Minneapolis – When J.D. Martinez says, like he did on Thursday, “When the middle of our lineup gets going, it’s scary,” this is what he meant:
Friday night, in the Tigers’ 9-2 romp over the Twins, Victor Martinez, Justin Upton and Nick Castellanos – the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 hitters – went 10-for-14 with five RBIs, five runs scored, a double and two home runs.
According to Elias, it was the third time in the last 10 years the middle three hitters in the Tigers’ order had at least three hits each in the same game.