DETROIT -- If Anibal Sanchez is indeed turning his season around, Detroit's starting rotation suddenly looks a lot more imposing.
Sanchez was outstanding for a second straight start, throwing a two-hit shutout to lift the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Detroit has won six of eight after an eight-game losing streak that dropped the Tigers to .500.
The Tigers' starters haven't been as intimidating as in years past, but Detroit recently got Justin Verlander back from the disabled list, and Sanchez did not allow a base runner after the fourth inning Monday.
"Getting Ver, I think, was a big boost," manager Brad Ausmus said. "If we have the Anibal Sanchez we were hoping to see the rest of the way, then I think our starting rotation is very strong."
Sanchez (5-7) struck out seven without a walk. The right-hander did not get off to a good start this season, but his past two outings have been a major step in the right direction. He held the Chicago Cubs scoreless for 7 2/3 innings last Tuesday, and Monday's effort lowered his ERA to 4.65.
Cincinnati starter Jon Moscot had to leave the game in the first after dislocating his non-throwing shoulder while tagging out a runner. Pedro Villarreal (0-1) pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief and kept the Reds in the game, but Detroit scored four in the sixth off Nate Adcock.
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double and J.D. Martinez added a two-run homer in that inning.
Detroit is still in third place in the AL Central, but an effective Sanchez would be a big help as the Tigers try to win their fifth straight division crown. The Reds managed only two singles off Sanchez, who threw 112 pitches and faced one batter over the minimum.
It was the seventh shutout of Sanchez's career, but his first complete game since May 24, 2013, when he had a no-hit bid broken up in the ninth inning against Minnesota.
"I think right now more important is the team wins," Sanchez said. "It's not about my career or if I threw a complete game last year or two years ago. I think the more important thing is I feel really good, I'm healthy, and I'm going to continue to battle."
Moscot was making his third career start when Cabrera hit a comebacker with one out in the first. The right-hander caught Anthony Gose between second and third, and he chased the Detroit runner all the way back to second before diving forward to tag him. Moscot was slow getting up and had to leave the game.
"I've been a part of a season here or there where we've had a lot of injuries, but never anything like this back-to-back seasons," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He does everything right, freezes the runner and even makes a diving tag, and now he's going to be out for a while. That's really tough to see."
The Tigers opened the scoring with an unearned run in the fourth. Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-out double over Brennan Boesch's head in left. Then Martinez hit a grounder to third that Todd Frazier threw away. The play was scored a single and an error, and Cespedes scored.
After the Tigers added four runs in the sixth, Cespedes hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 6-0.
TOUGH BOUNCE
Reds C Tucker Barnhart was on deck when Eugenio Suarez fouled a pitch back and hit him. Barnhart was unhurt.
"I'm lucky it hit me in the chest -- I didn't have a chance on that one," Barnhart said. "I'll have a bruise, but that's it."
COURAGEOUS
Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr's grandson Chad was honored before the game at the ceremonial first pitch. He has been fighting a pediatric brain tumor.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Moscot's injury came on the same day Cincinnati put LHP Tony Cingrani on the DL with a strained left shoulder. That move was retroactive to Sunday. Reds SS Zack Cozart had surgery Monday on his right knee. His rehab is expected to begin Tuesday and will take approximately seven to nine months.
Tigers: Detroit reinstated RP Bruce Rondon (bicipital tendinitis) from the DL and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo.
UP NEXT
Detroit LHP Kyle Ryan (1-0) faces Cincinnati RHP Michael Lorenzen (1-2) on Tuesday night.
Sanchez was outstanding for a second straight start, throwing a two-hit shutout to lift the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Detroit has won six of eight after an eight-game losing streak that dropped the Tigers to .500.
The Tigers' starters haven't been as intimidating as in years past, but Detroit recently got Justin Verlander back from the disabled list, and Sanchez did not allow a base runner after the fourth inning Monday.
"Getting Ver, I think, was a big boost," manager Brad Ausmus said. "If we have the Anibal Sanchez we were hoping to see the rest of the way, then I think our starting rotation is very strong."
Sanchez (5-7) struck out seven without a walk. The right-hander did not get off to a good start this season, but his past two outings have been a major step in the right direction. He held the Chicago Cubs scoreless for 7 2/3 innings last Tuesday, and Monday's effort lowered his ERA to 4.65.
Cincinnati starter Jon Moscot had to leave the game in the first after dislocating his non-throwing shoulder while tagging out a runner. Pedro Villarreal (0-1) pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief and kept the Reds in the game, but Detroit scored four in the sixth off Nate Adcock.
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double and J.D. Martinez added a two-run homer in that inning.
