Javier Baez and Austin Meadows each drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles, spoiling a night when Clayton Kershaw became the Dodgers’ career strikeout leader.
Baez tied it at 1-all in the third inning with a base hit to left and then had the go-ahead double down the right-field line off Evan Phillips in the seventh. Later in the inning, Meadows plated two more runs with a perfectly-placed single between third and short that extended the lead to 4-1.
The 33-year-old lefty got Spencer Torkelson to whiff on a slider low and inside for his 2,697th strikeout and move past the Hall of Famer.Kershaw received a standing ovation from the fans at Dodger Stadium and tipped his cap after getting the record. He finished the night with seven punchouts and also became the 26th pitcher to reach 2,700 strikeouts.
Kershaw has spent his entire 15-year career in Dodger blue. The three-time Cy Young Award winner signed a one-year deal in March after the lockout ended that could earn him as much as $22 million. Kershaw — allowed one run and four hits in six innings — retired the first eight Tigers before running into trouble with two outs in the third. Derek Hill lined a double down the left-field line and scored on Baez’s base hit to left to tie it.Brieske had a better outing in his second major-league start. The right-hander — who was the Tigers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season — allowed only one run and three hits with three strikeouts in five innings.
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