DETROIT -- James McCann homered in the second inning, then Justin Upton and Alex Avila followed suit in the fourth.
The Detroit Tigers were just getting started.
Detroit added nine more runs in a fifth-inning onslaught , and despite the usual shakiness from the bullpen, the Tigers went on to rout the Seattle Mariners 19-9 on Tuesday night. Felix Hernandez was bothered by a stiff shoulder and allowed four runs in two innings. The next two Seattle pitchers didn't fare any better.
The teams combined for 40 hits and 14 walks.
"Don't know if I've ever been a part of a game like that before," McCann said.
It was the shortest outing for Hernandez (2-2) since 2015. Detroit finished with 24 hits, 19 of which came in the first five innings. That was despite injuries that kept Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias out of the lineup.
Jordan Zimmermann (2-1) allowed five runs in six innings. Jean Segura, Danny Valencia and Nelson Cruz hit solo homers for Seattle, but that wasn't nearly enough to keep up with Detroit.
Mikie Mahtook added another home run for the Tigers in the eighth. Ian Kinsler had four hits and four runs before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh.
Detroit's record for runs in a game is 21, last achieved on July 1, 1936.
The 40 combined hits broke the Comerica Park record of 38 set by the Tigers and Chicago White Sox on April 13, 2006.
Hernandez squandered an early 2-0 lead, allowing a run in the first and three in the second. McCann's two-run homer put Detroit ahead 3-2.
It was the shortest outing for Hernandez since he lasted only a third of an inning at Houston on June 12, 2015.
Reliever Chris Heston allowed a two-run homer by Upton in the fourth, then Avila followed with a solo shot to make it 7-2. Segura and Valencia hit consecutive homers for Seattle in the fifth, but the Tigers broke the game open when they sent 13 hitters to the plate in the bottom of the inning.
Andrew Romine, Kinsler and Tyler Collins had two hits apiece that inning. It was the most runs for Detroit in an inning since a nine-run fifth at Texas on Sept. 17, 2008.
"It's definitely better to be on that side of it than the other side of it," McCann said. "It's always fun to see your teammates get hits."
Segura returned from the disabled list for Seattle and made an immediate contribution, but Hernandez was gone after two innings, and Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger left in the third with a strained oblique.
"That's a tough game," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "First we lose Mitch, who has been our best hitter all season, and then we lose Felix, who is our number one pitcher. Those are the two guys we really don't want to lose."
Hernandez and Haniger were set to return to Seattle to be checked by doctors.
After Hernandez left the game, Heston allowed five runs in two innings, and Evan Marshall allowed seven runs in two innings.
DRAGGING IT OUT
The Tigers led 16-5 when they turned the game over to the bullpen in the seventh. Five relievers combined to walk seven batters over the final three innings.
"It can't happen," manager Brad Ausmus said. "You can give up runs, but you can't walk guys, you can't get behind hitters. We walked way too many."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: Kyle Seager, who has been dealing with soreness in his right hip, did not play.
Tigers: Cabrera (groin), Martinez (foot), Iglesias (concussion) and JaCoby Jones (lip) are on the DL.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP James Paxton (2-0) starts for Seattle against the Tigers on Wednesday night in the second game of this series.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (1-1) takes the mound for Detroit. Norris allowed four earned runs in his start last week at Tampa Bay, ending a streak of 21 starts with three or fewer.
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Seattle Mariners
The Detroit Tigers were just getting started.
Detroit added nine more runs in a fifth-inning onslaught , and despite the usual shakiness from the bullpen, the Tigers went on to rout the Seattle Mariners 19-9 on Tuesday night. Felix Hernandez was bothered by a stiff shoulder and allowed four runs in two innings. The next two Seattle pitchers didn't fare any better.
The teams combined for 40 hits and 14 walks.
"Don't know if I've ever been a part of a game like that before," McCann said.
It was the shortest outing for Hernandez (2-2) since 2015. Detroit finished with 24 hits, 19 of which came in the first five innings. That was despite injuries that kept Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias out of the lineup.
Jordan Zimmermann (2-1) allowed five runs in six innings. Jean Segura, Danny Valencia and Nelson Cruz hit solo homers for Seattle, but that wasn't nearly enough to keep up with Detroit.
Mikie Mahtook added another home run for the Tigers in the eighth. Ian Kinsler had four hits and four runs before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh.
Detroit's record for runs in a game is 21, last achieved on July 1, 1936.
The 40 combined hits broke the Comerica Park record of 38 set by the Tigers and Chicago White Sox on April 13, 2006.
