A strikeout-error and back-to-back singles in the ninth helped Detroit score a run off Cody Allen and brought up the potential tying run in Miguel Cabrera, who grounded into two double plays earlier in the night. Rajai Davis, a Tigers outfielder the last two years before signing with Cleveland as a free agent, chased down Cabrera's drive in the deepest part of right-center.
From there, it got interesting. Davis didn't cleanly field it, but kept it in the air as he kept going, corralling it in his glove before he crashed into the out-of-town scoreboard. Ian Kinsler and Cameron Maybin took off from first and second, believing Davis had dropped it. The throw eventually went home, but catcher Chris Gimenez fired to first to double up Maybin and end the rally.
Zimmermann (9-4) endured his shortest outing of the season, lasting 3 2/3 innings against a nine-hit Cleveland attack. Four of those hits were triples, accounting for five RBIs between Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall. Gimenez added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI.
Kinsler's RBI single helped the Tigers try to claw back in the game with a three-run fifth inning, but Detroit struggled to make Cleveland starter Danny Salazar (9-3) pay for five walks over 5 2/3 innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Triple threat: The Indians scored five runs in the fourth, powered by three triples in the inning. Jose Ramirez, Chisenhall and Kipnis each hit triples in the inning after Kipnis had picked one up in the third. It was the first time Cleveland hit four triples in a single game since Aug. 12, 2001. The last three times the Indians have hit three or more triples in a game have come at Comerica Park (April 7, 2002; June 5, 2012).
Kinsler helps Tigers claw back: Kinsler's fifth-inning single off an 0-2 pitch plated the first of three runs Detroit scored off Salazar. Kinsler's slide into second on Maybin's ensuing grounder helped disrupt shortstop Francisco Lindor's errant throw, allowing Andrew Romine to follow James McCann home.
Jason Beck has covered the Tigers for MLB.com since 2002. Read Beck's Blog, follow him on Twitter @beckjason and listen to his podcast.
Kyle Beery is a reporter for MLB.com based in Detroit.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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