DETROIT -- Nick Castellanos arrived at third base, clapped his hands joyously and bent over to slap the dirt.
Finally, the Detroit Tigers had broken through for a big inning.
"I've been waiting for that all season," Castellanos said. "I needed it, the team needed it, the organization, the fans needed it. Everybody needed it."
Castellanos hit a bases-loaded triple with two out in the eighth inning to lift Detroit to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
The Tigers avoided a sweep in the three-game series thanks to a rally in their final at-bat. They had scored only three runs in the first two games against Milwaukee.
With two out, nobody on and the score tied at 2, Jonathan Broxton (1-1) allowed consecutive singles by J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes and a walk to Tyler Collins.
Castellanos' line drive down the line dropped in, then skipped past right fielder Gerardo Parra to clear the bases.
"I got two quick outs and then I didn't get myself out of the inning," Broxton said. "That's always frustrating, especially when I thought I was making good pitches. I have to be able to end that inning."
It was the third triple of the season for Castellanos, who raised his average to .240.
Blaine Hardy (2-0) struck out the only batter he faced for the win, and Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 13 chances.
Ryan Braun homered for the Brewers.
Cespedes had three hits and a walk. He led off the second with a double, then stole third and scored when catcher Martin Maldonado threw wildly to third for an error.
Braun tied it at 1 in the fourth with his 10th home run of the season. He's hit nine in his past 21 games, and that solo shot gave Braun 790 RBIs for the Brewers, pulling him even with Paul Molitor for third on the team's career list.
Martinez led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Cespedes and Collins followed with singles, and Martinez scored on a groundball by Castellanos.
The Brewers tied it in the seventh on Elian Herrera's RBI double, but with one out, Luis Sardinas was held up at third on the play. Maldonado followed with a lineout to the shortstop, and Sardinas, who had started for home, was easily doubled off.
"That's just bad luck," Diamondbacks manager Craig Counsell said. "Sardy is going on contact, and Maldy hit the ball hard. That's what you want with a drawn-in infield, but he hits it right at someone."
NIFTY DEFENSE
James McCann, Detroit's No. 1 catcher now that Alex Avila is injured, made a nice catch of a foul popup against the netting behind the plate. He also threw Carlos Gomez out stealing.
"The longer you play in a stadium, the more used to the netting you get," said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, himself a former catcher. "He certainly hasn't played at Comerica (Park) very much. Every out seems to be big for us right now, so it was a big play."
QUALITY STARTS
Detroit's Shane Greene allowed two runs and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked two.
Milwaukee's Kyle Lohse gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: Gomez, who was hit in the head by a pitch Sunday, took one off the right arm Wednesday. There was a delay while Gomez was checked, but he remained in the game.
Tigers: Reliever Bruce Rondon (bicipital tendinitis) begins a rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Toledo.
UP NEXT
The Tigers host AL West-leading Houston on Thursday. David Price (3-1) takes the mound for Detroit against Scott Feldman (3-4) of the Astros.
Milwaukee plays at Atlanta on Thursday night. Matt Garza (2-5) of the Brewers faces Julio Teheran (3-1) of the Braves.
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Finally, the Detroit Tigers had broken through for a big inning.
"I've been waiting for that all season," Castellanos said. "I needed it, the team needed it, the organization, the fans needed it. Everybody needed it."
Castellanos hit a bases-loaded triple with two out in the eighth inning to lift Detroit to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
The Tigers avoided a sweep in the three-game series thanks to a rally in their final at-bat. They had scored only three runs in the first two games against Milwaukee.
With two out, nobody on and the score tied at 2, Jonathan Broxton (1-1) allowed consecutive singles by J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes and a walk to Tyler Collins.
Castellanos' line drive down the line dropped in, then skipped past right fielder Gerardo Parra to clear the bases.
"I got two quick outs and then I didn't get myself out of the inning," Broxton said. "That's always frustrating, especially when I thought I was making good pitches. I have to be able to end that inning."
It was the third triple of the season for Castellanos, who raised his average to .240.
Blaine Hardy (2-0) struck out the only batter he faced for the win, and Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 13 chances.
Ryan Braun homered for the Brewers.
Cespedes had three hits and a walk. He led off the second with a double, then stole third and scored when catcher Martin Maldonado threw wildly to third for an error.
Braun tied it at 1 in the fourth with his 10th home run of the season. He's hit nine in his past 21 games, and that solo shot gave Braun 790 RBIs for the Brewers, pulling him even with Paul Molitor for third on the team's career list.
