DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers could use more power from their designated hitter, and Victor Martinez is finally providing some.
Martinez hit a two-run homer off Dylan Bundy to put Detroit ahead in the fifth inning, and the Tigers went on to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. It was the second home run in three games for Martinez, who had gone deep only once previously on the season.
After a sluggish start, Martinez is hitting .360 in May.
"A little more luck, finding holes. That's it," he said. "You don't get paid just to put a good swing and hit the ball right at people, because at the end of the day, fans, everybody is going to say that you're struggling, but the reality is that you're hitting the ball good, right at people. That doesn't count. Everybody wants results, right?"
The Tigers will now be without Martinez for a little while. He's set to go on the paternity list Friday, and he said after Thursday's game that his wife is having a cesarean section. Manager Brad Ausmus said Detroit would call up right-hander Buck Farmer.
Detroit took two of three from the Orioles. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run shot in the third, and the Tigers ended a streak of eight straight quality starts by Bundy (5-2) to begin the season. The Baltimore right-hander allowed six runs and eight hits in six innings.
Jordan Zimmermann (4-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, and three relievers finished for Detroit. Alex Wilson pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Seth Smith homered for the Orioles. Baltimore led 3-0 before J.D. Martinez tied it with his fifth home run in six games.
"I wasn't commanding the ball very well and they made me pay for it," Bundy said. "Three pitches I left up in the zone, and two of them they hit out of the park and it cost me today."
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera sat out with a strained oblique, and Baltimore's Manny Machado was out with a sore finger.
Jones hit a solo shot in the fifth to put the Orioles ahead 4-3, but after J.D. Martinez drew a one-out walk in the bottom half, Victor Martinez followed with a drive to right.
"He was obviously struggling early and slowly came around," Ausmus said. "Now he's actually driving the ball. He's hit a few home runs here lately, but he's hitting balls in the gaps. Even some of the outs are deep center field."
Alex Avila added an RBI double that inning to make it 6-4.
Smith's home run in the seventh cut the deficit in half, but Detroit's bullpen was able to hold on.
Davis opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, and Smith's RBI single in the second made it 3-0.
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
J.D. Martinez didn't play at all this season until last Friday, when he returned from a sprained foot. Since coming off the disabled list, he is 8 for 16 with five homers, 11 RBI, seven runs and nine walks.
"He rolled out of bed hot," Ausmus said. "I hope he doesn't cool down for another 4 1/2 months."
SLUMP
The Orioles have lost six of seven, although all six of those defeats were by one run.
"It seems like every time we do something offensively, we go out there and kind of give it back up," manager Buck Showalter said. "Those shut-down innings haven't been there for us and to get the opportunity to go back in the dugout and try to add on. It seems like we're always trying to dig ourselves out of a hole."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Smith was shaken up in the fifth when a ball he hit bounced up and hit him in the left side of the face while he was in the batter's box. He was able to stay in the game.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Baltimore starts a three-game home series against Toronto on Friday night. RHP Chris Tillman (1-0) starts for the Orioles against RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1).
Tigers: Detroit sends LHP Daniel Norris (2-2) to the mound against Texas RHP Nick Martinez (0-2) in the opener of a three-game set against the Rangers.
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Baltimore Orioles
Martinez hit a two-run homer off Dylan Bundy to put Detroit ahead in the fifth inning, and the Tigers went on to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. It was the second home run in three games for Martinez, who had gone deep only once previously on the season.
After a sluggish start, Martinez is hitting .360 in May.
"A little more luck, finding holes. That's it," he said. "You don't get paid just to put a good swing and hit the ball right at people, because at the end of the day, fans, everybody is going to say that you're struggling, but the reality is that you're hitting the ball good, right at people. That doesn't count. Everybody wants results, right?"
The Tigers will now be without Martinez for a little while. He's set to go on the paternity list Friday, and he said after Thursday's game that his wife is having a cesarean section. Manager Brad Ausmus said Detroit would call up right-hander Buck Farmer.
Detroit took two of three from the Orioles. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run shot in the third, and the Tigers ended a streak of eight straight quality starts by Bundy (5-2) to begin the season. The Baltimore right-hander allowed six runs and eight hits in six innings.
Jordan Zimmermann (4-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, and three relievers finished for Detroit. Alex Wilson pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Seth Smith homered for the Orioles. Baltimore led 3-0 before J.D. Martinez tied it with his fifth home run in six games.
"I wasn't commanding the ball very well and they made me pay for it," Bundy said. "Three pitches I left up in the zone, and two of them they hit out of the park and it cost me today."
