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Tigers rally, but can’t overcome Anibal’s start
- Updated: May 25, 2016
DETROIT — Odubel Herrera’s three-run home run and Peter Bourjos’ solo shot powered a six-run attack against Anibal Sanchez as the Phillies captured the finale against the Tigers with an 8-5 win on Wednesday at Comerica Park.
After a double steal of second and home punctuated a two-run second inning, a pair of Tigers errors in the fourth helped set up Herrera, who pounced on a hanging slider from Sanchez and sent it into the right-field seats. Bourjos ended the afternoon for Sanchez (3-6) with a solo homer to begin the seventh.
Aaron Nola (4-3) picked up the win with six strikeouts over six innings of four-run ball, withstanding a three-run, five-hit rally in the fifth.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTaking Sanchez deep: Sanchez has allowed 11 homers this season, second most in the American League. Bourjos finished Sanchez’s third time through the Phillies’ order with a solo home run in the seventh.
Double steal swipes a run: The Phillies took advantage of Sanchez’s deliberate delivery and Bourjos’ speed on first base to take a run on a double steal in the second inning. Tigers catcher James McCann, who has …
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