Martinez led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Cespedes and Collins followed with singles, and Martinez scored on a groundball by Castellanos.
The Brewers tied it in the seventh on Elian Herrera's RBI double, but with one out, Luis Sardinas was held up at third on the play. Maldonado followed with a lineout to the shortstop, and Sardinas, who had started for home, was easily doubled off.
"That's just bad luck," Diamondbacks manager Craig Counsell said. "Sardy is going on contact, and Maldy hit the ball hard. That's what you want with a drawn-in infield, but he hits it right at someone."
NIFTY DEFENSE
James McCann, Detroit's No. 1 catcher now that Alex Avila is injured, made a nice catch of a foul popup against the netting behind the plate. He also threw Carlos Gomez out stealing.
"The longer you play in a stadium, the more used to the netting you get," said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, himself a former catcher. "He certainly hasn't played at Comerica (Park) very much. Every out seems to be big for us right now, so it was a big play."
QUALITY STARTS
Detroit's Shane Greene allowed two runs and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked two.
Milwaukee's Kyle Lohse gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: Gomez, who was hit in the head by a pitch Sunday, took one off the right arm Wednesday. There was a delay while Gomez was checked, but he remained in the game.
Tigers: Reliever Bruce Rondon (bicipital tendinitis) begins a rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Toledo.
UP NEXT
The Tigers host AL West-leading Houston on Thursday. David Price (3-1) takes the mound for Detroit against Scott Feldman (3-4) of the Astros.
Milwaukee plays at Atlanta on Thursday night. Matt Garza (2-5) of the Brewers faces Julio Teheran (3-1) of the Braves.
7:08PM,EDT,May 20,2015
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| C. Gómez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Gose flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Sardinas grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Céspedes hit a ground rule double to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes scored on throwing error by catcher Maldonado. | 0 | 1 |
| Collins grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Castellanos singled to shallow center. | 0 | 1 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Herrera lined out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Maldonado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Gómez singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Gómez stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Gose bunt grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, -1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Braun homered to left (401 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Lind lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| Céspedes singled to left center, J.D. Martinez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Collins singled to shallow left, J.D. Martinez to third, Céspedes to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J.D. Martinez scored, Collins out at second, Céspedes to third. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Castellanos out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Sardinas grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Maldonado fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Iglesias grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Gose grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Kinsler doubled to deep left. | 1 | 2 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cabrera out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| C. Gómez hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| C. Gómez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Braun walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Lind popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Céspedes walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Collins flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Céspedes caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Nesbitt relieved Greene. | 1 | 2 |
| Sardinas singled to left, Davis to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Herrera doubled to right, Davis scored, Sardinas to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Maldonado lined into double play, shortstop to third, Sardinas doubled off third. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Jeffress relieved Lohse. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joba Chamberlain pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Chamberlain relieved Nesbitt. | 2 | 2 |
| C. Gómez grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Parra lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Braun walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Hardy relieved Chamberlain. | 2 | 2 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | DET |
| Broxton relieved Jeffress. | 2 | 2 |
| Kinsler popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Céspedes singled to right, J.D. Martinez to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Collins walked, Céspedes to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Castellanos tripled to right, J.D. Martinez, Céspedes and Collins scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Blazek relieved Broxton. | 2 | 5 |
| McCann walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | MIL | DET |
| Romine at third base. | 2 | 5 |
| Soria relieved Hardy. | 2 | 5 |
| Ramírez doubled to deep left. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Sardinas grounded out to second, Ramírez to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Herrera flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| C. Gómez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .287 | .309 | .511 |
| Parra RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .306 | .340 | .510 |
| Braun DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .263 | .338 | .504 |
| Lind 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .286 | .377 | .526 |
| Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .245 | .278 | .455 |
| Davis LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .228 | .317 | .370 |
| Sardinas SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .389 | .389 | .500 |
| Herrera 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .229 | .280 | .457 |
| Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .149 | .198 | .213 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 145 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Herrera (4, Nesbitt); Ramírez (8, Soria) HR: Braun (10, 4th inning off Greene 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Braun (28), Herrera (11) Brewers RISP: 1-6 (Parra 0-1, Herrera 1-2, Davis 0-1, Sardinas 0-1, Maldonado 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C. Gómez (5, 2nd base off Greene/McCann) CS: C. Gómez (3, 2nd base by Greene/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Maldonado (4, throw) DP: 1 (Herrera-Sardinas-Lind). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 27,716 (67.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Mike DiMuro, Third Base - Tripp Gibson |
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