Tigers 12, Mariners 5
SEATTLE -- The Detroit Tigers erupted for 19 hits, including four solo home runs, and they hammered the Seattle Mariners 12-5 Monday night.
Detroit (42-40) homered four times off Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma before doing most of its damage against the Mariners' bullpen in the sixth and seventh innings.
The Tigers piled up nine hits off relievers Mayckol Gauipe and David Rollins, going 11-for-13 during one stretch while including the back-to-back hits Iwakuma allowed to open the sixth. They scored nine times to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 12-5 lead.
Detroit starter Alfredo Simon (8-5) had a shaky outing but earned the win. He allowed eight hits and five runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez continued his hot streak, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Designated hitter Victor Martinez and third baseman Nick Castellanos each went 4-for-5 with a home run. Castellanos drove in four runs.
Left fielder Yoenis Cespedes also homered, and six Detroit players had multiple hits. The 19 hits were one short of the Tigers' season high.
Seattle (38-45) had not allowed more than 16 hits in a nine-inning game this season before Monday's outbreak.
Second baseman Robinson Cano had two hits for the Mariners, while first baseman Logan Morrison hit his 11th homer of the season, a three-run shot in the fifth that gave the Mariners a 5-3 lead.
Iwakuma, making his first appearance since May 20 after coming off the disabled list earlier in the day, gave up five runs on eight hits in five-plus innings.
Iwakuma (0-2) has given up multiple homers in three of his four starts this year. He was sidelined due to a calf injury.
NOTES: Three Tigers were named All-Star reserves Monday. LHP David Price, RF J.D. Martinez and SS Jose Iglesias will join injured 1B Miguel Cabrera on the American League roster. Cabrera, on the disabled list with a calf injury, was replaced by Angels 1B Albert Pujols in the AL starting lineup. ... Martinez was also named AL Player of the Week Monday. He hit .458 (11-for-24) with four home runs, six runs scored and 10 RBIs over the six-game span. ... Seattle's only AL reserve was RHP Felix Hernandez, who is tied for the league lead with 10 wins. ... The Tigers claimed 1B Marc Krauss off waivers from Tampa Bay, although he wasn't immediately added to the 25-man roster. The Mariners activated RHP Hisashi Iwakuma from the disabled list to start the game, and they sent OF James Jones back to Triple-A Tacoma. ... Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon will miss the Detroit series while attending an out-of-town funeral. Bench coach Trent Jewett is filling in.