Three errors, a steal of home plate and a mediocre outing by Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez paved the way to an 8-5 defeat against Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Sanchez, who is now 0-4 in his past five starts and has not won since April 28, yielded three earned runs in six innings. He was plagued by two homers — most notably a three-run shot by Odubel Herrera in a fourth inning that featured two errors.
Philadelphia’s Andres Blanco went 2-for-3 and stole home on a double-steal in the second inning.
Detroit (23-23), which entered with eight wins in the past nine games, scored three runs in the seventh on RBI singles from Cameron Maybin, J.