lineup in the National League park. I'm not sure it will be a common manuever. Avila had 1 RBI on a bases loaded walk. But he committed 1 error in his 2 fielding chances, which led to 2 unearned runs.
The final was 13-6. Porcello fell to 6-5 on the season.
Saturday night Detroit lost 5-4. Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. Ryan Raburn had a bases loaded double that scored 2, but Peralta was thrown out at the plate. He was one of two Tigers gunned down at the plate in the game.
Phil Coke gave up a 2-run single Ubaldo Jiminez, the pitcher. NL pitchers may hit better than their AL counterparts but letting the pitcher delivery a 2-run hit is a recipe for a loss. Coke gave up 4 runs in 5 innings pitched, to fall to 1-7 on the season
On Sunday Justin Verlander righted the ship. He went the distance for the second straight game, allowing one run. His 9th win tied Max Scherzer for the AL lead.
Detroit cruised 9-1 to salvage one game in Denver. Brennan Boesch was 3-4 and hit his 10th home run of the season. Miguel Cabrera was 2-4 with a double and his 14th home run of the season. Alex Avila was 2-4 with 2 RBIs. Don Kelly was 2-5 with an RBI triple. Andy Dirks and Ryan Raburn also drove in runs.
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