DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera is continuing his hot start against the Cleveland Indians in April.
Cabrera homered and drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Indians 8-6 on Sunday.
Cabrera has three homers this season, all against Cleveland, and nine of his 13 RBIs this season are against the Indians. He is batting .377 for the season.
"I know they don't like facing him," Tigers starter Kyle Lobstein said. "They walk him a lot, and that means the rest of our guys get to see better pitches. That helps everyone."
Lobstein (2-1) picked up the win, allowing three runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out four and kept the Indians from scoring more than one run in any inning.
"The last time I faced these guys, I didn't have fastball command," he said. "It felt better today, and I think I was able to keep them off balance with it."
Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Soria allowed a leadoff homer to David Murphy, but finished the inning without further damage.
Soria got some help from Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, who made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch to rob Mike Aviles of a base hit.
"He's not normal," second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "At first, I thought he had time to get under it or (Yoenis) Cespedes would get it, and then he just rips it out of the air. I was covering second going `What the heck just happened?"
Carlos Carrasco (2-2) took the loss for Cleveland, giving up five runs and nine hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.
The Tigers scored two runs in the first after Rajai Davis led off the inning with a triple. Kinsler drove him home with a single and scored on Victor Martinez's sacrifice fly.
Former Tiger Ryan Raburn made it 2-1 in the second with an RBI double, but was thrown out going for third. The Indians challenged the call, but it was upheld after a lengthy delay.
"I've seen the replay again, and I think he was probably safe, but I understand why they didn't overturn it," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "If they had originally called him safe, they would have probably stuck with that, too. It was just too close."
J.D. Martinez hit into a run-scoring double play in the third, but Brandon Moss pulled Cleveland within 3-2 with a RBI single in the fourth.
Francona decided to walk Victor Martinez and load the bases for J.D. Martinez in the fifth, but the move backfired when Martinez hit a two-run double to make it 5-2. Cabrera added a two-run homer in the sixth.
"I had a chance to get a double play against (J.D.) Martinez, but I got behind in the count, and when I tried to get a strike, he hit it," Carrasco said.
Michael Bourn, batting ninth for the first time in his career, beat out a double-play grounder in the seventh to make it 7-3, but the Indians still couldn't get a rally going against Lobstein.
Angel Nesbitt replaced Lobstein in the eighth, and gave up three straight singles to let the Indians cut the lead to 7-4. Nesbitt got one out before being replaced by Blaine Hardy. Moss hit a sacrifice fly, giving him nine RBIs in the three-game series, but Hardy got out of the inning with a two-run lead.
Cabrera's eighth-inning sacrifice fly gave the Tigers an 8-5 lead.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: After being a late scratch on Saturday, RHP Trevor Bauer (food poisoning) said he had gotten fluids on Sunday and is "hopeful" of being able to make his rescheduled start on Tuesday. ... C Yan Gomes (knee) is traveling with the team and says that his rehabilitation from an early season knee injury is going well. He is expected to return in late May.
Tigers: RHP Bruce Rondon, still recovering after Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2014, threw 20 fastballs and five changeups on Saturday. He was going to rest his arm on Sunday, and if all goes well, throw a 30-pitch bullpen on Monday that includes 20 fastballs, five changeups and five curveballs. ... Davis left the game in the eighth with tightness in his groin after pulling up while running out a single.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland heads home, where it has only played five times this season. Corey Kluber (0-2, 3.90) faces Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.75) in the opener, which starts at 6:10 as the Indians experiment with earlier starts for weekday games.
Tigers: After a 10-day homestand, the Tigers leave for a 10-game road trip that starts Monday in Minnesota. David Price (1-1, 3.28) starts the opener against Tommy Millone (2-0, 2.38). The Tigers also visit Kansas City and Chicago on the trip.
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Cabrera homered and drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Indians 8-6 on Sunday.
Cabrera has three homers this season, all against Cleveland, and nine of his 13 RBIs this season are against the Indians. He is batting .377 for the season.
"I know they don't like facing him," Tigers starter Kyle Lobstein said. "They walk him a lot, and that means the rest of our guys get to see better pitches. That helps everyone."
Lobstein (2-1) picked up the win, allowing three runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out four and kept the Indians from scoring more than one run in any inning.
"The last time I faced these guys, I didn't have fastball command," he said. "It felt better today, and I think I was able to keep them off balance with it."
Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Soria allowed a leadoff homer to David Murphy, but finished the inning without further damage.
Soria got some help from Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, who made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch to rob Mike Aviles of a base hit.
"He's not normal," second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "At first, I thought he had time to get under it or (Yoenis) Cespedes would get it, and then he just rips it out of the air. I was covering second going `What the heck just happened?"
Carlos Carrasco (2-2) took the loss for Cleveland, giving up five runs and nine hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.
The Tigers scored two runs in the first after Rajai Davis led off the inning with a triple. Kinsler drove him home with a single and scored on Victor Martinez's sacrifice fly.
Former Tiger Ryan Raburn made it 2-1 in the second with an RBI double, but was thrown out going for third. The Indians challenged the call, but it was upheld after a lengthy delay.
"I've seen the replay again, and I think he was probably safe, but I understand why they didn't overturn it," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "If they had originally called him safe, they would have probably stuck with that, too. It was just too close."
J.D. Martinez hit into a run-scoring double play in the third, but Brandon Moss pulled Cleveland within 3-2 with a RBI single in the fourth.
Francona decided to walk Victor Martinez and load the bases for J.D. Martinez in the fifth, but the move backfired when Martinez hit a two-run double to make it 5-2. Cabrera added a two-run homer in the sixth.
"I had a chance to get a double play against (J.D.) Martinez, but I got behind in the count, and when I tried to get a strike, he hit it," Carrasco said.
