Tigers Pound Seattle 8-1
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - The Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night and take a share of first place with the win.
As heard on 97.1 The Ticket - the Tigers share first place in the Central Division with Cleveland after the win over Seattle, and the Indian's loss on Saturday.
Speaking post game on The Ticket Brennan Boesch said that the team doesn't think about the beginning of their season: "...we don't remember the start, that's in the past...we're just rolling."
Max Scherzer found his form after three rocky starts, Austin Jackson tripled twice to aid in the Tigers' win. beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night.
Victor Martinez had three hits and two RBIs and Jhonny Peralta homered for the Tigers, who moved within one percentage point of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central after being as many as eight games behind in early May.
Scherzer (8-2) had struggled in his last three starts, but was back in charge against Seattle's struggling offense. The right-hander allowed one run on four hits and two walks in seven innings to tie for the AL lead in wins.
Mariners rookie Michael Pineda had the worst start of his brief career, giving up a career-high six runs - five earned - on eight hits and a walk in 5 1-3 innings.
Stay with 97.1 The Ticket as the Tigers look to win their third game in the four game series against Seattle - Sunday afternoon.
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