DETROIT -- David Peralta had no intention of falling behind Detroit closer Justin Wilson in the ninth inning of Tuesday's tie game between the Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Peralta led off and swung at Wilson's first pitch, hitting a solo home run to left center and lifting the Diamondbacks to a 7-6 win.
"Always aggressive. That's it, man," said Peralta, who finished with three hits, capped by his sixth homer of the season. "I was looking for a fastball, so if he made a mistake, I'd be ready to make him pay."
The Diamondbacks, who improved to 8-1 in interleague games, gave starter Zack Greinke a 6-0 lead in the third inning before the Tigers rallied for six runs in the sixth to tie it.
"This does show what kind of team we are. We never give up," Peralta said. "We're good and I think we're showing people that."
Arizona reliever Archie Bradley (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win and Fernando Rodney had a perfect ninth for his 17th save. Greinke went 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, all unearned, and five hits.
"That's what these guys do. They find ways to win games," said Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "Although it was a very frustrating sixth inning, we caught our breath and came up big."
Wilson (2-2) took the loss after allowing the homer to Peralta. Starter Buck Farmer went 2 1/3 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits. He was 2-0 and had gone 13 straight scoreless innings before Tuesday.
"It was location," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of Farmer. "The balls that were hit out were in the middle of the plate. He wasn't going to go through the entire season without giving up a run. It was bound to happen."
The Diamondbacks jumped on Farmer early, scoring twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Chris Owings and Brandon Drury.
Arizona added four runs in the third on two-run homers by Paul Goldschmidt and Drury, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-0 advantage.
"For a game that looked like it was going entirely the Diamondbacks way, I thought we did a good job of turning it around," Ausmus said.
The Tigers fought back in the sixth, with help from a throwing error on shortstop Owings, who tried to turn a double play on Alex Avila's ground ball but threw the ball into left field. Ian Kinsler scored on the error and Avila went to second.
Miguel Cabrera followed with an RBI double, then J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer to make it 6-4. Alex Presley and Jose Iglesias added RBI singles to tie the score.
"It was frustrating," Greinke said of the sixth inning. "I've got to make good pitches. I made a bad one to J.D. Martinez and walked (Justin) Upton on some non-competitive pitches. I didn't do the job to get out of the inning."
IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE
Former Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez, who was demoted earlier this season after struggling, showed he can still be an effective reliever in the seventh inning. After Peralta led off with a double against Tigers pitcher Chad Bell, Rodriguez entered in a 6-6 game. He struck out Goldschmidt swinging, forced a ground out from Jake Lamb and got Owings to fly out to center.
"I want to continue to get him into higher leverage situations," Ausmus said. "We're a lot better team when he's pitching in those situations successfully."
TRAINING ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF A.J. Pollock (strained right groin) will resume running bases this week and the Diamondbacks would like him to play a few minor league rehab games before rejoining the team. He has been on the DL since the middle of May.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer underwent an MRI last weekend after feeling pinching in his right shoulder during his last couple starts. The MRI indicated shoulder bursitis and he received a cortisone shot. Fulmer, who played catch on Monday and Tuesday, is scheduled to start on Saturday against Tamp Bay.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (4-3, 3.46 ERA) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day DL after suffering a blister on his right hand. Walker, who won his last start against the Padres on May 19, will face the Tigers in a 7:10 p.m. start on Wednesday.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.72) is expected to start against the Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Peralta led off and swung at Wilson's first pitch, hitting a solo home run to left center and lifting the Diamondbacks to a 7-6 win.
"Always aggressive. That's it, man," said Peralta, who finished with three hits, capped by his sixth homer of the season. "I was looking for a fastball, so if he made a mistake, I'd be ready to make him pay."
The Diamondbacks, who improved to 8-1 in interleague games, gave starter Zack Greinke a 6-0 lead in the third inning before the Tigers rallied for six runs in the sixth to tie it.
"This does show what kind of team we are. We never give up," Peralta said. "We're good and I think we're showing people that."
Arizona reliever Archie Bradley (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win and Fernando Rodney had a perfect ninth for his 17th save. Greinke went 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, all unearned, and five hits.
"That's what these guys do. They find ways to win games," said Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "Although it was a very frustrating sixth inning, we caught our breath and came up big."
Wilson (2-2) took the loss after allowing the homer to Peralta. Starter Buck Farmer went 2 1/3 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits. He was 2-0 and had gone 13 straight scoreless innings before Tuesday.
"It was location," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of Farmer. "The balls that were hit out were in the middle of the plate. He wasn't going to go through the entire season without giving up a run. It was bound to happen."
The Diamondbacks jumped on Farmer early, scoring twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Chris Owings and Brandon Drury.
Arizona added four runs in the third on two-run homers by Paul Goldschmidt and Drury, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-0 advantage.
"For a game that looked like it was going entirely the Diamondbacks way, I thought we did a good job of turning it around," Ausmus said.
The Tigers fought back in the sixth, with help from a throwing error on shortstop Owings, who tried to turn a double play on Alex Avila's ground ball but threw the ball into left field. Ian Kinsler scored on the error and Avila went to second.
Miguel Cabrera followed with an RBI double, then J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer to make it 6-4. Alex Presley and Jose Iglesias added RBI singles to tie the score.
