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 Montero's bases-loaded, two-out single drove in two runs in the
eighth inning to lift the Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the
Detroit Tigers at Chase Field.
"I was just trying to stay through the middle," said Montero, who
hit an 0-2 pitch. "The first two pitches got on me real quick. I
wasn't ready, even though I thought I was ready. I can't let that
fastball sneak by me again."
Detroit reliever Phil Coke (1-2) walked center fielder Ender
Inciarte and left fielder David Peralta with one out and a 4-3 lead,
and reliever Al Alburquerque walked first baseman Paul Goldschmidt
on four pitches with runners on first and second to bring up
Montero.
"I was trying to get a hit. Not hit a homer. Get a hit," said
Montero, who leads major league catchers with 58 RBIs.
"Three walks in that inning killed us," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus
said.
Arizona second baseman Aaron Hill homered and had three RBIs as the
Diamondbacks (44-57) won for the fourth time in five games and moved
percentage points past San Diego into third place in the NL West.
The D-backs had never been higher than fourth place this season, and
they had been as high as fourth only once, on April 1.
"I don't care about that. I just want to win games," Arizona manager
Kirk Gibson said.
Right fielder Torii Hunter gave Detroit a 4-3 lead with a two-run
single with one out in the eighth inning before left-hander Eury De
La Rosa (2-0) struck out two to get out of the inning.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler and third baseman Miguel Cabrera singled
to open the eighth inning before Kinsler was thrown out at the plate
on a grounder to Goldschmidt.
J.D. Martinez hit a line drive that struck right-hander Brad Ziegler
in the middle of the chest for a single to load the bases before
Hunter's single to center. De La Rosa replaced Ziegler, who left in
obvious pain.
Hill hit his eighth home of the season in the first inning and
followed Peralta's triples in the third and sixth innings with RBIs
-- a sacrifice fly in the third and a groundout in the sixth.
Peralta, a rookie, scored three times and tied a franchise record
with two triples in a game.
Addison Reed pitched the ninth inning for his 24th save, his third
in three appearances in the first five games of the homestand.
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Cabrera had two hits and an RBI for Detroit (55-42), which has lost
five of seven but still has the best road record in the majors at
29-17.
Kinsler and center fielder Austin Jackson had two hits apiece, and
Jackson scored twice.
Rookie right-hander Chase Anderson, pitching for the time since July
7 as Arizona attempts to keep a close eye on his innings, gave up
five hits and two runs in six innings. He struck out five.
Detroit starter Rick Porcello gave up three runs on five hits in
seven innings. He struck out five, did not walk a batter and used
only 77 pitches.
In the eighth inning, Gibson intentionally walked shortstop Eugenio
Suarez with two outs and runners on second and third to force
Porcello out of the game for a pinch hitter.
"Ricky did an excellent job," Ausmus said. "He was good. He was
efficient. He kept the balls down for the most part. He pitched a
great game. If it wasn't for the National League format he probably
would have been back out there."
NOTES: Arizona OF Cody Ross was placed on the disabled list Tuesday
with a left calf strain that had been nagging him since the All-Star
break. Ross is hitting 358 in his last 25 games, mostly in spot
duty. OF Alfredo Marte was recalled from Triple-A Reno to fill the
roster. ... Detroit RHP Joba Chamberlain leads the American League
with 20 holds, and he has not been scored upon in 26 of his last 28
games. ... With five strikeouts Monday, RHP Justin Verlander passed
LHP Hal Newhouser into third place in franchise history with 1,772.
LHP Mickey Lolich (2,679) and RHP Jack Morris (1,980) are the top
two. ... 1B/3B Miguel Cabrera has 364 multiple-hit games since
joining the Tigers in 2008, tying SS Dick McAuliffe for 13th in
franchise history.
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