Miguel Cabrera figured he'd try to play after missing four games because of a hip problem.
In his first plate appearance back, he homered - a feat so impressive teammate Max Scherzer found it downright amusing.
''I laugh every day,'' Scherzer said. ''It can be a pitcher throwing his 'out' pitch in the right location, and he'll hit it for a home run. It just doesn't surprise you, anything he does. He's obviously the best.''
Cabrera's first-inning homer was the start of an early offensive outburst, and the Detroit Tigers went on to a 10-0 win over thePhiladelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Scherzer allowed only one hit in six innings to become baseball's first 15-game winner.
The Phillies lost their seventh in a row.
''That wasn't much fun,'' Philadelphia's Chase Utley said. ''They came out with hot bats and we came out facing one of the best pitchers in baseball.''
Scherzer (15-1) threw only 75 pitches - he was one of several stars pulled early after the game got out of hand. Detroit scored five runs in the first and three in the second off Raul Valdes (1-1), who started because Cliff Lee was out with a stiff neck.
Cabrera's solo homer in the first was his 32nd of the year, and he later added two more RBIs to increase his season total to 99. Matt Tuiasosopo hit a three-run homer in the first.
The Tigers remain three games ahead of second-place Cleveland in the AL Central. The Phillies, meanwhile, are now 10 back of NL East-leading Atlanta.
Detroit outhit Philadelphia 15-2.
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In his first plate appearance back, he homered - a feat so impressive teammate Max Scherzer found it downright amusing.
''I laugh every day,'' Scherzer said. ''It can be a pitcher throwing his 'out' pitch in the right location, and he'll hit it for a home run. It just doesn't surprise you, anything he does. He's obviously the best.''
Cabrera's first-inning homer was the start of an early offensive outburst, and the Detroit Tigers went on to a 10-0 win over thePhiladelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Scherzer allowed only one hit in six innings to become baseball's first 15-game winner.
The Phillies lost their seventh in a row.
''That wasn't much fun,'' Philadelphia's Chase Utley said. ''They came out with hot bats and we came out facing one of the best pitchers in baseball.''
Scherzer (15-1) threw only 75 pitches - he was one of several stars pulled early after the game got out of hand. Detroit scored five runs in the first and three in the second off Raul Valdes (1-1), who started because Cliff Lee was out with a stiff neck.
Cabrera's solo homer in the first was his 32nd of the year, and he later added two more RBIs to increase his season total to 99. Matt Tuiasosopo hit a three-run homer in the first.
The Tigers remain three games ahead of second-place Cleveland in the AL Central. The Phillies, meanwhile, are now 10 back of NL East-leading Atlanta.
Detroit outhit Philadelphia 15-2.
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