DETROIT -- Manager Brad Ausmus stayed with Michael Fulmer, and it worked out quite well for the Detroit Tigers.
Fulmer pitched eight innings, Victor Martinez homered and Detroit snapped San Francisco's six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday.
Fulmer, who won the AL Rookie of the Year award last season, yielded a tying two-run homer to Brandon Crawford in the seventh, but Ausmus never considered pulling him.
"He's earned that respect," Ausmus said. "He's been one of our best pitchers since the day he arrived and I wanted him on the mound."
The Tigers responded with two runs in the bottom half on Justin Upton's two-out, two-run single. Fulmer worked a perfect eighth and Justin Wilson got three outs for ninth save.
"It was huge to get a chance to finish the seventh and go back out for the eighth," said Fulmer, who was named an All-Star for the first time on Sunday. "The offense picked me up and we got a big win."
Fulmer (8-6) allowed two homers for the first time this season.
"We had a lot of good, hard contact," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We hit a lot of deep fly balls that didn't go out. That's this park -- it holds balls in."
Upton, who missed the previous three games with soreness in his side, went 3 for 3. Nicholas Castellanos also drove in a run for Detroit with a sacrifice fly.
Upton's big day helped make up for the loss of slugger Miguel Cabrera, who left after six innings due to left hip tightness. Ausmus said he expects Cabrera to play on Wednesday night.
"It's the same thing that has been bothering him," he said. "It tightened up a little, but I'll be shocked if he's not right back out there."
San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain (3-8) surrendered five runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He dropped to 0-7 in nine starts since beating the Dodgers on May 15.
"We've all been searching for wins, so I'm not going to have a pity party," he said. "This was a tough one, because our guys battled back and we couldn't pull it off."
The Giants jumped in front on Hunter Pence's two-out solo homer over the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center in the first. The drive ended Fulmer's homerless streak at 73 2/3 innings -- the longest active streak in the majors.
Martinez connected in the second and hit an RBI single in the fourth for a 2-1 Tigers lead.
The Giants flew out to the warning track four times in the first four innings, but only managed two hits. Fulmer's command improved as the game went on, and he began to dominate in the middle innings.
"I really wasn't comfortable early, and I was ending up in a lot of 2-0 and 2-1 counts," he said. "I did some mental drills in the dugout between innings and I ended up finding the bottom of the strike zone again."
San Francisco rallied in the seventh. Brandon Belt doubled with one out and Crawford followed with a drive to right for his seventh homer, tying it at 3.
NOT BAD AT ALL
Wilson is 2-2 with eight saves in nine chances since taking over the closer's role in early May.
"I've just tried to treat it like I would any role in the bullpen," he said. "I want to excel, and I want to keep the job."
PAINFUL MEMORIES FOR TIGERS FANS
The Giants are the only team to clinch a World Series at Comerica Park, which opened in 2001. Cain started Game 4 for the Giants, who finished off a sweep of Detroit with a 4-3 win on Oct. 28, 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: INF Eduardo Nunez (hamstring) was taking ground balls before the game. Nunez played one minor league game on June 30, but didn't feel comfortable. He's now undergoing treatment with the Giants and no return date has been set.
Tigers: OF Jim Adduci (oblique) is close to 100 percent, but will remain with Triple-A Toledo to continue getting at-bats and playing center field.
UP NEXT
Giants: LHP Ty Blach (5-5, 4.60 ERA) will make the 14th start of his career in the second game of the series on Wednesday. Blach made his only interleague start on June 13, giving up seven runs to the Kansas City Royals in an 8-1 loss.
Tigers: RHP Daniel Norris (4-6, 5.00 ERA) pitches for the Tigers on Wednesday. He has never faced the Giants, but is 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA in five interleague appearances, including four starts.
Fulmer pitched eight innings, Victor Martinez homered and Detroit snapped San Francisco's six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday.
Fulmer, who won the AL Rookie of the Year award last season, yielded a tying two-run homer to Brandon Crawford in the seventh, but Ausmus never considered pulling him.
"He's earned that respect," Ausmus said. "He's been one of our best pitchers since the day he arrived and I wanted him on the mound."
The Tigers responded with two runs in the bottom half on Justin Upton's two-out, two-run single. Fulmer worked a perfect eighth and Justin Wilson got three outs for ninth save.
"It was huge to get a chance to finish the seventh and go back out for the eighth," said Fulmer, who was named an All-Star for the first time on Sunday. "The offense picked me up and we got a big win."
Fulmer (8-6) allowed two homers for the first time this season.
"We had a lot of good, hard contact," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We hit a lot of deep fly balls that didn't go out. That's this park -- it holds balls in."
Upton, who missed the previous three games with soreness in his side, went 3 for 3. Nicholas Castellanos also drove in a run for Detroit with a sacrifice fly.
