DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera crushed a home run that traveled so far it bounced all the way out of Comerica Park.
Justin Upton's long drives sent the Tigers home with a win.
Upton hit a liner over the left-field wall in the 12th inning for his second homer of the game, lifting Detroit past the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Monday night.
"There's been a lot of ballgames that I could've helped, but I didn't," said Upton, who entered the game batting just .234 with six homers and 28 RBI. "So to win it tonight for the guys was awesome."
Upton connected on a 2-2 pitch from Vidal Nuno (0-1) leading off the 12th. It was his first game-ending homer since 2013 with Atlanta against Washington.
Nuno had pitched two scoreless innings.
Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first that cleared a brick wall in left-center, bounced off a concrete concourse and into the street. The homer was estimated at 461 feet.
"Guys were just in awe," Upton said. "That ball, off the bat, you didn't know when it was going to land. He's hit a few like that. It's pretty impressive."
Upton's first homer of the night, a two-run shot that cleared a second tier of bushes beyond the center-field wall, gave Detroit a 7-6 lead in the seventh.
Anibal Sanchez (4-7) worked a scoreless inning for the win.
The Tigers struggled to hold leads all night long. But they turned four double plays, limiting the number of runs the Mariners scored.
"It seems strange to say when you score seven runs, but we know we left a lot out there," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "We had the double plays early, and then we had a lot of guys on base in the later innings, but could never get the one really big hit we needed."
Kyle Seager hit a solo homer in a four-run second that included Seth Smith's go-ahead, two-run single to put Seattle ahead 4-2.
Detroit went back ahead in the fourth on Cameron Maybin's two-run triple. But once again, the Tigers couldn't keep the lead. Adam Lind's two-run homer in the fifth gave the Mariners a 5-4 advantage. It was his ninth homer in 82 at-bats after going deep only once in his first 92 at-bats this season.
After Upton's first home run, Seattle tied it 7-all in the eighth on Leonys Martin's RBI single past a diving Cabrera at first base.
Both starting pitchers lasted five innings and combined to give up 11 runs.
Mike Pelfrey allowed 12 hits and six runs for the Tigers. Detroit's bullpen, which manager Brad Ausmus said before the game was "shot," had three relievers combine to give up one run over the next four innings.
Seattle's Nathan Karns yielded five runs on seven hits and three walks.
"We're probably lucky we got five innings out of him, and that's getting to be a pattern," Servais said. "We're asking our bullpen and offense to really pick up the starting pitching right now, and that's tough."
Upton connected off Nick Vincent in the seventh.
Joaquin Benoit, facing one of his former teams, allowed Cabrera and Victor Martinez to lead off the ninth with consecutive singles before shutting down the Tigers by getting Nick Castellanos to fly out, Upton to hit a popup and Mike Aviles to strike out.
"That was a crazy game," Servais said. "You had all the runs early, and then both teams got nice work from their bullpens."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Taijuan Walker left the team to have an MRI on his right foot after it bothered him during a five-inning, 88-pitch start Sunday in which he didn't give up a run in a 2-1 loss to Boston. Walker is scheduled to start Friday at home against St. Louis, but that outing might be in jeopardy.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP James Paxton (1-2, 2.86 ERA) starts the second game of the four-game series.
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (7-5, 3.87) will be on the mound, aiming to win his fourth straight outing.
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This story has been corrected to show Cabrera's homer went to left-center.
Seattle Mariners
Justin Upton's long drives sent the Tigers home with a win.
Upton hit a liner over the left-field wall in the 12th inning for his second homer of the game, lifting Detroit past the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Monday night.
"There's been a lot of ballgames that I could've helped, but I didn't," said Upton, who entered the game batting just .234 with six homers and 28 RBI. "So to win it tonight for the guys was awesome."
Upton connected on a 2-2 pitch from Vidal Nuno (0-1) leading off the 12th. It was his first game-ending homer since 2013 with Atlanta against Washington.