"It was frustrating," Greinke said of the sixth inning. "I've got to make good pitches. I made a bad one to J.D. Martinez and walked (Justin) Upton on some non-competitive pitches. I didn't do the job to get out of the inning."
IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE
Former Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez, who was demoted earlier this season after struggling, showed he can still be an effective reliever in the seventh inning. After Peralta led off with a double against Tigers pitcher Chad Bell, Rodriguez entered in a 6-6 game. He struck out Goldschmidt swinging, forced a ground out from Jake Lamb and got Owings to fly out to center.
"I want to continue to get him into higher leverage situations," Ausmus said. "We're a lot better team when he's pitching in those situations successfully."
TRAINING ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF A.J. Pollock (strained right groin) will resume running bases this week and the Diamondbacks would like him to play a few minor league rehab games before rejoining the team. He has been on the DL since the middle of May.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer underwent an MRI last weekend after feeling pinching in his right shoulder during his last couple starts. The MRI indicated shoulder bursitis and he received a cortisone shot. Fulmer, who played catch on Monday and Tuesday, is scheduled to start on Saturday against Tamp Bay.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (4-3, 3.46 ERA) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day DL after suffering a blister on his right hand. Walker, who won his last start against the Padres on May 19, will face the Tigers in a 7:10 p.m. start on Wednesday.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.72) is expected to start against the Diamondbacks.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Blanco singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. Blanco caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb singled to left, Goldschmidt to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings reached on bunt single to third, Goldschmidt scored, Lamb to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury singled to right, Lamb scored, Owings to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Avila walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out looking. Avila caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Peralta singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left center (391 feet), Peralta scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Lamb doubled to deep center. | 4 | 0 |
| Owings popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Drury homered to left (388 feet), Lamb scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Bell relieved Farmer. | 6 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Fuentes struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Presley grounded out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Kinsler popped out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bell pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Blanco flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Avila grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| V. Martínez lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bell pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Goldschmidt singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Goldschmidt out at second. | 6 | 0 |
| Owings lined out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 0 |
| Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Presley grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bell pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Drury doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 0 |
| Descalso flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Fuentes reached on infield single to first, Drury to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Mathis walked, Fuentes to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Blanco grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Mathis out at second. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Iglesias grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Kinsler singled to right center. | 6 | 0 |
| Avila grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kinsler scored on throwing error by shortstop Owings. | 6 | 1 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right center, Avila scored. | 6 | 2 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to left center (446 feet), Cabrera scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Upton walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Hoover relieved Greinke. | 6 | 4 |
| Castellanos singled to center, Upton to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Presley singled to center, Upton scored, Castellanos to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Iglesias singled to right center, Castellanos scored, Iglesias to second, Presley to second, Presley to third advancing on throw. | 6 | 6 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bell pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| Peralta doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 6 |
| Rodríguez relieved Bell. | 6 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Lamb grounded out to second, Peralta to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Owings lined out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Chafin relieved Hoover. | 6 | 6 |
| Avila grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right. | 6 | 6 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second, Cabrera to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Bracho relieved Chafin. | 6 | 6 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| A. Wilson relieved Rodríguez. | 6 | 6 |
| Drury doubled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Descalso walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Fuentes singled to right, Drury to third, Descalso to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Herrmann hit for Mathis. | 6 | 6 |
| Herrmann grounded into double play, first to catcher to first, Drury out at home, Descalso to third, Fuentes to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Blanco flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Herrmann catching. | 6 | 6 |
| Bradley relieved Bracho. | 6 | 6 |
| Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Presley walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | ARI | DET |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 6 | 6 |
| Peralta homered to left center (386 feet). | 7 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt popped out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Lamb walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Lamb stole second. | 7 | 6 |
| Owings popped out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Drury grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | DET |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 7 | 6 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .266 | .376 | .380 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .319 | .369 | .478 |
| Goldschmidt DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .323 | .447 | .599 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .280 | .376 | .564 |
| Owings SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .295 | .329 | .463 |
| Drury 2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .296 | .342 | .505 |
| Descalso 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .212 | .326 | .389 |
| Fuentes CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .226 | .250 | .306 |
| Mathis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .150 | .190 | .280 |
a-Herrmann PH-C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .165 | .276 | .396 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 174 | |||
| a-grounded to catcher for J Mathis in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Lamb (13, Farmer); Drury 2 (17, A. Wilson, Bell); Peralta (13, Bell) HR: Goldschmidt (15, 3rd inning off Farmer 1 on, 0 Out); Drury (8, 3rd inning off Farmer 1 on, 1 Out); Peralta (6, 9th inning off J. Wilson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Owings (38), Drury 3 (28), Goldschmidt 2 (53), Peralta (18) 2-out RBI: Owings, Drury GIDP: Lamb, Blanco, Herrmann Diamondbacks RISP: 5-16 (Lamb 0-1, Blanco 0-2, Herrmann 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1, Owings 1-4, Drury 2-3, Descalso 0-2, Fuentes 2-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Lamb (4, 2nd base off J. Wilson/Avila) CS: Blanco (1, 2nd base by Farmer/Avila) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Owings (10, throw) DP: 1 (Mathis-Drury). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 25,119 (60.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:48 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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