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Kenta Maeda gets first win for Tigers, 4-1 over Cardinals

DETROIT (AP) Kenta Maeda got his first win for Detroit, allowing four hits over six innings in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as the Tigers took two of three games in the series.

Matt Vierling had three RBIs for the Tigers, who are 31-16 against St. Louis in interleague play. The teams also met in three World Series, with the Cardinals winning in 1934 and 2006, and Detroit taking the title in 1968.

“That's the team I grew up rooting for, so having a day like this is huge,” said Vierling, a St. Louis native.

Maeda (1-1) allowed a fourth-inning home run to Willson Contreras that landed in shrubbery above the center-field fence. He struck out five and walked none.

“Both pitchers filled up the strike zone, but we were able to jump on top, which is always big in a series-deciding game," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “Kenta had pretty good stuff."

A 36-year-old right-hander who signed a $24 million, two-year contract during the offseason, Maeda had a 7.64 ERA in his first four starts but has lowered it to 5.02 by allowing one run over 11 innings in his last two outings. He spent his first seven big league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota.

Contreras' homer was the Cardinals' only extra-base hit, and they drew just two walks.

“We had a couple of situations late where we had two runners on and the guys we wanted at the plate,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. "They didn't go our way, but there will be a time when we turn those into crooked numbers. We just aren't driving the ball at the moment.”

Alex Lange got four outs for his second save, taking over for Jason Foley after Tuesday's doubleheader.

“Our bullpen isn't a one-man show or a two-man show,” Hinch said. “We've got eight guys down there who are ready whenever we need them. We had a couple guys down today and that moved roles to different people.”

Miles Mikolas (2-4), facing Detroit for the first time, gave up three runs and six hits in six innings.

Vierling singled leading off the second and scored on Colt Keith's double, then hit a two-run, two-out homer in the third and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cardinals OF Dylan Carlson (shoulder) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, going 0 for 1 with two walks as the designated hitter. Carlson has been sidelined since an outfield collision in spring training.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Sonny Gray (3-1, 1.16) is scheduled to start Friday at home against Chicago White Sox RHP Brad Keller (0-0, 0.00), whose only appearance this season has been a five-out relief outing,

Tigers: RHP Reese Olson (0-4, 3.18) is expected to start on Friday at the New York Yankees.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals STL14-17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Tigers DET18-13	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	8	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: K. Maeda (1-1)L: M. Mikolas (2-4)S: A. Lange (2)
HR: STL - W. Contreras (15), DET - M. Vierling (16)

STLCardinals

DETTigers

.K. MaedaKenta Maeda
P
6.0 IP, ER, 5 SO, 79 P
.A. LangeAlex Lange
P
1.1 IP, BB, 2 SO, 24 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Donovan LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.309	.368	.676	1.0
W. Contreras C	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	3	.258	.373	.505	.878	4.5
L. Nootbaar RF-CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.185	.293	.308	.601	0.5
N. Arenado 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.347	.681	1.0
P. Goldschmidt DH-1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.230	.320	.310	.630	0.5
A. Burleson 1B-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.271	.320	.386	.706	0.0
M. Winn SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.293	.368	.390	.759	-0.5
N. Gorman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190	.254	.352	.607	0.0
M. Siani CF	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.277	.220	.496	1.0
a- J. Fermin PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1.0
J. Romero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
M. Mikolas P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Donovan LF	3
W. Contreras C	4
L. Nootbaar RF-CF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
P. Goldschmidt DH-1B	3
A. Burleson 1B-RF	4
M. Winn SS	3
N. Gorman 2B	3
M. Siani CF	2
a- J. Fermin PH	1
J. Romero P	0
M. Mikolas P	0

a-singled for Siani in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.257	.383	.523	.906	1.5
M. Canha LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.267	.393	.495	.888	-0.5
W. Perez CF-RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.298	.365	.596	.961	2.0
K. Carpenter RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.269	.310	.462	.772	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.304	.333	.638	1.0
P. Meadows PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.222	.229	.451	-1.0
M. Vierling 3B	3	2	2	3	1	0	0	.282	.311	.447	.758	10.0
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.219	.291	.298	.590	0.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.160	.225	.181	.406	3.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.191	.237	.270	.507	0.0
C. Kelly C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.188	.250	.271	.521	0.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene DH	4
M. Canha LF	4
W. Perez CF-RF	4
K. Carpenter RF	3
a- A. Ibanez PH	1
P. Meadows PR-CF	0
M. Vierling 3B	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
C. Keith 2B	3
J. Baez SS	3
C. Kelly C	2

a-singled for Carpenter in the 8th

HR - W. Contreras (5)
RBI - W. Contreras (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Contreras, A. Burleson

2B - R. Greene (6), C. Keith (2)
HR - M. Vierling (3)
SF - M. Vierling
RBI - M. Vierling 3 (10), C. Keith (6)
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Greene, K. Carpenter