Hernandez squandered an early 2-0 lead, allowing a run in the first and three in the second. McCann's two-run homer put Detroit ahead 3-2.
It was the shortest outing for Hernandez since he lasted only a third of an inning at Houston on June 12, 2015.
Reliever Chris Heston allowed a two-run homer by Upton in the fourth, then Avila followed with a solo shot to make it 7-2. Segura and Valencia hit consecutive homers for Seattle in the fifth, but the Tigers broke the game open when they sent 13 hitters to the plate in the bottom of the inning.
Andrew Romine, Kinsler and Tyler Collins had two hits apiece that inning. It was the most runs for Detroit in an inning since a nine-run fifth at Texas on Sept. 17, 2008.
"It's definitely better to be on that side of it than the other side of it," McCann said. "It's always fun to see your teammates get hits."
Segura returned from the disabled list for Seattle and made an immediate contribution, but Hernandez was gone after two innings, and Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger left in the third with a strained oblique.
"That's a tough game," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "First we lose Mitch, who has been our best hitter all season, and then we lose Felix, who is our number one pitcher. Those are the two guys we really don't want to lose."
Hernandez and Haniger were set to return to Seattle to be checked by doctors.
After Hernandez left the game, Heston allowed five runs in two innings, and Evan Marshall allowed seven runs in two innings.
DRAGGING IT OUT
The Tigers led 16-5 when they turned the game over to the bullpen in the seventh. Five relievers combined to walk seven batters over the final three innings.
"It can't happen," manager Brad Ausmus said. "You can give up runs, but you can't walk guys, you can't get behind hitters. We walked way too many."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: Kyle Seager, who has been dealing with soreness in his right hip, did not play.
Tigers: Cabrera (groin), Martinez (foot), Iglesias (concussion) and JaCoby Jones (lip) are on the DL.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP James Paxton (2-0) starts for Seattle against the Tigers on Wednesday night in the second game of this series.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (1-1) takes the mound for Detroit. Norris allowed four earned runs in his start last week at Tampa Bay, ending a streak of 21 starts with three or fewer.
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7:10PM,EDT,April 25,2017
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 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Segura singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Haniger reached on bunt single to third, Segura to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó flied out to left, Segura to third, Haniger to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz hit sacrifice fly to right, Segura scored, Haniger to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Motter singled to left, Haniger scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Motter stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Vogelbach flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Kinsler doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Collins lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos walked. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left, Kinsler to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep left, Kinsler scored, Castellanos to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Heredia singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Zunino grounded into double play, third to second to first, Heredia out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Dyson fouled out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Adduci reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 1 |
| McCann homered to right (363 feet), Adduci scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Romine flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Kinsler reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Collins singled to right, Kinsler to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Kinsler scored, Collins to second on wild pitch by Hernández. | 2 | 4 |
| Castellanos walked. | 2 | 4 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Haniger singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Valencia ran for Haniger. | 2 | 4 |
| Canó grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Valencia out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Valencia in right field. | 2 | 4 |
| Heston relieved Hernández. | 2 | 4 |
| Avila grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Adduci grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| McCann singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Romine singled to left, McCann to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Cruz singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Motter lined out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Vogelbach singled to deep right, Cruz to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Heredia grounded into double play, third to second to first, Vogelbach out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Collins walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Upton homered to left (409 feet), Collins scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Avila homered to center (429 feet). | 2 | 7 |
| Adduci tripled to deep right center. | 2 | 7 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Dyson grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Segura homered to left center (430 feet). | 3 | 7 |
| Valencia homered to left (404 feet). | 4 | 7 |
| Canó grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Romine singled to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Kinsler singled to right, Romine to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Marshall relieved Heston. | 4 | 7 |
