DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers know that in the long run, Miguel Cabrera is impossible to replace.
For the first 24 hours, though, they are doing pretty well.
Saturday, J.D. Martinez homered and the Tigers scored eight runs for the second straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. Fifteen of Detroit's 16 runs have come after Cabrera's calf injury in the fourth inning of Friday's win.
Cabrera went on the disabled list Saturday -- the first time he's been there in his 13-year career -- and the Tigers don't have any illusions about life without him.
"It's going to be tough without him, for sure," said Alex Avila, who made his first career start at first base. "With him being out an extended period of time, we just need to keep it as close as possible to be able to make a run when he gets back."
The Tigers got off to a quick start, scoring four times off R.A. Dickey in the first inning. That was more than enough for David Price (8-2), who only allowed one run in seven innings.
"R.A. settled down after that first inning, but you can't give David Price four runs in the first inning and expect to win the game," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.
Dickey (3-9) allowed five runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"That's probably the worst knuckler I've had all season," he said. "When you are a knuckleballer and it isn't working, you really feel naked out there."
In the ninth, Detroit's Jeff Ferrell allowed a two-run homer to Chris Colabello while making his major-league debut. He had only pitched one inning above Double-A before being called up on Friday.
Avila made the day's most spectacular defensive play, diving into the crowd far down the right-field line to retire Russell Martin in the fourth inning.
"I'm running back, had a pretty good bead on it, and that little advertising thing that kind of juts out of the fence, that kind of clipped my leg there," he said. "I just stuck my glove out as I was falling down, and it went in."
The Tigers showed in the first inning they can still hit a little without their two-time AL MVP. After being hit by an 0-2 knuckleball, Ian Kinsler took third on Yoenis Cespedes' double. Victor Martinez drove home the first run with a groundout, and J.D. Martinez followed with his 22nd homer of the season.
Dickey retired Avila for the second out, but Nick Castellanos doubled and scored on James McCann's triple.
"It's always important to score first," Kinsler said. "That's the trigger to every game, especially with David Price on the mound. If you give him run support, you allow him to go to work."
Detroit added a fifth run in the fourth on Cespedes's RBI single, but Kevin Pillar got the Blue Jays on the board with a fifth-inning homer.
Toronto could never sustain a rally against Price, and unlike Friday, where they were no-hit for seven innings before score six times in the eighth, they didn't have a late offensive explosion.
Jose Iglesias scored on a wild pitch by Steve Delabar in the eighth, and Kinsler followed with a two-run single.
"I think it was big that we tacked on runs," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "It seems like we haven't done that in a while, and getting them, especially the ones in the eighth, was important.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Felix Doubront threw 33 pitches in relief Friday night after being called up earlier in the day. Doubront has spent much of this season recovering from a shoulder injury, but looked good in nine games with Triple-A Buffalo, and is expected to join Toronto's rotation next week.
Tigers: Cabrera is expected to miss at least six weeks with a Grade 3 -- the worst rating -- strain of his left calf. Cabrera sustained the injury Friday while breaking for second base on an attempted hit-and-run.
UP NEXT
The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday with Justin Verlander (0-1, 5.09) facing Toronto's Marco Estrada (5-4, 3.58). Verlander will be making his fourth start of an injury-plagued season, while Estrada is 4-4 with a 4.04 ERA since moving into the rotation in early May.
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For the first 24 hours, though, they are doing pretty well.
Saturday, J.D. Martinez homered and the Tigers scored eight runs for the second straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. Fifteen of Detroit's 16 runs have come after Cabrera's calf injury in the fourth inning of Friday's win.
Cabrera went on the disabled list Saturday -- the first time he's been there in his 13-year career -- and the Tigers don't have any illusions about life without him.
"It's going to be tough without him, for sure," said Alex Avila, who made his first career start at first base. "With him being out an extended period of time, we just need to keep it as close as possible to be able to make a run when he gets back."
The Tigers got off to a quick start, scoring four times off R.A. Dickey in the first inning. That was more than enough for David Price (8-2), who only allowed one run in seven innings.
"R.A. settled down after that first inning, but you can't give David Price four runs in the first inning and expect to win the game," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.
Dickey (3-9) allowed five runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"That's probably the worst knuckler I've had all season," he said. "When you are a knuckleballer and it isn't working, you really feel naked out there."
In the ninth, Detroit's Jeff Ferrell allowed a two-run homer to Chris Colabello while making his major-league debut. He had only pitched one inning above Double-A before being called up on Friday.
Avila made the day's most spectacular defensive play, diving into the crowd far down the right-field line to retire Russell Martin in the fourth inning.
"I'm running back, had a pretty good bead on it, and that little advertising thing that kind of juts out of the fence, that kind of clipped my leg there," he said. "I just stuck my glove out as I was falling down, and it went in."
The Tigers showed in the first inning they can still hit a little without their two-time AL MVP. After being hit by an 0-2 knuckleball, Ian Kinsler took third on Yoenis Cespedes' double. Victor Martinez drove home the first run with a groundout, and J.D. Martinez followed with his 22nd homer of the season.
Dickey retired Avila for the second out, but Nick Castellanos doubled and scored on James McCann's triple.
"It's always important to score first," Kinsler said. "That's the trigger to every game, especially with David Price on the mound. If you give him run support, you allow him to go to work."
