DETROIT -- The Tigers are not surprised by Miguel Cabrera's latest hot streak.
J.D. Martinez's recent stellar run, now that's something Detroit can be impressed with.
In his last 12 games before Saturday's rainout against the White Sox, Martinez was hitting .347 with nine homers and 19 RBI.
"Honestly, it just feels like I'm getting maybe one hit a game but it just happens to be a home run," said Martinez, who hit the go-ahead longball in the eighth inning of Friday night's 5-4 win. "So it's kind of one of those things right now where I can't explain it."
The teams will make up the game during a split-doubleheader Sept. 21.
Martinez got off to a slow start, his batting average dropping below .220 in early May and some to wonder if last year's .315 average and 23 homers were just a fluke.
He ended that talk by hitting .313 in his last 43 games, including 13 homers. He has 19 overall.
"He's put very consistent swings on the ball in the last few weeks," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He went through a stretch early in the season, I think it was in May, where he really scuffled for about 40 at-bats and now we're seeing the complete opposite."
The White Sox were pleased they would have one fewer game against Cabrera while he was on one of his torrid streaks.
In Cabrera's last 13 games, he is hitting .479 (23 for 48) with three homers, 14 RBI. He had three doubles against Chicago on Friday night.
"He's the best hitter in baseball," Ventura said after the game. "You know you aren't going to stop him, so you just try to keep the ball in the yard. ... He's the rare guy that, when he hits a single off of you, you just shrug and work with it.
"Unfortunately, he didn't hit many singles at all today," he added. "He never hits many singles."
ROTATION JUGGLING
Both teams fiddled with their rotations as the result of the unexpected off-day, especially with each club being off Monday.
John Danks had been scheduled to face Kyle Ryan on Saturday, but neither will pitch on Sunday. Instead both Sunday starters -- Jeff Samardzjia and David Price -- will stay in their spots in the rotation.
Chicago will use Chris Sale and Carlos Quintana Tuesday and Wednesday in St. Louis, while the Tigers will wait for the results of Justin Verlander's bullpen session earlier Saturday to decide on their rotation for a home series against Pittsburgh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: RHP Matt Albers started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday as he recovers from a broken pinkie on his pitching hand. Albers, who has been sidelined since April 20, threw a scoreless eighth inning in a 3-1 win.
Tigers: C Alex Avila (knee) went 1 for 3 in his first injury rehab game for Triple-A Toledo. Avila said that his legs felt good after catching, but the Tigers still plan to keep him with the Mud Hens for eight days, in order to build up his leg strength.
UP NEXT
The teams finish their abbreviated series on Sunday, with Samardzjia facing Price. Price is 5-5 with a 3.12 career ERA against Chicago, while Samardzjia ended a four-start slump by allowing two runs over seven innings in a June 23 win over the Twins.
HAIR BANTER
After the game's postponement, Cabrera took to Twitter to address Price's online ads for Head and Shoulders shampoo. Price's tweet mentioned that he was "100 (percent) Flake Free," and Cabrera responded "Flakes??? U are bald and have no hair! (hashtag)conspiracy"
J.D. Martinez's recent stellar run, now that's something Detroit can be impressed with.
In his last 12 games before Saturday's rainout against the White Sox, Martinez was hitting .347 with nine homers and 19 RBI.
"Honestly, it just feels like I'm getting maybe one hit a game but it just happens to be a home run," said Martinez, who hit the go-ahead longball in the eighth inning of Friday night's 5-4 win. "So it's kind of one of those things right now where I can't explain it."
The teams will make up the game during a split-doubleheader Sept. 21.
Martinez got off to a slow start, his batting average dropping below .220 in early May and some to wonder if last year's .315 average and 23 homers were just a fluke.
He ended that talk by hitting .313 in his last 43 games, including 13 homers. He has 19 overall.
"He's put very consistent swings on the ball in the last few weeks," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He went through a stretch early in the season, I think it was in May, where he really scuffled for about 40 at-bats and now we're seeing the complete opposite."
The White Sox were pleased they would have one fewer game against Cabrera while he was on one of his torrid streaks.
In Cabrera's last 13 games, he is hitting .479 (23 for 48) with three homers, 14 RBI. He had three doubles against Chicago on Friday night.
"He's the best hitter in baseball," Ventura said after the game. "You know you aren't going to stop him, so you just try to keep the ball in the yard. ... He's the rare guy that, when he hits a single off of you, you just shrug and work with it.
"Unfortunately, he didn't hit many singles at all today," he added. "He never hits many singles."
ROTATION JUGGLING
Both teams fiddled with their rotations as the result of the unexpected off-day, especially with each club being off Monday.
