Justin Verlander earned a 1-2-3 second inning. He has three strikeouts, making him four shy of the 2,000 strikeout milestone.
Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe opened the inning by popping out to continue his struggles at Comerica Park, where he’s hitting .148 in his career (19-for-128).
Second baseman Brian Dozier (.220 season average) grounded out and left fielder Eddie Rosario (.204) struck out to end the inning.
Bot 1: J.D. Martinez strikes again
J.D. Martinez (.259) swatted a line-drive, RBI single off Twins right-hander Ricky Nolasco to score Ian Kinsler. The Tigers lead 1-0 in the bottom of the first.