Andy Dirks didn't play until the sixth -- and still had time to drive in four of his own.
"Craziest game I've ever been a part of as a professional -- just watching all the hits keep piling up and runs keep piling up," Scherzer said. "Obviously, I love it. Obviously, if I have to keep going back into the hitting cage and keep throwing balls and keep warming up, I guess that's a good thing."
It was that kind of night for the Detroit Tigers Cheap MLB Jerseys, who finished a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in an emphatic fashion. Detroit routed Chicago 18-2 on Sunday night, scoring so often starting pitcher Max Scherzer had to throw in a batting cage to stay loose while he waited to return to the mound.
The Tigers trailed 8-1 in the fifth Saturday before rallying to win 9-8. They scored 26 consecutive runs and led 18-0 Sunday when the White Sox finally scored two in the ninth, bringing some sarcastic boos from the crowd.
It was the second-biggest blowout in the major leagues this season, according to STATS, LLC. Cleveland beat Kansas City 19-1 on May 16. The Tigers had 24 hits, their most at Comerica Park since it opened in 2000.
Cabrera's two-run homer into the bushes behind the center-field wall highlighted a seven-run sixth inning, and Dirks added a two-run shot in the eighth to make it 18-0. Soon after that, fireworks began going off in the distance beyond right field. They were unrelated to the game but felt appropriate after the show Detroit's offense put on. The Tigers scored 35 runs in three games against Chicago.
Austin Jackson led off with a double in the bottom of the first and eventually scored on Victor Martinez's single. The Tigers scored three runs in the third. Martinez and Avila hit RBI singles, and when Jhonny Peralta hit a grounder to short for a potential inning-ending double play, second baseman Gordon Beckham's throw to first skipped away for an error, allowing Martinez to score.
"Craziest game I've ever been a part of as a professional -- just watching all the hits keep piling up and runs keep piling up," Scherzer said. "Obviously, I love it. Obviously, if I have to keep going back into the hitting cage and keep throwing balls and keep warming up, I guess that's a good thing."
It was that kind of night for the Detroit Tigers Cheap MLB Jerseys, who finished a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in an emphatic fashion. Detroit routed Chicago 18-2 on Sunday night, scoring so often starting pitcher Max Scherzer had to throw in a batting cage to stay loose while he waited to return to the mound.
The Tigers trailed 8-1 in the fifth Saturday before rallying to win 9-8. They scored 26 consecutive runs and led 18-0 Sunday when the White Sox finally scored two in the ninth, bringing some sarcastic boos from the crowd.
It was the second-biggest blowout in the major leagues this season, according to STATS, LLC. Cleveland beat Kansas City 19-1 on May 16. The Tigers had 24 hits, their most at Comerica Park since it opened in 2000.
Cabrera's two-run homer into the bushes behind the center-field wall highlighted a seven-run sixth inning, and Dirks added a two-run shot in the eighth to make it 18-0. Soon after that, fireworks began going off in the distance beyond right field. They were unrelated to the game but felt appropriate after the show Detroit's offense put on. The Tigers scored 35 runs in three games against Chicago.
Austin Jackson led off with a double in the bottom of the first and eventually scored on Victor Martinez's single. The Tigers scored three runs in the third. Martinez and Avila hit RBI singles, and when Jhonny Peralta hit a grounder to short for a potential inning-ending double play, second baseman Gordon Beckham's throw to first skipped away for an error, allowing Martinez to score.