John Danks had been scheduled to face Kyle Ryan on Saturday, but neither will pitch on Sunday. Instead both Sunday starters -- Jeff Samardzjia and David Price -- will stay in their spots in the rotation.
Chicago will use Chris Sale and Carlos Quintana Tuesday and Wednesday in St. Louis, while the Tigers will wait for the results of Justin Verlander's bullpen session earlier Saturday to decide on their rotation for a home series against Pittsburgh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: RHP Matt Albers started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday as he recovers from a broken pinkie on his pitching hand. Albers, who has been sidelined since April 20, threw a scoreless eighth inning in a 3-1 win.
Tigers: C Alex Avila (knee) went 1 for 3 in his first injury rehab game for Triple-A Toledo. Avila said that his legs felt good after catching, but the Tigers still plan to keep him with the Mud Hens for eight days, in order to build up his leg strength.
UP NEXT
The teams finish their abbreviated series on Sunday, with Samardzjia facing Price. Price is 5-5 with a 3.12 career ERA against Chicago, while Samardzjia ended a four-start slump by allowing two runs over seven innings in a June 23 win over the Twins.
HAIR BANTER
After the game's postponement, Cabrera took to Twitter to address Price's online ads for Head and Shoulders shampoo. Price's tweet mentioned that he was "100 (percent) Flake Free," and Cabrera responded "Flakes??? U are bald and have no hair! (hashtag)conspiracy"
7:08PM,EDT,June 26,2015
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 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Eaton homered to right (385 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| LaRoche grounded out to pitcher, Ramírez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right center, Kinsler scored. | 1 | 1 |
| V. Martínez fouled out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Céspedes flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| García singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| García stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Gillaspie struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Flowers struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Sánchez lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Holaday singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Abreu homered to center (428 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| LaRoche grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Davis lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 1 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| García grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Gillaspie walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Flowers flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Céspedes grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| Castellanos singled to center, J.D. Martinez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Holaday struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Iglesias singled to left, J.D. Martinez scored, Castellanos to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Davis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Iglesias out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Eaton struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Kinsler singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera lined into double play, second to first, Kinsler doubled off first. | 2 | 2 |
| V. Martínez singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Céspedes tripled to deep right center, V. Martínez scored. | 2 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Abreu lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| LaRoche doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Cabrera tripled to right, LaRoche scored. | 3 | 3 |
| García struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Gillaspie grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Castellanos singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Holaday flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Castellanos out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Flowers homered to right (341 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Eaton grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Petricka pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Beckham at third base. | 4 | 3 |
| Petricka relieved Quintana. | 4 | 3 |
| Davis homered to left (405 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right. | 4 | 4 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Rondón relieved Sánchez. | 4 | 4 |
| Abreu fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| LaRoche struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Chicago | CHW | DET |
| Duke relieved Petricka. | 4 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to left (426 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Castellanos popped out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Holaday struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| Webb relieved Duke. | 4 | 5 |
| Iglesias popped out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | CHW | DET |
| Gose in center field. | 4 | 5 |
| Romine at third base. | 4 | 5 |
| Soria relieved Rondón. | 4 | 5 |
| García doubled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Shuck hit for Flowers. | 4 | 5 |
| Shuck singled to left, García to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Sánchez bunt popped out foul to first. | 4 | 5 |
| Eaton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Shuck out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Eaton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .252 | .319 | .383 |
| Ramírez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .219 | .243 | .290 |
| Abreu 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .290 | .341 | .493 |
| LaRoche DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .236 | .343 | .405 |
| Cabrera LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .248 | .291 | .297 |
| García RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .266 | .317 | .390 |
| Gillaspie 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .242 | .280 | .379 |
Beckham 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .219 | .286 | .350 |
| Flowers C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .211 | .264 | .349 |
a-Shuck PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | .350 | .310 |
| Sánchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .164 | .208 | .221 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 137 | |||
| a-singled to left for T Flowers in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: LaRoche (13, Sánchez); García (9, Soria) 3B: Cabrera (1, Sánchez) HR: Eaton (5, 1st inning off Sánchez 0 on, 0 Out); Abreu (13, 3rd inning off Sánchez 0 on, 2 Out); Flowers (5, 7th inning off Sánchez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Eaton (14), Abreu (41), Cabrera (25), Flowers (16) 2-out RBI: Abreu White Sox RISP: 2-11 (Sánchez 0-2, Shuck 1-1, García 0-1, Beckham 0-1, Eaton 0-1, Cabrera 1-2, Gillaspie 0-2, Flowers 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: García (3, 2nd base off Sánchez/Holaday) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Sánchez-Abreu, Sánchez-Ramírez-Abreu). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 38,455 (92.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Ripperger, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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