| Collins doubled to deep left, Romine scored, Kinsler to third. | 4 | 8 |
| Castellanos singled to center, Kinsler and Collins scored. | 4 | 10 |
| V. Martínez doubled to right, Castellanos to third. | 4 | 10 |
| Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 10 |
| Avila intentionally walked. | 4 | 10 |
| Adduci struck out swinging. | 4 | 10 |
| McCann walked, Castellanos scored, V. Martínez to third, Avila to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Romine reached on infield single to shortstop, V. Martínez scored, Avila to third, McCann to second. | 4 | 12 |
| Kinsler singled to center, Avila and McCann scored, Romine to third, Kinsler to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 14 |
| Collins singled to center, Romine and Kinsler scored. | 4 | 16 |
| Castellanos lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 16 |
| 9 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Cruz homered to left center (438 feet). | 5 | 16 |
| Motter grounded out to third. | 5 | 16 |
| Vogelbach grounded out to first. | 5 | 16 |
| Heredia singled to right center. | 5 | 16 |
| Zunino hit by pitch, Heredia to second. | 5 | 16 |
| Dyson popped out to second. | 5 | 16 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Evan Marshall pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 5 | 16 |
| Upton walked. | 5 | 16 |
| Avila singled to center, Upton to second. | 5 | 16 |
| Adduci flied out to left. | 5 | 16 |
| McCann flied out to right. | 5 | 16 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Greene relieved Zimmermann. | 5 | 16 |
| Segura grounded out to third. | 5 | 16 |
| Valencia walked. | 5 | 16 |
| Canó singled to right center, Valencia to third. | 5 | 16 |
| Cruz singled to left, Valencia scored, Canó to second. | 6 | 16 |
| Motter flied out to left. | 6 | 16 |
| Vogelbach walked, Canó to third, Cruz to second. | 6 | 16 |
| A. Wilson relieved Greene. | 6 | 16 |
| Heredia lined out to right. | 6 | 16 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Pazos pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Pazos relieved Marshall. | 6 | 16 |
| Romine grounded out to second. | 6 | 16 |
| Machado hit for Kinsler. | 6 | 16 |
| Machado walked. | 6 | 16 |
| Collins grounded out to first, Machado to second. | 6 | 16 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 6 | 16 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Ryan pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Machado at second base. | 6 | 16 |
| Mahtook in left field. | 6 | 16 |
| Ryan relieved A. Wilson. | 6 | 16 |
| Zunino walked. | 6 | 16 |
| Dyson walked, Zunino to second. | 6 | 16 |
| Segura lined out to left. | 6 | 16 |
| Valencia singled to right, Zunino to third, Dyson to second. | 6 | 16 |
| Canó hit sacrifice fly to center, Zunino scored, Dyson to third. | 7 | 16 |
| Valencia to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 16 |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 7 | 16 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Scribner relieved Pazos. | 7 | 16 |
| Hicks hit for V. Martínez. | 7 | 16 |
| Hicks singled to right. | 7 | 16 |
| Mahtook homered to left center (412 feet), Hicks scored. | 7 | 18 |
| Avila singled to right. | 7 | 18 |
| Adduci doubled to right, Avila to third. | 7 | 18 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop, Avila scored. | 7 | 19 |
| Romine flied out to center, Adduci to third. | 7 | 19 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 7 | 19 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Jimenez pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Jiménez relieved Ryan. | 7 | 19 |
| Motter lined out to right. | 7 | 19 |
| Vogelbach lined out to center. | 7 | 19 |
| Heredia walked. | 7 | 19 |
| Heredia to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 19 |
| Zunino walked. | 7 | 19 |
| Hardy relieved Jiménez. | 7 | 19 |
| Dyson singled to right, Heredia to third, Zunino to second. | 7 | 19 |
| Segura singled to center, Heredia and Zunino scored, Dyson to second. | 9 | 19 |
| Valencia walked, Dyson to third, Segura to second. | 9 | 19 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 9 | 19 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Seattle Mariners
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segura SS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .342 | .375 | .500 |
| Haniger RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .338 | .442 | .600 |
Valencia PR-RF
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .172 | .260 | .297 |
| Canó 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .265 | .333 | .422 |
| Cruz DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .297 | .396 | .527 |
| Motter 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .311 | .625 |
| Vogelbach 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| Heredia LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .300 | .344 | .433 |
| Zunino C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .185 | .267 | .259 |
| Dyson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .229 | .309 | .271 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 167 | |||
| BATTING HR: Segura (2, 5th inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); Valencia (1, 5th inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); Cruz (4, 6th inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Cruz 3 (17), Motter (13), Segura 3 (6), Valencia (5), Canó (15) SF: Cruz, Canó 2-out RBI: Motter, Segura 3, Valencia GIDP: Zunino, Canó, Heredia Mariners RISP: 5-14 (Vogelbach 0-1, Valencia 1-1, Heredia 0-2, Cruz 1-2, Dyson 1-2, Canó 0-2, Motter 1-2, Segura 1-2) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Motter (2, 2nd base off Zimmermann/McCann) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RF HANIGER (STRAINED OBLIQUE) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 22,728 (54.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:43 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Ramon DeJesus |
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