DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera didn't even have to swing the bat to hurt the Cleveland Indians this time.
Victor Martinez drove in three runs, taking advantage after Cleveland pitched around Cabrera, helping Alfredo Simon and the Detroit Tigers beat the Indians 4-1 Saturday.
Cabrera drew four walks in a game for the first time in his career, three of them intentional. Earlier this season, the two-time AL MVP went 11 for 14 with six RBIs in a three-game series at Cleveland.
"He's an unusual hitter," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
With Cabrera batting third, Martinez was in position to do damage hitting cleanup.
And he did.
Martinez hit a two-run single in the first, after Cabrera's non-intentional walk. He added an RBI single in the third after Cabrera's first intentional pass.
"Yeah, the two singles right-handed were obviously big, big runs to get us on the board early," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said about the switch-hitting Martinez.
"He took some pretty good swings left-handed, too. He squared up on the ball. He's not having a lot of luck left-handed when he is squaring up the ball, but I do see progress from him in terms of how his knee is feeling."
Martinez had knee surgery just before spring training.
Neither Martinez nor Cabrera spoke to the media after the game.
Simon (4-0) gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
"Today was very heavy on the splitter, for sure," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said about Simon. "He made some good pitches on the inside corner with his two-seam fastball."
Said center fielder Rajai Davis: It's really nice to go out and have our starting pitcher go deep into the game and throw a lot of strikes and we play good defense behind him."
Tom Gorzelanny got Brandon Moss to ground into a double play with two on to end the eighth. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Ian Kinsler drove in the other run for the Tigers, who had five stolen bases, three by Davis.
Michael Brantley had four hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in Cleveland's run.
T.J. House (0-3) gave up three runs on four hits and four walks in three innings. He started in place of Trevor Bauer, who was scratched because of an illness.
"Probably not the flu. Probably food poisoning. He ate something last night that didn't go down well," Francona said. "He came to the park today and we tried to get some fluids in him. We put T.J. on notice that he might have to pitch. He warmed up and still didn't feel good."
Kinsler doubled home a run in the fourth. Brantley's RBI single came in the third.
Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias made a spectacular diving catch toward the hole on a liner by pinch hitter Mike Aviles with a runner on first with no outs in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Nick Swisher was scheduled to be off on Saturday in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus from bilateral knee surgery. He played all nine innings Friday night and was 3 for 5. He is scheduled to play all nine innings in RF on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 2.38) is scheduled to start against Tigers LHP Kyle Lobstein (1-1, 3.27) on Sunday in the wrapup of the three-game series. Carrasco is 2-5 with a 6.86 ERA in 13 games against Detroit in his career.
Victor Martinez drove in three runs, taking advantage after Cleveland pitched around Cabrera, helping Alfredo Simon and the Detroit Tigers beat the Indians 4-1 Saturday.
Cabrera drew four walks in a game for the first time in his career, three of them intentional. Earlier this season, the two-time AL MVP went 11 for 14 with six RBIs in a three-game series at Cleveland.
"He's an unusual hitter," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
With Cabrera batting third, Martinez was in position to do damage hitting cleanup.
And he did.
Martinez hit a two-run single in the first, after Cabrera's non-intentional walk. He added an RBI single in the third after Cabrera's first intentional pass.
"Yeah, the two singles right-handed were obviously big, big runs to get us on the board early," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said about the switch-hitting Martinez.
"He took some pretty good swings left-handed, too. He squared up on the ball. He's not having a lot of luck left-handed when he is squaring up the ball, but I do see progress from him in terms of how his knee is feeling."
Martinez had knee surgery just before spring training.
Neither Martinez nor Cabrera spoke to the media after the game.
Simon (4-0) gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
"Today was very heavy on the splitter, for sure," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said about Simon. "He made some good pitches on the inside corner with his two-seam fastball."
Said center fielder Rajai Davis: It's really nice to go out and have our starting pitcher go deep into the game and throw a lot of strikes and we play good defense behind him."
Tom Gorzelanny got Brandon Moss to ground into a double play with two on to end the eighth. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Ian Kinsler drove in the other run for the Tigers, who had five stolen bases, three by Davis.
