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Turner, a first-round draft pick in 2009, posted an 8.53 ERA in three starts last year. He was named Detroit's top prospect by Baseball America earlier this year, and he acquitted himself fine in his return to the big leagues -- against his hometown team, too.
Turner grew up about 25 miles outside St. Louis, and current Cardinals manager Mike Matheny actually helped mentor him in high school.
"My parents came up for the game," Turner said. "I grew up rooting for the Cardinals, so it's kind of surreal to pitch against them."
After Turner departed, Octavio Dotel, Phil Coke, Brayan Villarreal and Benoit pitched the next five innings, holding the Cardinals to two hits and striking out six.
The Tigers are without closer Jose Valverde, who has an injured right wrist.
Daniel Descalso hit a leadoff double against Coke in the seventh, but the Cardinals couldn't get him home.
Detroit intentionally walked Beltran with first base open again in the 10th, and again the move worked. Craig popped out with men on first and second to end the threat.
Tigers catcher Alex Avila had a single in his return from a right hamstring injury.
NOTES: The Tigers optioned C Bryan Holaday to Toledo to make room for Avila. ... The Tigers announced a scoring change from a wacky play in a June 16 game against Colorado. The Rockies misplayed Miguel Cabrera's comebacker into a Little League-style home run, and although there were initially two errors charged on the play, Cabrera is now being credited with a single in addition to the two errors. ... Detroit now travels to Pittsburgh for a three-game series. Doug Fister (1-3) takes the mound Friday night for the Tigers against A.J. Burnett (7-2). ... St. Louis plays three games at Kansas City. Joe Kelly (0-0) starts for the Cardinals on Friday night against Vin Mazzaro (3-1).
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