Peralta HR lifts D-backs after big lead evaporates
DETROIT -- David Peralta had no intention of falling behind Detroit closer Justin Wilson in the ninth inning of Tuesday's tie game between the Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Peralta led off and swung at Wilson's first pitch, hitting a solo home run to left center and lifting the Diamondbacks to a 7-6 win.
"Always aggressive. That's it, man," said Peralta, who finished with three hits, capped by his sixth homer of the season. "I was looking for a fastball, so if he made a mistake, I'd be ready to make him pay."
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The Diamondbacks, who improved to 8-1 in interleague games, gave starter Zack Greinke a 6-0 lead in the third inning before the Tigers rallied for six runs in the sixth to tie it.
"This does show what kind of team we are. We never give up," Peralta said. "We're good and I think we're showing people that."
Arizona reliever Archie Bradley (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win and Fernando Rodney had a perfect ninth for his 17th save. Greinke went 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, all unearned, and five hits.
"That's what these guys do. They find ways to win games," said Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "Although it was a very frustrating sixth inning, we caught our breath and came up big."
Wilson (2-2) took the loss after allowing the homer to Peralta. Starter Buck Farmer went 2 1/3 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits. He was 2-0 and had gone 13 straight scoreless innings before Tuesday.
.@Dbacks David Peralta satisfied with his game winning home run in the 9th. "We're the kind of team that never gives up." pic.twitter.com/zZgtx5TeYG
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"It was location," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of Farmer. "The balls that were hit out were in the middle of the plate. He wasn't going to go through the entire season without giving up a run. It was bound to happen."
The Diamondbacks jumped on Farmer early, scoring twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Chris Owings and Brandon Drury.
Arizona added four runs in the third on two-run homers by Paul Goldschmidt and Drury, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-0 advantage.
"For a game that looked like it was going entirely the Diamondbacks way, I thought we did a good job of turning it around," Ausmus said.
The Tigers fought back in the sixth, with help from a throwing error on shortstop Owings, who tried to turn a double play on Alex Avila's ground ball but threw the ball into left field. Ian Kinsler scored on the error and Avila went to second.
Miguel Cabrera followed with an RBI double, then J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer to make it 6-4. Alex Presley and Jose Iglesias added RBI singles to tie the score.
“It was frustrating, because I felt like I did the same thing in the Milwaukee series...so it was like a flashback,” @Dbacks Zack Greinke pic.twitter.com/34P0lPqP8J
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"It was frustrating," Greinke said of the sixth inning. "I've got to make good pitches. I made a bad one to J.D. Martinez and walked (Justin) Upton on some non-competitive pitches. I didn't do the job to get out of the inning."
TRAINING ROOM
OF A.J. Pollock (strained right groin) will resume running bases this week and the Diamondbacks would like him to play a few minor league rehab games before rejoining the team. He has been on the DL since the middle of May.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (4-3, 3.46 ERA) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day DL after suffering a blister on his right hand. Walker, who won his last start against the Padres on May 19, will face the Tigers in a 7:10 p.m. start on Wednesday.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.72) is expected to start against the Diamondbacks.
"That's what these guys do, they find ways to win games." @Dbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "We caught our breath.” pic.twitter.com/uJtycNPq5w
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