Final
Moss' career night fuels Indians' rout of Tigers
Apr 25, 2015 - 3:36 AM Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - It's safe to say Brandon Moss likes playing at Comerica Park.Moss went 3-for-5, homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Indians crushed the Tigers 13-1 in the opener of a three-game series.
In 11 career games at Detroit's home park, Moss has produced like a Hall-of- Famer with seven home runs, six doubles, 22 RBI and a .465 batting average.
"I've had a lot of success in this ballpark," Moss said. "I see the ball well here. It's just one of those places, I guess."
Plenty of his teammates contributed to the 15-hit attack. Michael Brantley had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI, Lonnie Chisenhall tacked on a two-run homer and Carlos Santana hit a two-run double and scored three times.
The outburst somewhat overshadowed another stellar start from Danny Salazar (2-0), who struggled in spring training and opened the season in the minors before being recalled last weekend. The 25-year-old righty struck out 10 Twins in his season debut and followed that up with a career-high 11 punchouts over seven innings against Detroit's potent lineup.
The Tigers managed just six hits against Salazar and dropped their fourth straight. Nick Castellanos' homer in the second frame provided their only run.
Shane Greene (3-1), after giving up one earned run over his first three starts, was touched for eight on nine hits in an abbreviated outing. He was pulled during Cleveland's six-run fifth inning without recording an out.
"I take full responsibility," Greene said. "This (loss) is on me."
His struggles began early, as a single and a walk with two away preceded Moss' two-run gapper to left in the first inning.
Chisenhall hit a double in the second and came around on Jose Ramirez's sacrifice fly, and the floodgates opened in the fifth.
Jason Kipnis' dribbler up the third-base line stayed fair to load the bases, and a single by Brantley and double from Santana totaled three runs and ended Greene's outing.
The first pitch thrown by Alex Wilson was hammered deep into the right-field seats by Moss for three more runs. Al Alburquerque coughed up homers to Chisenhall and Moss in the eighth and ninth inning, respectively.
Game Notes
Moss recorded the seventh multi-home run game of his career ... The Tigers earned a sweep in Cleveland two weeks ago by a 25-15 margin ... Cleveland was 0-5 in series openers coming in ... Greene's ERA went from 0.39 to 3.00 ... Detroit fell to 8-2 against AL Central opponents ... The Tigers had won seven straight meetings dating back to last year.
- CLEVELAND: 13
DETROIT: 1
Final
Apr 24 10:00 PM - Moss homered to right on a 0-0 count, C.Santana scored.
Guardians 13, Tigers 1 Top 9, 1 OutApr 24 9:47 PM - Brandon Moss homers to right field. Carlos Santana scores.
Guardians 13, Tigers 1 Top 9, 1 OutApr 24 9:46 PM - Chisenhall homered to right on a 2-2 count, Dav.Murphy scored.
Guardians 11, Tigers 1 Top 8, 0 OutsApr 24 9:27 PM - Lonnie Chisenhall homers to right field. David Murphy scores.
Guardians 11, Tigers 1 Top 8, 0 OutsApr 24 9:27 PM - Moss homered to right on a 0-0 count, Brantley scored, C.Santana scored.
Guardians 9, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:39 PM - Brandon Moss homers to right field. Carlos Santana scores. Michael Brantley scores.
Guardians 9, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:39 PM - C.Santana doubled to right, Bourn scored, Kipnis scored, Brantley to third.
Guardians 6, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:36 PM - Carlos Santana doubles to right field. Michael Brantley to third. Jason Kipnis scores. Michael Bourn scores.
Guardians 6, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:36 PM - Brantley singled to right, J.Ramirez scored, Bourn to third, Kipnis to second.
Guardians 4, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:33 PM - Michael Brantley singles to right field. Jason Kipnis to second. Michael Bourn to third. Jose Ramirez scores.
Guardians 4, Tigers 1 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 24 8:33 PM - Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Yoenis Cespedes. Lonnie Chisenhall scores.
Guardians 3, Tigers 0 Top 2, 1 OutApr 24 7:39 PM - J.Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cespedes, Chisenhall scored.
Guardians 3, Tigers 0 Top 2, 2 OutsApr 24 7:39 PM - Brandon Moss doubles to left center field. Carlos Santana scores. Michael Brantley scores.
Guardians 2, Tigers 0 Top 1, 2 OutsApr 24 7:14 PM - Moss doubled to center, Brantley scored, C.Santana scored.
Guardians 2, Tigers 0 Top 1, 2 OutsApr 24 7:14 PM - Michael Bourn grounds out to shallow infield, Shane Greene to Miguel Cabrera.
Apr 24 7:09 PM - CLEVELAND: 0
DETROIT: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 24 7:09 PM
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