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 Ian Kinsler added two hits and an RBI while fellow All-Star
Victor Martinez also drove in a run for the Tigers, who lead Kansas
City by four games in the American League Central. Verlander (10-9)
lowered his ERA in 32 interleague starts to 2.73 after yielding two
runs and eight hits in eight innings as Detroit won for the second
time in seven games.
Wilin Rosario (two hits) and Josh Rutledge each drove in a run while
Nolan Arenado also contributed two hits as Colorado lost for the
fifth time in six contests and fell to 10-30 in its last 40 games.
Franklin Morales (5-6) allowed three runs and six hits while walking
four in six innings to remain winless in his last three starts.
The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the fifth as Bryan Holaday singled and
Eugenio Suarez chopped a double down the left-field line with one
out. Davis, who became Detroit's regular center fielder when Austin
Jackson was traded Thursday, laced a two-run single up the middle
and Kinsler followed with an RBI double to left.
Colorado scored twice in the seventh, when Justin Morneau and
Brandon Barnes led off with singles - with Morneau scoring on
Rosario's single to left and Barnes crossing the plate on a
fielder's choice grounder by Rutledge. Martinez's two-out RBI single
in the bottom half drove in Davis to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez prevented further damage in the
fifth, when he ended the frame with a circus catch of Martinez's fly
ball in foul territory against the side wall, but left the game with
what appeared to be a leg injury. ... Detroit RHP Joe Nathan retired
Charlie Blackmon on a fly ball with two on and two out in the ninth to
earn his 22nd save in 27 chances. ... Colorado 2B DJ LeMahieu, who
entered the game leading the majors with a .450 average in interleague
play this season, went 0-for-3.
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