The Detroit Tigers blasted the Cleveland Indians yesterday at Comerica Park with the Tigers triumphant 8 to 1. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Tigers tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (3.65 ERA) got the win, while Jeanmar Gomez (3.62 ERA) took the loss for the Indians. Justin Verlander went 8 solid innings for the Tigers, allowed 7 hits, one home run and one earned run with one walk and 8 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Tigers was Alfredo Figaro (10.80). The Indians’s starter Jeanmar Gomez went 3 innings, allowed 11 hits, no home runs and 7 earned runs with 3 walks and one strikeout. Frank Herrmann (4.13), Rafael Perez (3.17), Tony Sipp (4.72), and Chris Perez (2.17) also pitched for the Indians. With the win, Verlander’s record goes to 14-8, while Gomez falls to 3-2.
In addition to the 8 runs, the Tigers managed 12 hits and committed no errors. Will Rhymes led the Tigers in hitting with 4 hits, followed by Austin Jackson’s 2 hits. Johnny Damon had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. Shin-Soo Choo had the most hits for the Indians (3), followed by Lou Marson (1). The Indians mustered one run, 7 hits and 2 errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Tony Randazzo, Paul Nauert, Brian Gorman and Ted Barrett. There were 35,104 Tigers ticket holders in attendance at Comerica Park.