DETROIT -- With two on and two out in the third inning, Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging at a pitch that was low and inside, and the slugger was so off balance he ended up on one knee.
He made up for that missed opportunity his next time up.
Cabrera's three-run homer highlighted Detroit's seven-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night. Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos also homered during Detroit's big inning, which came after Adam Conley had been dominant through four.
Cabrera's 17th homer came on a full-count pitch after he struck out twice earlier in the game.
"He kind of went into battle mode with two strikes," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "And then (Conley) left an off-speed pitch up in the zone, and Miggy can hit those as far as anyone."
Mike Pelfrey (2-7) allowed four runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, and that performance was enough for the win.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer for Miami.
Conley (4-5) struck out six in the first two innings. He caught Cabrera looking in the first and swinging in the third, but when the Detroit slugger came up a third time, he hit a drive well beyond the fence in left-center field to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.
"Cabrera was a changeup that I didn't feel committed to throwing," Conley said. "We went hard at him in the first at-bat, and that let me get him to chase a slider in the second at-bat, so that's a smart pitch. There wasn't really any rhyme or reason to throwing the changeup, and he was sitting on something soft."
Four relievers finished the game for Detroit after Pelfrey's departure. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a hitless ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.
The Tigers were in a bit of a funk after being swept in a three-game series by AL Central-leading Cleveland. Detroit made three errors in the first five innings Tuesday.
Stanton opened the scoring in the second with his 15th homer of the season, but the Marlins couldn't break the game open when they had the chance.
Miami led 3-0 in the fifth when Iglesias connected for a two-run shot. After Cabrera went deep, Conley was taken out, and Nick Wittgren allowed a two-run drive by Castellanos.
Conley was coming off a sparkling outing against Atlanta in which he threw eight scoreless innings. He looked terrific against the Tigers before his night unraveled in the fifth. The left-hander ended up allowing five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out nine.
NUMBER 30
Cabrera has now homered against all 30 major league teams, and it was fitting that he completed that feat against the Marlins, the team he made his debut for.
"We got the lead that inning with a home run, and it was more special because of that -- and we win the game," Cabrera said.
TRANSACTIONS
Miami purchased the contract of left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes from Triple-A New Orleans, and right-hander Paul Clemens was claimed off waivers by San Diego. Clemens went 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA for the Marlins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Marcell Ozuna (left wrist) returned after missing two games. He singled twice and scored on Stanton's homer.
Tigers: RHP Warwick Saupold (right groin strain) made an injury rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday night, allowing a run and four hits in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out five.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (6-6) starts Wednesday against the Tigers in the finale of this two-game series. Miami is adjusting its rotation, starting Koehler in that game and pushing LHP Wei-Yin Chen back to Thursday night at Atlanta. Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to match Chen up against the Braves because of the left-handed hitters in their lineup.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (0-0) makes his second start of the season.
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This version corrects Wei-Yin Chen's first name in the Up Next section.
Miami Marlins
He made up for that missed opportunity his next time up.
Cabrera's three-run homer highlighted Detroit's seven-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night. Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos also homered during Detroit's big inning, which came after Adam Conley had been dominant through four.
Cabrera's 17th homer came on a full-count pitch after he struck out twice earlier in the game.
"He kind of went into battle mode with two strikes," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "And then (Conley) left an off-speed pitch up in the zone, and Miggy can hit those as far as anyone."
Mike Pelfrey (2-7) allowed four runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, and that performance was enough for the win.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer for Miami.
Conley (4-5) struck out six in the first two innings. He caught Cabrera looking in the first and swinging in the third, but when the Detroit slugger came up a third time, he hit a drive well beyond the fence in left-center field to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.
"Cabrera was a changeup that I didn't feel committed to throwing," Conley said. "We went hard at him in the first at-bat, and that let me get him to chase a slider in the second at-bat, so that's a smart pitch. There wasn't really any rhyme or reason to throwing the changeup, and he was sitting on something soft."
Four relievers finished the game for Detroit after Pelfrey's departure. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a hitless ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.
The Tigers were in a bit of a funk after being swept in a three-game series by AL Central-leading Cleveland. Detroit made three errors in the first five innings Tuesday.
Stanton opened the scoring in the second with his 15th homer of the season, but the Marlins couldn't break the game open when they had the chance.
Miami led 3-0 in the fifth when Iglesias connected for a two-run shot. After Cabrera went deep, Conley was taken out, and Nick Wittgren allowed a two-run drive by Castellanos.
Conley was coming off a sparkling outing against Atlanta in which he threw eight scoreless innings. He looked terrific against the Tigers before his night unraveled in the fifth. The left-hander ended up allowing five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out nine.
