Valencia Homers in 1st Career Plate Appearance in the Tigers’ 4-1 Victory over the A’s
The rookie catcher became the 10th Tigers player to homer in his first plate appearance as Detroit completed a three-game sweep.
- On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers swept the Athletics 4-1 at Comerica Park, with rookie catcher Eduardo Valencia hitting a home run in his first career MLB plate appearance.
- Starter Framber Valdez anchored the victory with seven dominant innings, allowing one run on three hits while recording a season-high nine strikeouts against the Athletics' offense.
- Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry also homered for Detroit, while Valencia sent a 2-1 fastball 425 feet into center field after pinch-hitting for Kerry Carpenter in the seventh.
- The victory marks the Tigers' fifth consecutive win and seventh in the past eight games, moving Detroit to 43-50 in the American League wild-card race.
- Righty Jack Flaherty faces Philadelphia Phillies pitcher RHP Aaron Nola on Friday as Detroit opens a three-game series at Comerica Park before the MLB All-Star Game.
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Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance in the Tigers’ 4-1 victory over the A’s
Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep. Valencia entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh against Hogan Harris and sent a 425-foot shot to center to cap the scoring and help the Tigers seal their third straight series victory. The 26-year-old Venezuelan catcher was called up from …
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Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance in the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the A's
Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.
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Tigers rely on homers to keep rolling vs. Athletics
Framber Valdez threw seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Thursday night.Jake Rogers, Zack McKinstry and Eduardo Valencia hit home runs for Detroit, which won its fifth consecutive game and completed a sweep of the A's, who have dropped six straight contests.Valdez (5-6) sat down the first 11 hitters he faced before hitting Shea Langeliers with two outs in the fourth. In total, he a…
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