Upton's big day helped make up for the loss of slugger Miguel Cabrera, who left after six innings due to left hip tightness. Ausmus said he expects Cabrera to play on Wednesday night.
"It's the same thing that has been bothering him," he said. "It tightened up a little, but I'll be shocked if he's not right back out there."
San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain (3-8) surrendered five runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He dropped to 0-7 in nine starts since beating the Dodgers on May 15.
"We've all been searching for wins, so I'm not going to have a pity party," he said. "This was a tough one, because our guys battled back and we couldn't pull it off."
The Giants jumped in front on Hunter Pence's two-out solo homer over the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center in the first. The drive ended Fulmer's homerless streak at 73 2/3 innings -- the longest active streak in the majors.
Martinez connected in the second and hit an RBI single in the fourth for a 2-1 Tigers lead.
The Giants flew out to the warning track four times in the first four innings, but only managed two hits. Fulmer's command improved as the game went on, and he began to dominate in the middle innings.
"I really wasn't comfortable early, and I was ending up in a lot of 2-0 and 2-1 counts," he said. "I did some mental drills in the dugout between innings and I ended up finding the bottom of the strike zone again."
San Francisco rallied in the seventh. Brandon Belt doubled with one out and Crawford followed with a drive to right for his seventh homer, tying it at 3.
NOT BAD AT ALL
Wilson is 2-2 with eight saves in nine chances since taking over the closer's role in early May.
"I've just tried to treat it like I would any role in the bullpen," he said. "I want to excel, and I want to keep the job."
PAINFUL MEMORIES FOR TIGERS FANS
The Giants are the only team to clinch a World Series at Comerica Park, which opened in 2001. Cain started Game 4 for the Giants, who finished off a sweep of Detroit with a 4-3 win on Oct. 28, 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: INF Eduardo Nunez (hamstring) was taking ground balls before the game. Nunez played one minor league game on June 30, but didn't feel comfortable. He's now undergoing treatment with the Giants and no return date has been set.
Tigers: OF Jim Adduci (oblique) is close to 100 percent, but will remain with Triple-A Toledo to continue getting at-bats and playing center field.
UP NEXT
Giants: LHP Ty Blach (5-5, 4.60 ERA) will make the 14th start of his career in the second game of the series on Wednesday. Blach made his only interleague start on June 13, giving up seven runs to the Kansas City Royals in an 8-1 loss.
Tigers: RHP Daniel Norris (4-6, 5.00 ERA) pitches for the Tigers on Wednesday. He has never faced the Giants, but is 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA in five interleague appearances, including four starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence homered to right (413 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Posey grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Kinsler fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Belt lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Crawford lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Hwang walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Hundley lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| J.D. Martinez popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| V. Martínez homered to right (370 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Mahtook lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Slater struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Span grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Panik singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Pence flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Avila lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Posey flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Belt flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Crawford struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Upton walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to deep right, Upton to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| V. Martínez singled to right, Upton scored, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Castellanos hit sacrifice fly to center, Cabrera scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Mahtook popped out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Hwang flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Slater grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Iglesias popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Kinsler popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Span popped out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Panik struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Upton doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera flied out to center, Upton to third. | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Romine at first base. | 1 | 3 |
| Posey lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Belt doubled to deep center. | 1 | 3 |
| Crawford homered to right (351 feet), Belt scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Hwang flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Hundley singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Slater grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hundley out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Castellanos singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Mahtook reached on infield single to shortstop, Castellanos to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Iglesias bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Castellanos out at third, Mahtook to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Kontos relieved Cain. | 3 | 3 |
| Kinsler fouled out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Avila singled to shallow right center, Mahtook to third, Iglesias to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Upton singled to left, Mahtook and Iglesias scored, Avila thrown out at third. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| Span grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Panik grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| Pence grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Crick pitching for San Francisco | SF | DET |
| Crick relieved Kontos. | 3 | 5 |
| Romine grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | SF | DET |
| J. Wilson relieved Fulmer. | 3 | 5 |
| Posey flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Crawford grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .288 | .337 | .442 |
| Panik 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .277 | .340 | .400 |
| Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .260 | .309 | .370 |
| Posey DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .410 | .513 |
| Belt 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .235 | .343 | .464 |
| Crawford SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .229 | .270 | .372 |
| Hwang 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .286 | .375 | .571 |
| Hundley C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .252 | .275 | .412 |
| Slater LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .308 | .357 | .462 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 117 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Belt (15, Fulmer) HR: Pence (6, 1st inning off Fulmer 0 on, 2 Out); Crawford (7, 7th inning off Fulmer 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Pence (31), Crawford 2 (40) 2-out RBI: Pence Giants RISP: 1-1 (Crawford 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Slater (Avila at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CABRERA (LEFT HIP SORENESS) LEFT GAME TOP 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 32,514 (78.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:23 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mike Muchlinski |
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