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Live Tigers blog: Norris, big innings fuel victory

Brilliant defensive plays. A terrific start from a young pitcher. Thirteen runs.

It was quite a night at Comerica Park as the up-and-down Tigers won for the second straight game Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, this time by a 13-4 triumph.

Tigers left-handed starter Daniel Norris matched a season-high with eight strikeouts and exited to a standing ovation as he earned a win in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career.

Ian Kinsler led off the game with a solo home run and the Tigers exploded for a pair of five-run innings en route to a 13-hit affair.