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera sat out with a strained oblique, and Baltimore's Manny Machado was out with a sore finger.
Jones hit a solo shot in the fifth to put the Orioles ahead 4-3, but after J.D. Martinez drew a one-out walk in the bottom half, Victor Martinez followed with a drive to right.
"He was obviously struggling early and slowly came around," Ausmus said. "Now he's actually driving the ball. He's hit a few home runs here lately, but he's hitting balls in the gaps. Even some of the outs are deep center field."
Alex Avila added an RBI double that inning to make it 6-4.
Smith's home run in the seventh cut the deficit in half, but Detroit's bullpen was able to hold on.
Davis opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, and Smith's RBI single in the second made it 3-0.
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
J.D. Martinez didn't play at all this season until last Friday, when he returned from a sprained foot. Since coming off the disabled list, he is 8 for 16 with five homers, 11 RBI, seven runs and nine walks.
"He rolled out of bed hot," Ausmus said. "I hope he doesn't cool down for another 4 1/2 months."
SLUMP
The Orioles have lost six of seven, although all six of those defeats were by one run.
"It seems like every time we do something offensively, we go out there and kind of give it back up," manager Buck Showalter said. "Those shut-down innings haven't been there for us and to get the opportunity to go back in the dugout and try to add on. It seems like we're always trying to dig ourselves out of a hole."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Smith was shaken up in the fifth when a ball he hit bounced up and hit him in the left side of the face while he was in the batter's box. He was able to stay in the game.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Baltimore starts a three-game home series against Toronto on Friday night. RHP Chris Tillman (1-0) starts for the Orioles against RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1).
Tigers: Detroit sends LHP Daniel Norris (2-2) to the mound against Texas RHP Nick Martinez (0-2) in the opener of a three-game set against the Rangers.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Smith lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis homered to right (367 feet), Jones scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Kinsler to second. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J.D. Martinez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Flaherty singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to center, Flaherty to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith singled to right, Flaherty scored, Hardy to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Upton popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Avila flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Collins walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Jones flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Iglesias doubled to deep left. | 3 | 0 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to shortstop, Iglesias to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to center (403 feet), Iglesias and Castellanos scored. | 3 | 3 |
| V. Martínez flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Upton grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Schoop doubled to deep center. | 3 | 3 |
| Flaherty struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Joseph lined out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Avila doubled to deep right. | 3 | 3 |
| Collins struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Romine grounded out to first, Avila to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Iglesias walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Mancini grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones homered to left (357 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Trumbo grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez walked. | 4 | 3 |
| V. Martínez homered to right center (418 feet), J.D. Martinez scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Upton singled to shallow center. | 4 | 5 |
| Avila doubled to deep left, Upton scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Collins popped out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Romine flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Schoop popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Joseph lined out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Hardy relieved Zimmermann. | 4 | 6 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Smith homered to center (425 feet). | 5 | 6 |
| Greene relieved Hardy. | 5 | 6 |
| Mancini grounded out to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Castro relieved Bundy. | 5 | 6 |
| J.D. Martinez walked. | 5 | 6 |
| V. Martínez walked, J.D. Martinez to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Upton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, V. Martínez out at second, J.D. Martinez to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Avila flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | DET |
| Collins walked. | 5 | 6 |
| Romine sacrificed to third, Collins to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Collins caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Iglesias lined out to left. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | BAL | DET |
| A. Wilson relieved Greene. | 5 | 6 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| Hardy lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .310 | .392 | .524 |
| Mancini LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .287 | .310 | .553 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .273 | .320 | .416 |
| Davis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .267 | .384 | .527 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .242 | .287 | .373 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .281 | .329 | .481 |
| Flaherty 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .233 | .324 | .267 |
| Joseph C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .278 | .451 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .196 | .229 | .283 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 140 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Schoop (12, Zimmermann) HR: Davis (9, 1st inning off Zimmermann 1 on, 2 Out); Jones (6, 5th inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); Smith (4, 7th inning off Hardy 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Davis 2 (17), Smith 2 (10), Jones (17) 2-out RBI: Davis 2, Smith, Jones Orioles RISP: 1-5 (Flaherty 0-1, Smith 1-1, Mancini 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Hardy 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Davis-Hardy-Bundy, Hardy-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 32,455 (78.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 21 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - CB Bucknor, First Base - Manny Gonzalez, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Mark Carlson |
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