Nuno had pitched two scoreless innings.
Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first that cleared a brick wall in left-center, bounced off a concrete concourse and into the street. The homer was estimated at 461 feet.
"Guys were just in awe," Upton said. "That ball, off the bat, you didn't know when it was going to land. He's hit a few like that. It's pretty impressive."
Upton's first homer of the night, a two-run shot that cleared a second tier of bushes beyond the center-field wall, gave Detroit a 7-6 lead in the seventh.
Anibal Sanchez (4-7) worked a scoreless inning for the win.
The Tigers struggled to hold leads all night long. But they turned four double plays, limiting the number of runs the Mariners scored.
"It seems strange to say when you score seven runs, but we know we left a lot out there," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "We had the double plays early, and then we had a lot of guys on base in the later innings, but could never get the one really big hit we needed."
Kyle Seager hit a solo homer in a four-run second that included Seth Smith's go-ahead, two-run single to put Seattle ahead 4-2.
Detroit went back ahead in the fourth on Cameron Maybin's two-run triple. But once again, the Tigers couldn't keep the lead. Adam Lind's two-run homer in the fifth gave the Mariners a 5-4 advantage. It was his ninth homer in 82 at-bats after going deep only once in his first 92 at-bats this season.
After Upton's first home run, Seattle tied it 7-all in the eighth on Leonys Martin's RBI single past a diving Cabrera at first base.
Both starting pitchers lasted five innings and combined to give up 11 runs.
Mike Pelfrey allowed 12 hits and six runs for the Tigers. Detroit's bullpen, which manager Brad Ausmus said before the game was "shot," had three relievers combine to give up one run over the next four innings.
Seattle's Nathan Karns yielded five runs on seven hits and three walks.
"We're probably lucky we got five innings out of him, and that's getting to be a pattern," Servais said. "We're asking our bullpen and offense to really pick up the starting pitching right now, and that's tough."
Upton connected off Nick Vincent in the seventh.
Joaquin Benoit, facing one of his former teams, allowed Cabrera and Victor Martinez to lead off the ninth with consecutive singles before shutting down the Tigers by getting Nick Castellanos to fly out, Upton to hit a popup and Mike Aviles to strike out.
"That was a crazy game," Servais said. "You had all the runs early, and then both teams got nice work from their bullpens."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Taijuan Walker left the team to have an MRI on his right foot after it bothered him during a five-inning, 88-pitch start Sunday in which he didn't give up a run in a 2-1 loss to Boston. Walker is scheduled to start Friday at home against St. Louis, but that outing might be in jeopardy.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP James Paxton (1-2, 2.86 ERA) starts the second game of the four-game series.
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (7-5, 3.87) will be on the mound, aiming to win his fourth straight outing.
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This story has been corrected to show Cabrera's homer went to left-center.
