Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres Box Score on Jun 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 24, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Luis Perdomo and three San Diego relievers shut out the Detroit Tigers on three hits, and catcher Austin Hedges doubled home the game's lone run in his return to the lineup as the Padres scored a 1-0 win in the opener of a three-game interleague series Friday night.

Perdomo (2-4) allowed two hits and five walks with six strikeouts in six innings. Friday marked the first time in 13 starts this season that Perdomo wasn't scored upon. His earned run average fell from 4.97 to 4.56.

He was followed by relievers Ryan Buchter, Brad Hand and closer Brandon Maurer, who picked up his 14th save.

The three Padres relievers had five strikeouts against one hit in three innings. Buchter struck out two Tigers in a perfect inning. Hand had two strikeouts after giving up a leadoff double in the eighth. Maurer had one in a perfect ninth.

Detroit wasted a solid start from right-hander Michael Fulmer (6-6), who allowed one run on two hits and four walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings.

The Padres scored the game's only run in the bottom of the second.

Cory Spangenberg drew a leadoff walk and reached second on Erick Aybar's groundout to second. Hedges, who hadn't played since being run over by Anthony Rizzo at Wrigley Field on Monday night, doubled to right-center, driving Spangenberg home.

The Padres' only other hit was a single by Spangenberg in the fourth. Spangenberg reached base on all three plate appearances, with two walks and the single, and he also stole a base.

Perdomo didn't allow a hit until Andrew Romine's single leading off the fifth. But he did issue four walks in the first four innings with a pair of inning-ending double plays easing the workload.

Detroit's best opportunity against Perdomo came in the top of the sixth. Alex Avila opened the inning with a single and stole second after Miguel Cabrera lined out to center. But Perdomo struck out J.D. Martinez for the second time and retired former Padre Justin Upton on a grounder to first.

Pinch-hitter John Hicks doubled to lead off the eighth but was stranded when Hand struck out Ian Kinsler -- on a disputed check-swing call by first base umpire Jordan Baker -- and pinch-hitter Nicholas Castellanos before retiring Cabrera on a grounder to short.

NOTES -- The Padres placed 2B-3B Yangervis Solarte (left oblique strain) and RHP Miguel Diaz (forearm strain) on the 10-day disabled list Friday and recalled C-1B Hector Sanchez and 2B Carlos Asuaje from Triple-A El Paso. Sanchez had been at El Paso on a rehab assignment while on the disabled list. He had been out since May 7 with a foot contusion . . . Detroit released RHP Francisco Rodriguez and placed OF Alex Presley on the seven-day concussion disabled list. The Tigers recalled RHP Bruce Rondon from Triple-A Toledo and purchased the contract of OF Matt den Dekker from Toledo. 3B Nicholas Castellanos was a late scratch from the Tigers' starting lineup Friday night (due to lower back tightness) with Dixon Machado starting at third . . . Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was ejected for the second time this season for arguing the check-swing third strike call against Kinsler in the eighth . . . The Padres won a ninth-inning appeal of another call by first base umpire Jordan Baker in the ninth. Baker called Justin Upton save at first on a one-out grounder to short. The review showed the throw beat Upton.