Candelario lifts Tigers past Cards for doubleheader split
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[September 11, 2020]
Jeimer Candelario drove in three
runs as the visiting Detroit Tigers rallied for a 6-3 victory over
the St. Louis Cardinals to earn a split of their doubleheader
Thursday.
The Cardinals (19-18) won the first game 12-2.
The Tigers (20-23) erased a 3-1 deficit in the second game with a
five-run seventh inning, Candelario's two-run single putting them
ahead for good.
Tigers reliever Jose Cisnero (2-2) earned the victory with 1 1/3
innings of one-hit relief and Bryan Garcia closed out the seventh to
earn his second save.
Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos (1-2) suffered the loss after
allowing three runs in the seventh without retiring a batter.
Cardinals starting pitcher Austin Gomber threw three scoreless
innings before needing help from reliever Alex Reyes in the fourth
inning.
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Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann made his first start of
the season after recovering from a forearm strain suffered during
the summer camp. He allowed just one unearned run in three innings
giving up four hits, walking one and striking out two.
The Cardinals opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning.
Paul DeJong hit a leadoff single, moved to third on third baseman
Sergio Alcantara's error and scored on Matt Carpenter's single into
center field.
Carpenter struck again in the fourth inning with a RBI double to put
the Cardinals up 2-0.
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Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (22) pitches during the
fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Busch Stadium. Mandatory
Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
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In the fifth inning, Tommy Edman blasted a solo homer to the third
deck in left field to expand the Cardinals' lead to 3-0.
Candelario ripped a solo homer in the sixth off reliever Genesis
Cabrera to cut the lead to 3-1.
In the seventh, Alcantara walked, Victor Reyes singled and Jonathan
Schoop hit a RBI single off Gallegos -- who then left the game with
a groin injury.
Ryan Helsley relieved Gallegos and walked Miguel Cabrera to load the
bases. Candelario then hit his single to put the Tigers ahead 4-3
and Jorge Bonifacio smashed a two-run homer two batters later for
the final margin.
--Field Level Media
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