The Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks played the first game of their three-game series. Casey Mize made his first start of the season for Detroit, going up against Brandon Pfaadt for the Diamondbacks.
Detroit Tigers Starting Lineup
3B – Colt Keith
SS – Kevin McGonigle
2B – Gleyber Torres
LF – Riley Greene
DH – Kerry Carpenter
1B – Spencer Torkelson
RF – Zach McKinstry
CF – Parker Meadows
C – Jake Rogers
RHP – Casey Mize
Arizona Diamondbacks Starting Lineup
2B – Ketel Marte
RF – Corbin Caroll
SS – Geraldo Perdomo
DH – Gabriel Moreno
CF – Alek Thomas
3B – Jose Fernandez
1B – Carlos Santana
C – James McCann
LF – Jordan Lawler
RHP – Michael Soroka
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Tigers vs. Diamondbacks
First Three
The Tigers started the game off going down in order 1-2-3. The Diamondbacks got a two-out single from Geraldo Perdomo after Casey Mize retired the first two batters he faced. He did get the final out with some help from Jake Rogers, who threw out Perdomo stealing second. Once again in the second, the Tigers’ bats were silenced, going down in order. At the bottom of the inning, Gabriel Moreno led off with a double, but Mize rebounded with a strikeout. He allowed a single after that, but allowed an infield single to Jose Fernandez. It was Fernandez’s first career hit in his first career at-bat. He walked James McCann, but Mize got out of the bases-loaded jam by striking out Jordan Lawler.
The Tigers’ offense struck in the third after a groundout, Parker Meadows singled, then Jake Rogers doubled home Meadows to make it 1-0. Colt Keith then singled, and Rogers advanced to third. Kevin McGonigle continued his hot start with an RBI single. Following a Gleyber Torres strikeout, Riley Greene doubled home McGonigle and Keith to make it 4-0. Kerry Carpenter then singled home Greene. Spencer Torkelson ended the inning on a forceout. Mize allowed a one-out walk to Corbin Carroll, but he got an inning-ending double play.
Middle Three
The Diamondbacks, after back-to-back strikeouts, got a solo home run from Fernandez, his first big league home run. The Tigers went down in order in the fifth. The Diamondbacks did the same as Mize struck out two of the three hitters he faced. The Tigers got a one-out walk in the sixth but Torkelson grounded into an inning-ending double play. That ended Pdaadt’s night as he went six innings. He allowed five runs on six hits; walked one and struck out three. Mize struck out two of the three hitters he faced in the sixth inning. The strikeout ended his night as he went six innings. Mize allowed a run on four hits; he struck out nine and walked two.
Last Three
Andrew Hoffman got the seventh for Arizona. He retired the Tigers in order. Drew Anderson replaced Mize for Detroit. He would retire Arizona in order. The Tigers got a two-out walk in the eighth but that was all. In the bottom half Arizona’s bats came alive. A James McCann leadoff double got things started followed by a Jordan Lawlar single. Will Vest replaced Anderson. He would walk Ketel Marte then Corbin Caroll would double home McCann and Lawlar to make it 5-3. Geraldo Perdomo would walk then Gabriel Moreno hit into a force out for the first out of the inning but Marte scored. Alek Thomas would hit into a force out for the second out of the inning.
Kenley Jansen replaced Vest inheriting runners on the corners. Thomas stole second then Fernandez continued his tear on his debut with a three-run home run to give Arizona a 7-5 lead. Jansen struck out Carlos Santana to end the inning. In the ninth Paul Sewald came in for a save opportunity and he struck out the side to end the game.
Player of the Game:
Jose Fernandez. What a debut for the 22-year-old. He went 3-4 with two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored leading the Diamondbacks to a come-from-behind victory.
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Next Up:
The two teams wrap up their series this afternoon with Detroit sending Tarik Skubal to the mound against Zac Gallen for Arizona. First pitch will be at 3:40 PM EST.