Detroit added a fifth run in the fourth on Cespedes's RBI single, but Kevin Pillar got the Blue Jays on the board with a fifth-inning homer.
Toronto could never sustain a rally against Price, and unlike Friday, where they were no-hit for seven innings before score six times in the eighth, they didn't have a late offensive explosion.
Jose Iglesias scored on a wild pitch by Steve Delabar in the eighth, and Kinsler followed with a two-run single.
"I think it was big that we tacked on runs," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "It seems like we haven't done that in a while, and getting them, especially the ones in the eighth, was important.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Felix Doubront threw 33 pitches in relief Friday night after being called up earlier in the day. Doubront has spent much of this season recovering from a shoulder injury, but looked good in nine games with Triple-A Buffalo, and is expected to join Toronto's rotation next week.
Tigers: Cabrera is expected to miss at least six weeks with a Grade 3 -- the worst rating -- strain of his left calf. Cabrera sustained the injury Friday while breaking for second base on an attempted hit-and-run.
UP NEXT
The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday with Justin Verlander (0-1, 5.09) facing Toronto's Marco Estrada (5-4, 3.58). Verlander will be making his fourth start of an injury-plagued season, while Estrada is 4-4 with a 4.04 ERA since moving into the rotation in early May.
1:08PM,EDT,July 4,2015
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 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Reyes grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Encarnación grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Kinsler hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes doubled to left, Kinsler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first, Kinsler scored, Céspedes to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to left center (400 feet), Céspedes scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Castellanos doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 3 |
| McCann tripled to right, Castellanos scored. | 0 | 4 |
| J. Wilson hit by pitch. | 0 | 4 |
| Gose grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Wilson out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Colabello singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Céspedes lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Kinsler caught stealing second, pitcher to first. | 0 | 4 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Travis flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Reyes doubled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Donaldson flied out to center, Reyes to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Bautista flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| J.D. Martinez walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Avila singled to center, J.D. Martinez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to third, J.D. Martinez out at home, Avila to second. | 0 | 4 |
| McCann grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Castellanos out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Encarnación singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Valencia grounded into double play, third to second to first, Encarnación out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| Martin fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| J. Wilson singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| J. Wilson to second on passed ball by Martin. | 0 | 4 |
| Gose singled to right, J. Wilson to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| J. Wilson out at home on runner's fielder's choice, Gose to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 0 | 4 |
| Céspedes singled to left, Gose scored. | 0 | 5 |
| V. Martínez singled to left, Céspedes to third. | 0 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Colabello struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Pillar homered to left (384 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Travis singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Travis picked off first. | 1 | 5 |
| Reyes reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Donaldson popped out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Avila walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| McCann grounded into double play, third to second to first, Avila out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Bautista doubled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Encarnación grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Valencia flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| J. Wilson flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Gose flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Kinsler singled to left center. | 1 | 5 |
| Tepera relieved Dickey. | 1 | 5 |
| Céspedes lined out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Colabello struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Travis singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Reyes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Travis out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Alburquerque relieved Price. | 1 | 5 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Bautista lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Encarnación grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Steve Delabar pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Delabar relieved Tepera. | 1 | 5 |
| Castellanos walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Iglesias ran for Castellanos. | 1 | 5 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| J. Wilson hit by pitch, Iglesias to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Gose safe at first on error by first baseman Colabello, Iglesias to third, J. Wilson to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Iglesias scored, J. Wilson to third, Gose to second on wild pitch by Delabar. | 1 | 6 |
| Kinsler singled to left, J. Wilson and Gose scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Céspedes singled to left center, Kinsler to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Cecil relieved Delabar. | 1 | 8 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Céspedes out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Ferrell pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Iglesias at shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| J. Wilson at third base. | 1 | 8 |
| Ferrell relieved Alburquerque. | 1 | 8 |
| Valencia singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Valencia to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 8 |
| Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Colabello homered to left center (397 feet), Valencia scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Pillar popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| Travis safe at first on error by third baseman J. Wilson, Travis to second on throwing error by third baseman J. Wilson. | 3 | 8 |
| Reyes grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Reyes SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .271 | .303 | .385 |
| Donaldson 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .295 | .352 | .529 |
| Bautista RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .245 | .394 | .510 |
| Encarnación DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .236 | .324 | .464 |
| Valencia LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .319 | .345 | .549 |
| Martin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .257 | .348 | .481 |
| Colabello 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .335 | .374 | .505 |
| Pillar CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .281 | .311 | .412 |
| Travis 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .290 | .343 | .494 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 141 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Reyes (13, Price); Bautista (15, Price) HR: Pillar (7, 5th inning off Price 0 on, 1 Out); Colabello (7, 9th inning off Ferrell 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Pillar (36), Colabello 2 (31) GIDP: Valencia Blue Jays RISP: 1-8 (Encarnación 0-1, Donaldson 0-1, Bautista 0-1, Martin 0-2, Colabello 1-1, Valencia 0-1, Reyes 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: Travis (1st base by McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Colabello (3, ground ball) DP: 3 (Reyes-Colabello, Donaldson-Travis-Colabello, Reyes-Travis-Colabello). PB: Martin. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,214 (89.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
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