PHOENIX, Jun 26 \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> clubbed a season-high 13 hits while drawing eight walks, defeating the Detroit Tigers<\/a>, 11\u20137, Sunday afternoon. Diamondbacks right fielder Pavin Smith went 4-for-5 while left fielder David Peralta went 3-for-4 in the victory.<\/p>\n This game matched Tigers right hander Beau Brieske with the newest Diamondback, veteran left-hander and 2015 Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel. After a 1-2-3 first for both teams, the Tigers notched two in the second. With one out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson ripped a drive to left-center. Center fielder Daulton Varsho, who has a large range, couldn\u2019t quite reach it, giving Torkelson a double. Catcher Eric Haase brought him home with a line-drive single to right. Haase scored when right fielder Willi Castro, up next, smashed a low liner. Geraldo Perdomo, the shortstop, dove to his left but couldn\u2019t quite reach it. It rolled all the way to the fence for a triple.<\/p>\n Catcher Carson Kelly slashed the deficit to 2\u20131 with a leadoff home run in the third. Perdomo walked, and after a fly to center by third baseman Josh Rojas, Smith singled Perdomo to second. Designated hitter Ketel Marte also walked, loading the bases for first baseman Christian Walker. He crushed a screaming liner to left-center, a ball that seemed to be destined for a two-run or base-clearing double. Center fielder Riley Greene, however, had other ideas. On a dead sprint, Greene made a full-extension dive to his right, robbing Walker. Perdomo tagged and scored the tying run. Greene\u2019s catch came a day after he made a diving catch in right-center to rob Buddy Kennedy of an extra-base hit. Peralta followed with a sharp liner to center, but it was easy work for Greene, who came in a few steps to make the inning-ending grab.<\/p>\n The Tigers retook the lead in the top of the fourth. A two-out single by second baseman Jonathan Schoop and follow-up walk by third baseman Harold Castro put runners on first and second for left fielder Robbie Grossman. His single to left brought Schoop home for the 3\u20132 lead.<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks responded in the bottom half, starting with a one-out single by Varsho and walk by Kelly. Perdomo popped to second, going down on the infield fly rule, before Rojas plated Varsho with a sharp single to center. Kelly reached third on the play, giving Brieske the hook and putting runners on the corners for Smith. It became second and third when new pitcher Alex Lange threw a wild pitch. Smith capitalized, stroking a two-run single up the middle that gave the Diamondbacks a 5\u20133 lead.<\/p>\n Keuchel left the game in the fifth after striking out designated hitter Miguel Cabrera and walking Greene. New pitcher J.B. Wendelken walked Torkelson before Haase blasted a no-doubt homer to left, giving the Tigers a 6\u20135 lead. A leadoff walk by Walker in the bottom half led to the tying run. After Peralta singled and Kennedy walked, loading the bases, Varsho struck out. That brought up Kelly, whose sacrifice fly to left scored Walker.<\/p>\n A five-run sixth against reliever Will Vest put the Diamondbacks over the top. Rojas led off with a double to left and scored on a single by Smith. Marte walked, advancing Smith to second. Walker hit a grounder to short, forcing Smith at third, before Peralta singled. That loaded the bases for Kennedy, whose sacrifice fly to right scored Marte. Varsho followed with a three-run bomb past the pool in right-center, giving the Diamondbacks an 11\u20136 lead.<\/p>\n The Tigers scored a consolation run in the top of the ninth. Kody Clemens, who took over at third base in the bottom of the eighth, drew a one-out walk and advanced to third on a single by Miguel Cabrera. A hard one-hopper from Greene straight to Perdomo had the potential for a game-ending double play, but he bobbled it initially. He still got the force at second, but Greene beat the relay to first, allowing Clemens to come in from third and finalize the score.<\/p>\n Manager Torey Lovullo thought the Diamondbacks \u201cdid a great job despite some very rugged circumstances. We talked about maybe pushing that wave in our direction. It was a three-run home run that gave them the lead in the middle innings, and we came back and pressed on and continued throwing up good at-bats. Quality at-bats, which equaled runs.<\/p>\n \u201cThe key blow for me was the Daulton Varsho three-run home run. It really gave us that big cushion and broke this game open. But it was set up by quality at-bat after quality at-bat. Pavin (Smith) with four hits, David (Peralta) with three hits. Guys on base, a season high in base hits \u2014 it was a good day. Something that this team needed from an offensive standpoint after getting pushed around and bullied for the past couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n Lovullo added later that he wanted to go \u201cfull throttle\u201d and \u201cget after it.\u201d He told pitching coach Brent Strom that he didn\u2019t trust anything, despite the five-run lead, since the team had lost five in a row.<\/p>\nDiamondbacks Tie It Up, See-Saw with Tigers Begins<\/h3>\n
Tigers Briefly Take Lead<\/h3>\n
Postgame Reflections<\/h3>\n
Dallas Keuchel<\/h4>\n