CS - M. Siani

CS - P. Meadows

DP - 2 (Torkelson; Vierling-Torkelson)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Mikolas (L, 2-4)	6.0	6	3	3	4	1	5.68	1.39	8.0
M. Liberatore	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.76	1.10	3.5
J. Romero	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.72	0.64	0.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Mikolas (L, 2-4)	6.0
M. Liberatore	1.0
J. Romero	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Maeda (W, 1-1)	6.0	4	1	1	0	5	1	5.02	1.22	25.5
W. Vest (H, 1)	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	1.28	0.0
J. Wentz (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.79	1.24	1.5
A. Lange (S, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.75	1.17	11.0

PITCHERS	IP
K. Maeda (W, 1-1)	6.0
W. Vest (H, 1)	0.2
J. Wentz (H, 1)	1.0
A. Lange (S, 2)	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - M. Mikolas 101-67, M. Liberatore 8-6, J. Romero 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Mikolas 6-5, M. Liberatore 2-0, J. Romero 2-1
Batters Faced - M. Mikolas 25, M. Liberatore 3, J. Romero 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Maeda 79-52, W. Vest 13-9, J. Wentz 21-11, A. Lange 24-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Maeda 4-3, W. Vest 3-0, J. Wentz 3-0, A. Lange 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Maeda 20, W. Vest 3, J. Wentz 5, A. Lange 5

.K. MaedaKenta Maeda
P
6.0 IP, ER, 5 SO, 79 P
.A. LangeAlex Lange
P
1.1 IP, BB, 2 SO, 24 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals STL14-17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Tigers DET18-13	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	8	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Donovan LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.309	.368	.676	1.0
W. Contreras C	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	3	.258	.373	.505	.878	4.5
L. Nootbaar RF-CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.185	.293	.308	.601	0.5
N. Arenado 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.347	.681	1.0
P. Goldschmidt DH-1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.230	.320	.310	.630	0.5
A. Burleson 1B-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.271	.320	.386	.706	0.0
M. Winn SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.293	.368	.390	.759	-0.5
N. Gorman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190	.254	.352	.607	0.0
M. Siani CF	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.277	.220	.496	1.0
a- J. Fermin PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1.0
J. Romero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
M. Mikolas P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
Total	31	1	7	1	1	2	8	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Donovan LF	3
W. Contreras C	4
L. Nootbaar RF-CF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
P. Goldschmidt DH-1B	3
A. Burleson 1B-RF	4
M. Winn SS	3
N. Gorman 2B	3
M. Siani CF	2
a- J. Fermin PH	1
J. Romero P	0
M. Mikolas P	0
Total	31

a-singled for Siani in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.257	.383	.523	.906	1.5
M. Canha LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.267	.393	.495	.888	-0.5
W. Perez CF-RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.298	.365	.596	.961	2.0
K. Carpenter RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.269	.310	.462	.772	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.304	.333	.638	1.0
P. Meadows PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.222	.229	.451	-1.0
M. Vierling 3B	3	2	2	3	1	0	0	.282	.311	.447	.758	10.0
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.219	.291	.298	.590	0.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.160	.225	.181	.406	3.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.191	.237	.270	.507	0.0
C. Kelly C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.188	.250	.271	.521	0.0
Total	30	4	8	4	1	5	8	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene DH	4
M. Canha LF	4
W. Perez CF-RF	4
K. Carpenter RF	3
a- A. Ibanez PH	1
P. Meadows PR-CF	0
M. Vierling 3B	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
C. Keith 2B	3
J. Baez SS	3
C. Kelly C	2
Total	30

a-singled for Carpenter in the 8th

HR - W. Contreras (5)
RBI - W. Contreras (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Contreras, A. Burleson

2B - R. Greene (6), C. Keith (2)
HR - M. Vierling (3)
SF - M. Vierling
RBI - M. Vierling 3 (10), C. Keith (6)
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Greene, K. Carpenter

CS - M. Siani

CS - P. Meadows

DP - 2 (Torkelson; Vierling-Torkelson)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Mikolas (L, 2-4)	6.0	6	3	3	4	1	5.68	1.39	8.0
M. Liberatore	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.76	1.10	3.5
J. Romero	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.72	0.64	0.0
Total	8.0	8	4	4	5	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Mikolas (L, 2-4)	6.0
M. Liberatore	1.0
J. Romero	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Maeda (W, 1-1)	6.0	4	1	1	0	5	1	5.02	1.22	25.5
W. Vest (H, 1)	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	1.28	0.0
J. Wentz (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.79	1.24	1.5
A. Lange (S, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.75	1.17	11.0
Total	9.0	7	1	1	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Maeda (W, 1-1)	6.0
W. Vest (H, 1)	0.2
J. Wentz (H, 1)	1.0
A. Lange (S, 2)	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Mikolas 101-67, M. Liberatore 8-6, J. Romero 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Mikolas 6-5, M. Liberatore 2-0, J. Romero 2-1
Batters Faced - M. Mikolas 25, M. Liberatore 3, J. Romero 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Maeda 79-52, W. Vest 13-9, J. Wentz 21-11, A. Lange 24-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Maeda 4-3, W. Vest 3-0, J. Wentz 3-0, A. Lange 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Maeda 20, W. Vest 3, J. Wentz 5, A. Lange 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Keith doubled to deep right center, Vierling scored 0 1
3RD INNING
Vierling homered to left, Carpenter scored 0 3
4TH INNING
Contreras homered to center 1 3
8TH INNING
Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored 1 4