Michael Bourn, batting ninth for the first time in his career, beat out a double-play grounder in the seventh to make it 7-3, but the Indians still couldn't get a rally going against Lobstein.
Angel Nesbitt replaced Lobstein in the eighth, and gave up three straight singles to let the Indians cut the lead to 7-4. Nesbitt got one out before being replaced by Blaine Hardy. Moss hit a sacrifice fly, giving him nine RBIs in the three-game series, but Hardy got out of the inning with a two-run lead.
Cabrera's eighth-inning sacrifice fly gave the Tigers an 8-5 lead.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: After being a late scratch on Saturday, RHP Trevor Bauer (food poisoning) said he had gotten fluids on Sunday and is "hopeful" of being able to make his rescheduled start on Tuesday. ... C Yan Gomes (knee) is traveling with the team and says that his rehabilitation from an early season knee injury is going well. He is expected to return in late May.
Tigers: RHP Bruce Rondon, still recovering after Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2014, threw 20 fastballs and five changeups on Saturday. He was going to rest his arm on Sunday, and if all goes well, throw a 30-pitch bullpen on Monday that includes 20 fastballs, five changeups and five curveballs. ... Davis left the game in the eighth with tightness in his groin after pulling up while running out a single.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland heads home, where it has only played five times this season. Corey Kluber (0-2, 3.90) faces Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.75) in the opener, which starts at 6:10 as the Indians experiment with earlier starts for weekday games.
Tigers: After a 10-day homestand, the Tigers leave for a 10-game road trip that starts Monday in Minnesota. David Price (1-1, 3.28) starts the opener against Tommy Millone (2-0, 2.38). The Tigers also visit Kansas City and Chicago on the trip.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Kipnis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Aviles grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Davis tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler singled to left, Davis scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to left, Kinsler to third. | 0 | 1 |
| V. Martínez hit sacrifice fly to right, Kinsler scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Céspedes singled to left, Cabrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Santana singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Raburn doubled to deep right, Santana scored, Raburn out stretching at third. | 1 | 2 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Chisenhall flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| McCann safe at first on error by shortstop Aviles. | 1 | 2 |
| Iglesias singled to center, McCann to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis grounded into double play, third to second, McCann out at third, Iglesias out at second, Davis to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Pérez walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Bourn grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pérez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Kipnis lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Aviles grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| V. Martínez singled to left, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Cabrera scored, V. Martínez out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Céspedes lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Brantley grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Santana walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Raburn singled to left, Santana to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Moss singled to right, Santana scored, Raburn to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Chisenhall grounded into fielder's choice to first, Raburn out at home, Moss to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Pérez fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Bourn struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Kipnis grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Aviles flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Davis hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to left, Davis to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Kinsler stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| V. Martínez intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez doubled to left, Davis and Kinsler scored, V. Martínez to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Céspedes intentionally walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Atchison relieved Carrasco. | 2 | 5 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Brantley grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Santana popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Raburn flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Iglesias flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Kinsler lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Cabrera homered to right (355 feet), Davis scored. | 2 | 7 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Moss singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Chisenhall singled to right, Moss to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Pérez flied out to center, Moss to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Bourn grounded into fielder's choice to second, Moss scored, Chisenhall out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| Kipnis grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Marc Rzepczynski pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Rzepczynski relieved Atchison. | 3 | 7 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Angel Nesbitt pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Nesbitt relieved Lobstein. | 3 | 7 |
| Aviles reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Brantley singled to right, Aviles to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Brantley to second on wild pitch by Nesbitt. | 3 | 7 |
| Santana singled to right, Aviles scored, Brantley to third. | 4 | 7 |
| Raburn flied out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Hardy relieved Nesbitt. | 4 | 7 |
| Moss hit sacrifice fly to right, Brantley scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Chisenhall flied out to right. | 5 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Allen relieved Rzepczynski. | 5 | 7 |
| McCann reached on bunt single to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Iglesias sacrificed to first, McCann to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Davis singled to center, McCann to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Gose ran for Davis. | 5 | 7 |
| Gose stole second. | 5 | 7 |
| Kinsler walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right, McCann scored, Gose to third. | 5 | 8 |
| V. Martínez fouled out to third. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Gose in center field. | 5 | 8 |
| Romine at third base. | 5 | 8 |
| Soria relieved Hardy. | 5 | 8 |
| Murphy hit for Pérez. | 5 | 8 |
| Murphy homered to right (370 feet). | 6 | 8 |
| Bourn flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| Kipnis walked. | 6 | 8 |
| Aviles popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| Kipnis to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 8 |
| Brantley grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .250 | .254 |
| Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .242 | .324 | .364 |
| Brantley LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .341 | .370 | .432 |
| Santana 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .384 | .433 |
| Raburn DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .385 | .393 | .731 |
| Moss RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .224 | .316 | .490 |
| Chisenhall 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .214 | .250 | .304 |
| Pérez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .171 | .250 | .343 |
a-Murphy PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .316 | .500 |
| Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .169 | .239 | .200 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 131 | |||
| a-homered to right for R Perez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Raburn (6, Lobstein) HR: Murphy (2, 9th inning off Soria 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Raburn (8), Moss 2 (11), Bourn (2), Santana (11), Murphy (2) SF: Moss Indians RISP: 2-8 (Chisenhall 0-1, Brantley 0-1, Moss 1-1, Santana 1-1, Bourn 0-1, Raburn 0-1, Pérez 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Aviles (1, ground ball) DP: 2 (Chisenhall-Kipnis, Aviles-Kipnis-Santana). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 30,698 (74.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
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