Michael Brantley had four hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in Cleveland's run.
T.J. House (0-3) gave up three runs on four hits and four walks in three innings. He started in place of Trevor Bauer, who was scratched because of an illness.
"Probably not the flu. Probably food poisoning. He ate something last night that didn't go down well," Francona said. "He came to the park today and we tried to get some fluids in him. We put T.J. on notice that he might have to pitch. He warmed up and still didn't feel good."
Kinsler doubled home a run in the fourth. Brantley's RBI single came in the third.
Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias made a spectacular diving catch toward the hole on a liner by pinch hitter Mike Aviles with a runner on first with no outs in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Nick Swisher was scheduled to be off on Saturday in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus from bilateral knee surgery. He played all nine innings Friday night and was 3 for 5. He is scheduled to play all nine innings in RF on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 2.38) is scheduled to start against Tigers LHP Kyle Lobstein (1-1, 3.27) on Sunday in the wrapup of the three-game series. Carrasco is 2-5 with a 6.86 ERA in 13 games against Detroit in his career.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Bourn grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Moss grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| T.J. House pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler walked, Davis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked, Davis to third, Kinsler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez singled to right, Davis and Kinsler scored, Cabrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded into double play, third to second to first, V. Martínez out at second, Cabrera to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Céspedes flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Murphy singled to shallow left. | 0 | 2 |
| Chisenhall sacrificed to pitcher, Murphy to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hayes grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| T.J. House pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Avila struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Iglesias struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Bourn grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Kipnis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Kipnis stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Brantley singled to right, Kipnis scored, Brantley thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| T.J. House pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| V. Martínez singled to center, Davis scored, Cabrera to second. | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Céspedes reached on infield single to third, Cabrera to third, V. Martínez to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Moss flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Murphy flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Chisenhall grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| McAllister relieved House. | 1 | 3 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Kinsler doubled to deep left, Davis scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 4 |
| V. Martínez lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Hayes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Ramírez walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Kipnis grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Avila walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Brantley doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 4 |
| Santana grounded out to second, Brantley to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Swarzak relieved McAllister. | 1 | 4 |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Davis lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Iglesias stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 4 |
| V. Martínez lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Chisenhall singled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Aviles hit for Hayes. | 1 | 4 |
| Aviles lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Ramírez popped out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Gorzelanny relieved Simon. | 1 | 4 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Hagadone pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Pérez catching. | 1 | 4 |
| Hagadone relieved Swarzak. | 1 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Kipnis lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Brantley doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 4 |
| Santana singled to center, Brantley to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Moss grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Santana out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CLE | DET |
| Shaw relieved Hagadone. | 1 | 4 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Iglesias flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Davis safe at first on error by shortstop Ramírez. | 1 | 4 |
| Kinsler reached on infield single to second, Davis to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Davis stole third, Kinsler stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | CLE | DET |
| Romine at third base. | 1 | 4 |
| Soria relieved Gorzelanny. | 1 | 4 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Chisenhall grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .180 | .254 | .213 |
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .239 | .254 | .269 |
| Brantley LF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .359 | .390 | .462 |
| Santana 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .228 | .362 | .421 |
| Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .196 | .302 | .478 |
| Murphy DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .257 | .297 | .400 |
| Chisenhall 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .212 | .250 | .308 |
| Hayes C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .143 | .143 | .571 |
a-Aviles PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .344 | .393 |
Pérez C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .182 | .243 | .364 |
| Ramírez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .196 | .250 | .275 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 148 | |||
| a-lined out to shortstop for B Hayes in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Brantley 2 (4, Simon, Gorzelanny) RBI: Brantley (6) S: Chisenhall GIDP: Moss Indians RISP: 2-9 (Murphy 0-1, Brantley 1-1, Santana 1-2, Moss 0-3, Ramírez 0-1, Hayes 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Brantley (1, 2nd base off Simon/Avila); Kipnis (2, 2nd base off Simon/Avila) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Ramírez (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (Chisenhall-Kipnis-Santana). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 35,473 (86% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 44 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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