7:10PM,EDT,June 20,2016
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 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Martín singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith singled to right center, Martín to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Smith out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Kinsler grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera homered to center (461 feet), Maybin scored. | 0 | 2 |
| V. Martínez walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos singled to left, V. Martínez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Moya grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Seager homered to right center (426 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Lind popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Iannetta singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Aoki singled to right, Iannetta to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte doubled to deep right, Iannetta scored, Aoki to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Martín struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith singled to right, Aoki and Marte scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Canó walked, Smith to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| McCann singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Iglesias doubled to left, McCann to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Kinsler hit by pitch. | 4 | 2 |
| Maybin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, McCann scored, Kinsler out at second, Iglesias to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Lind singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Iannetta singled to center, Lind to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Aoki grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Iannetta out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Marte reached on bunt single to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Martín struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Smith grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Marte out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Moya flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to center, McCann to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Kinsler lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Maybin tripled to deep center, McCann and Iglesias scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Canó grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Cruz singled to center. | 4 | 5 |
| Seager popped out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Lind homered to right (361 feet), Cruz scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Iannetta grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| Moya struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Ryan pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Ryan relieved Pelfrey. | 6 | 5 |
| Aoki grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| Marte safe at second on error by shortstop Iglesias. | 6 | 5 |
| Martín singled to left, Marte to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Aro pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Aro relieved Karns. | 6 | 5 |
| McCann walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Iglesias flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Maybin reached on infield single to pitcher, McCann to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Vincent relieved Aro. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Ryan pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Cruz grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Seager grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Lind flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Vincent pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Castellanos doubled to deep right. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton homered to center (446 feet), Castellanos scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Moya flied out to right. | 6 | 7 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Aviles in right field. | 6 | 7 |
| J. Wilson relieved Ryan. | 6 | 7 |
| Iannetta grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| Gutiérrez hit for Aoki. | 6 | 7 |
| Gutiérrez struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| Marte doubled to right. | 6 | 7 |
| Martín singled to right, Marte scored. | 7 | 7 |
| Lee hit for Smith. | 7 | 7 |
| Lee grounded into fielder's choice to second, Martín out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| O'Malley in left field. | 7 | 7 |
| Gutiérrez in right field. | 7 | 7 |
| Benoit relieved Vincent. | 7 | 7 |
| Iglesias grounded out to catcher. | 7 | 7 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 7 | 7 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Rodríguez relieved J. Wilson. | 7 | 7 |
| Canó grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 7 | 7 |
| V. Martínez singled to right, Cabrera to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Romine ran for Cabrera. | 7 | 7 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| Upton fouled out to catcher. | 7 | 7 |
| Aviles struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Romine at first base. | 7 | 7 |
| A. Wilson relieved Rodríguez. | 7 | 7 |
| Lind grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Gutiérrez singled to left. | 7 | 7 |
| Marte singled to right center, Gutiérrez to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Martín struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Nuño relieved Benoit. | 7 | 7 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| O'Malley doubled to right. | 7 | 7 |
| Canó intentionally walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Cruz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Canó out at second, O'Malley to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| V. Martínez singled to right center. | 7 | 7 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to third, V. Martínez out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | SEA | DET |
| Sánchez relieved A. Wilson. | 7 | 7 |
| Lind doubled to deep right. | 7 | 7 |
| Iannetta sacrificed to pitcher, Lind to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Gutiérrez grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Marte lined out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | SEA | DET |
| Upton homered to left center (410 feet). | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Seattle Mariners
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín CF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .264 | .333 | .462 |
| Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .270 | .375 | .414 |
a-Lee PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .287 | .326 | .541 |
O'Malley LF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .212 | .260 |
| Canó 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .297 | .351 | .555 |
| Cruz DH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .286 | .371 | .511 |
| Seager 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .269 | .351 | .504 |
| Lind 1B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .243 | .277 | .441 |
| Iannetta C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .242 | .338 | .396 |
| Aoki LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .246 | .322 | .316 |
b-Gutiérrez PH-RF
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .261 | .331 | .504 |
| Marte SS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .275 | .302 | .365 |
| Totals | 51 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 198 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for S Smith in the 8th b-struck out swinging for N Aoki in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Marte 2 (12, J. Wilson, Pelfrey); O'Malley (2, A. Wilson); Lind (5, Sánchez) HR: Seager (14, 2nd inning off Pelfrey 0 on, 0 Out); Lind (10, 5th inning off Pelfrey 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Seager (46), Marte (15), Smith 2 (27), Lind 2 (29), Martín (24) S: Iannetta 2-out RBI: Smith 2, Lind 2, Martín GIDP: Cruz 2, Aoki, Smith Mariners RISP: 4-16 (Cruz 0-3, Gutiérrez 0-1, Martín 2-4, Smith 1-2, Canó 0-2, Aoki 0-1, Marte 1-2, Seager 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Marte-Canó-Lind). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 27,670 (66.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:29 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
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