Martinez, Price propel Tigers over Indians
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - J.D. Martinez homered and drove in four runs, and David Price pitched into the eighth inning to carry the Detroit Tigers to a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park.
The Tigers moved into first place in the AL Central. They are a half-game ahead of the Royals, who lost at home to the Red Sox Friday night.
Price (14-11) allowed eight hits, including a homer to Ryan Raburn, and struck out seven over 7 2/3 innings. Price beat the Indians for the second time in his last three starts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Victor Martinez and Ian Kinsler each had a pair of hits and an RBI for the Tigers, winners in four of their last five games.
Carlos Carrasco (7-5) surrendered seven hits and four runs over 6 1/3 innings for the Indians, who kicked off a 10-game road trip. Carrasco had won his previous four decisions and absorbed his first loss since July 25.
Raburn homered to left-center in the second inning, but Michael Bourn grounded out to strand a pair of runners in scoring position to cap the frame.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kinsler doubled to right field in the third to drive in Nick Castellanos and tie the game before the Tigers went ahead in the fourth. Miguel Cabrera hit a liner that caromed off the glove of Carrasco, who threw the ball away to first. Cabrera went to second on the play and later came home on J.D. Martinez's two-run blast to left.
The Tigers broke the game open in the seventh. Victor Martinez singled to left off C.C. Lee to drive in Kinsler. J.D. Martinez followed with a two-run triple to right-center, and he scored on Alex Avila's infield hit to third.
Lonnie Chisenhall's RBI double in the ninth capped the scoring.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Game Notes
The Indians had won their previous three road games ... Michael Brantley, Raburn and Chisenhall each had two hits for Cleveland ... Price improved to 7-1 lifetime against the Indians.