2ND INNING
	Keith doubled to deep right center, Vierling scored	0	1

3RD INNING
	Vierling homered to left, Carpenter scored	0	3

4TH INNING
	Contreras homered to center	1	3

8TH INNING
	Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored	1	4

1ST INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
B. Donovan: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Donovan lined out to left
W. Contreras: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, Contreras struck out on foul tip
L. Nootbaar: Strike looking, Nootbaar fouled out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Romero Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Greene doubled to shallow right
M. Canha: Strike looking, Strike looking, Canha grounded out to shortstop, Greene to third
W. Perez: Perez popped out to third
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Carpenter grounded out to first
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
N. Arenado: Ball, Ball, Ball, Arenado lined out to third
P. Goldschmidt: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Goldschmidt struck out swinging
A. Burleson: Strike looking, Burleson grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Mikolas Pitching:
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Vierling singled to shallow left
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Torkelson fouled out to third
C. Keith: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Keith doubled to deep right center, Vierling scored
J. Baez: Strike looking, Baez grounded out to shortstop
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kelly hit by pitch
R. Greene: Greene grounded out to first
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
M. Winn: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Winn struck out swinging
N. Gorman: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Gorman flied out to deep left
M. Siani: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Siani singled to center
B. Donovan: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Donovan grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Mikolas Pitching:
M. Canha: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Perez popped out to shortstop
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Carpenter singled to shallow center
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Vierling homered to left, Carpenter scored
S. Torkelson: Torkelson singled to right
C. Keith: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Keith flied out to right
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
W. Contreras: Strike looking, Contreras homered to center
L. Nootbaar: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Nootbaar struck out swinging
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Arenado lined out to second
P. Goldschmidt: Strike swinging, Ball, Goldschmidt grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Mikolas Pitching:
J. Baez: Strike looking, Ball, Baez flied out to left
C. Kelly: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelly struck out swinging
R. Greene: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
A. Burleson: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Burleson reached on an infield single to second
M. Winn: Ball, Winn fouled out to catcher
N. Gorman: Ball, Gorman lined into double play first, Burleson out at first
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Mikolas Pitching:
M. Canha: Strike swinging, Ball, Canha flied out to deep right
W. Perez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Perez lined out to third
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Carpenter fouled out to third
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Cardinals
K. Maeda Pitching:
M. Siani: Siani singled to shallow center
B. Donovan: Ball, Donovan lined out to right
W. Contreras: Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Contreras struck out swinging, Siani caught stealing second, catcher to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Mikolas Pitching:
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Vierling grounded out to third
S. Torkelson: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Torkelson struck out looking
C. Keith: Strike looking, Ball, Keith flied out to center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Cardinals
Will Vest relieved Kenta Maeda
L. Nootbaar: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Nootbaar singled to shallow right center
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Arenado singled to left center, Nootbaar to second
P. Goldschmidt: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Goldschmidt grounded into double play third to first, Nootbaar out at third, Arenado to second
Joey Wentz relieved Will Vest
A. Burleson: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Burleson struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Matthew Liberatore relieved Miles Mikolas
J. Baez: Foul, Baez grounded out to shortstop
C. Kelly: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Kelly struck out swinging
R. Greene: Greene grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Cardinals
J. Wentz Pitching:
M. Winn: Ball, Strike looking, Winn grounded out to third
N. Gorman: Gorman grounded out to second
Jose Fermin hit for Mike Siani
J. Fermin: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Fermin singled to left
B. Donovan: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Donovan walked, Fermin to second
Alex Lange relieved Joey Wentz
W. Contreras: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Contreras struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Lars Nootbaar in center field
Paul Goldschmidt at first base
Alec Burleson in right field
JoJo Romero pitching
M. Canha: Strike looking, Strike looking, Canha grounded out to shortstop
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Perez singled to center
Andy Ibanez hit for Kerry Carpenter
A. Ibanez: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ibanez singled to right, Perez to third
Parker Meadows ran for Andy Ibanez
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored
S. Torkelson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Meadows caught stealing second, catcher to second
End of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Cardinals
Wenceel Perez in right field
Parker Meadows in center field
L. Nootbaar: Nootbaar grounded out to second
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Ball, Arenado flied out to deep right
P. Goldschmidt: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Goldschmidt walked
A. Burleson: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Burleson struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)