Cabrera powers Tigers to romp over Marlins
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs and Daniel Norris struck out a career-high eight batters as the Detroit Tigers cruised past the Miami Marlins 10-3 on Wednesday at Comerica Park.
Cabrera and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who also homered, had three hits apiece for the Tigers, who finished 6-3 on their nine-game homestand. They play 11 consecutive road games prior to the All-Star break.
Steven Moya added a solo shot, Victor Martinez had two hits and two RBIs and Ian Kinsler contributed two hits and three runs scored. Norris (1-0), making his second start of the season, gave up two runs on eight hits in five innings while notching the victory.
Martin Prado had four hits and scored a run for Miami while Adeiny Hechavarria added an RBI triple. Ichiro Suzuki continued to close in on 3,000 hits with two singles and an RBI. Suzuki now has 2,988 major-league hits.
Tom Koehler (6-7) allowed five runs on eight hits in three innings to take the loss.
The Tigers batted around in the first inning while grabbing a 4-0 lead. Detroit loaded the bases on two singles and a hit batter before Martinez knocked in two runs with a single past first baseman Chris Johnson. After a walk, Justin Upton singled to make it 3-0 and Saltalamacchia added a sacrifice fly before Koehler got the final out during his 45-pitch inning.
Miami responded with two runs in the second, including Hechavarria's one-out, RBI triple. Suzuki's two-out single knocked in Hechavarria.
Cabrera's run-scoring single in the second forced Koehler to duck out of the way.
Reliever Dustin McGowan only needed to turn and watch on Cabrera's next swing. Cabrera launched his team-best 18th homer well beyond the left-center field wall to make it 6-2 in the third.
Moya and Saltalamacchia drilled back-to-back homers to right off McGowan in the fifth.
Johnson brought in Miami's third run in the seventh with a two-out single. Cameron Maybin and Cabrera drove in Detroit's final two runs in the eighth.
NOTES: The Tigers recalled the injury rehab assignment of RHP Warwick Saupold and he will remain on the 15-day disabled list. Saupold was placed on the DL with a right groin strain on June 1. He will travel with the Tigers to Florida and work out at the team's spring training facility in Lakeland before beginning another rehab assignment. ... Both teams begin four-game road series on Thursday. The Marlins face the Atlanta Braves, who have a 6-2 record against Miami this season, while Detroit matches up with Tampa Bay. The Tigers are 2-1 against the Rays this season. ... Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera's three-run home run against Miami on Tuesday made him the 50th player in major league history to homer against all 30 teams. ... Marlins RF Ichiro Suzuki's two hits on Tuesday moved him past Sam Rice for 30th place on MLB's all-time hit list.