Detroit is still in third place in the AL Central, but an effective Sanchez would be a big help as the Tigers try to win their fifth straight division crown. The Reds managed only two singles off Sanchez, who threw 112 pitches and faced one batter over the minimum.
It was the seventh shutout of Sanchez's career, but his first complete game since May 24, 2013, when he had a no-hit bid broken up in the ninth inning against Minnesota.
"I think right now more important is the team wins," Sanchez said. "It's not about my career or if I threw a complete game last year or two years ago. I think the more important thing is I feel really good, I'm healthy, and I'm going to continue to battle."
Moscot was making his third career start when Cabrera hit a comebacker with one out in the first. The right-hander caught Anthony Gose between second and third, and he chased the Detroit runner all the way back to second before diving forward to tag him. Moscot was slow getting up and had to leave the game.
"I've been a part of a season here or there where we've had a lot of injuries, but never anything like this back-to-back seasons," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He does everything right, freezes the runner and even makes a diving tag, and now he's going to be out for a while. That's really tough to see."
The Tigers opened the scoring with an unearned run in the fourth. Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-out double over Brennan Boesch's head in left. Then Martinez hit a grounder to third that Todd Frazier threw away. The play was scored a single and an error, and Cespedes scored.
After the Tigers added four runs in the sixth, Cespedes hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 6-0.
TOUGH BOUNCE
Reds C Tucker Barnhart was on deck when Eugenio Suarez fouled a pitch back and hit him. Barnhart was unhurt.
"I'm lucky it hit me in the chest -- I didn't have a chance on that one," Barnhart said. "I'll have a bruise, but that's it."
COURAGEOUS
Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr's grandson Chad was honored before the game at the ceremonial first pitch. He has been fighting a pediatric brain tumor.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Moscot's injury came on the same day Cincinnati put LHP Tony Cingrani on the DL with a strained left shoulder. That move was retroactive to Sunday. Reds SS Zack Cozart had surgery Monday on his right knee. His rehab is expected to begin Tuesday and will take approximately seven to nine months.
Tigers: Detroit reinstated RP Bruce Rondon (bicipital tendinitis) from the DL and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo.
UP NEXT
Detroit LHP Kyle Ryan (1-0) faces Cincinnati RHP Michael Lorenzen (1-2) on Tuesday night.
7:08PM,EDT,June 15,2015
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 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Phillips struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Schumaker grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Moscot pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Gose singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gose stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Gose out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Villarreal relieved Moscot. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Frazier singled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Pedro Villarreal pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Boesch grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Pedro Villarreal pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Iglesias singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Iglesias caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gose lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Schumaker grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto reached on bunt single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. Votto caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Villarreal pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez reached on infield single to third, Céspedes scored, J.D. Martinez to second on throwing error by third baseman Frazier. | 0 | 1 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Bruce flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Adcock relieved Villarreal. | 0 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Boesch struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Gose walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Gose stole second, Gose safe at third on throwing error by catcher Barnhart. | 0 | 1 |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep left, Gose and Kinsler scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to right (407 feet), Cabrera scored. | 0 | 5 |
| McCann lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Castellanos doubled to deep right. | 0 | 5 |
| Iglesias walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Schumaker struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Frazier grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| De Jesús at third base. | 0 | 5 |
| Dominguez at first base. | 0 | 5 |
| Badenhop relieved Adcock. | 0 | 5 |
| Gose lined out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Kinsler singled to left center. | 0 | 5 |
| Cabrera singled to center, Kinsler to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Céspedes singled to center, Kinsler scored, Cabrera to second. | 0 | 6 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | DET |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Iglesias singled to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Davis popped out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| Gose grounded into fielder's choice to second, Iglesias out at second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CIN | DET |
| Boesch fouled out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Hamilton flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .296 | .336 | .369 |
| Schumaker DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .217 | .301 | .315 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .299 | .398 | .554 |
De Jesús 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .318 | .667 |
| Frazier 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .289 | .357 | .599 |
Dominguez 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .625 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .209 | .320 | .389 |
| Suárez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .158 | .238 | .316 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .207 | .266 | .362 |
| Boesch LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .125 | .169 | .143 |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .221 | .263 | .305 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 112 | |||
| BATTING Reds RISP: 0-2 (Barnhart 0-1, Suárez 0-1) Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Frazier (8, 2nd base off Sánchez/McCann) CS: Votto (2, 2nd base by Sánchez/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Frazier (8, throw); Barnhart (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP MOSCOT (DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER) LEFT GAME BOT 1ST |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 29,884 (71.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
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