NUMBER 30
Cabrera has now homered against all 30 major league teams, and it was fitting that he completed that feat against the Marlins, the team he made his debut for.
"We got the lead that inning with a home run, and it was more special because of that -- and we win the game," Cabrera said.
TRANSACTIONS
Miami purchased the contract of left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes from Triple-A New Orleans, and right-hander Paul Clemens was claimed off waivers by San Diego. Clemens went 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA for the Marlins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Marcell Ozuna (left wrist) returned after missing two games. He singled twice and scored on Stanton's homer.
Tigers: RHP Warwick Saupold (right groin strain) made an injury rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday night, allowing a run and four hits in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out five.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (6-6) starts Wednesday against the Tigers in the finale of this two-game series. Miami is adjusting its rotation, starting Koehler in that game and pushing LHP Wei-Yin Chen back to Thursday night at Atlanta. Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to match Chen up against the Braves because of the left-handed hitters in their lineup.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (0-0) makes his second start of the season.
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This version corrects Wei-Yin Chen's first name in the Up Next section.
7:10PM,EDT,June 28,2016
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 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Suzuki popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado safe at first on error by third baseman Castellanos. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Prado out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton homered to center (441 feet), Ozuna scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Bour singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Dietrich singled to left center, Bour to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Realmuto reached on infield single to second, Bour to third, Dietrich to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded into double play, first to catcher to first, Bour out at home, Dietrich to third, Realmuto to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Suzuki grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos tripled to deep right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Prado grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to left, Ozuna to third, Stanton to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Bour popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| Aviles flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Iglesias walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Maybin singled to center, Iglesias to third, Maybin to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Hechavarría singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Suzuki walked, Hechavarría to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Yelich doubled to deep left, Yelich to third on error by left fielder Upton. | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to right center, Yelich scored, Stanton to second on error by right fielder Aviles. | 3 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to third, Stanton to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Aviles walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Iglesias homered to left center (409 feet), Aviles scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Kinsler doubled to deep left. | 3 | 2 |
| Maybin walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera homered to left center (421 feet), Kinsler and Maybin scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Wittgren relieved Conley. | 3 | 5 |
| V. Martínez singled to deep right. | 3 | 5 |
| Castellanos homered to center (433 feet), V. Martínez scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Upton popped out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 7 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Realmuto grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Hechavarría singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Suzuki singled to right, Hechavarría to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Rondón relieved Pelfrey. | 3 | 7 |
| Prado flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Yelich singled to left center, Hechavarría scored, Suzuki to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| Ellington relieved Wittgren. | 4 | 7 |
| Aviles fouled out to first. | 4 | 7 |
| Iglesias flied out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Kinsler popped out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| J. Wilson relieved Rondón. | 4 | 7 |
| Bour grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| Dietrich reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| Maybin grounded out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| Cabrera lined out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| V. Martínez singled to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to shortstop, V. Martínez to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Upton lined out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Greene relieved J. Wilson. | 4 | 7 |
| Hechavarría singled to center. | 4 | 7 |
| Suzuki singled to center, Hechavarría to third. | 4 | 7 |
| Prado hit sacrifice fly to left, Hechavarría scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Yelich lined out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| Ozuna grounded out to third. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | MIA | DET |
| McGowan relieved Ellington. | 5 | 7 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Aviles struck out looking. | 5 | 7 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | MIA | DET |
| Rodríguez relieved Greene. | 5 | 7 |
| Stanton fouled out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Dietrich walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Realmuto flied out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .340 | .418 | .380 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .308 | .354 | .399 |
| Yelich LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .313 | .399 | .477 |
| Ozuna CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .321 | .375 | .570 |
| Stanton DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .228 | .324 | .460 |
| Bour 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .268 | .342 | .522 |
| Dietrich 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .305 | .392 | .448 |
| Realmuto C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .300 | .327 | .413 |
| Hechavarría SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .243 | .277 | .333 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 151 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Yelich (20, Pelfrey) HR: Stanton (15, 2nd inning off Pelfrey 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Stanton 3 (40), Yelich (38), Prado (27) SF: Prado 2-out RBI: Yelich GIDP: Yelich, Hechavarría Marlins RISP: 3-12 (Hechavarría 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Ozuna 0-2, Dietrich 0-1, Stanton 1-1, Bour 0-2, Prado 0-2, Yelich 1-1, Realmuto 1-1) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 30,808 (74.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Ramon DeJesus, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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