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Haase's 5 RBIs lift Tigers over Mets in doubleheader opener

DETROIT (AP) Eric Haase homered and drove in five runs and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 6-5 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.

“This is huge - we've set ourselves up for a lot of great chances lately, but we haven't been able to get that big hit,” he said. “We've been playing better baseball lately and it is nice to get rewarded for it.”

Javier Baez also homered for the Tigers, who were hosting the Mets for the first time in seven years. The opening game of the series was rained out on Tuesday and rescheduled as a day-night doubleheader.

“Those guys helped us win the game - that's the important thing,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “But it isn't just the homers - (Haase) won the game for us with a single.”

The Tigers trailed 5-4 in the eighth, but Matt Vierling singled with one out and Adam Ottavino (0-2) hit Baez. Riley Greene grounded to first for the second out, but Haase hit a two-run single to right-center field.

“I don't have any excuses,” said Ottavino, who hadn't pitched in a week. “I just didn't execute in a big moment.”

Tyler Alexander (1-0) got the win by retiring the last batter in the eighth. Alex Lange pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

With a strong wind blowing out to left, the hitters had the advantage in the early innings. The Tigers took a 3-0 lead on Haase's first homer of the season in the first inning, but the Mets came back in the second with solo home runs from Tommy Pham and Mark Canha.

Baez made it 4-2 in the third with a long homer over the first section of seats above the Tigers bullpen in left - his first of the season - but the Mets took the lead in the fifth. Brett Baty singled, took second on center fielder Riley Greene's error, and then scored when Tomas Nido singled and left fielder Andy Ibanez threw wildly to the plate.

Starting pitcher Joey Wentz retired the next two hitters, but Francisco Lindor made it 5-4 with a long homer to left-center field.

“We did a really nice job of coming back and giving ourselves a chance to win,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “We just didn't finish it off.”

Mets starter Joey Lucchesi only threw 46 pitches while allowing four runs in four innings, and could start Sunday on short rest.

“We're trying to give ourselves as many options as possible for Sunday and he's now an option,” Showalter said.

ROSTER MOVES

The Mets brought up RHP Jose Butto to serve as the 27th man for the doubleheader, and they activated RHP Max Scherzer from the suspended list to pitch the second game. Scherzer is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA against the Tigers since leaving in 2015, striking out 34 batters in 17 innings without allowing a walk.

The Tigers called up RHP Brendan White to be their 27th man.

UP NEXT

The Tigers are scheduled to see two old friends in the final two games of the series. Scherzer (2-1, 3.72) will return from suspension to face Michael Lorenzen (0-1, 7.07) in the second game of the doubleheader, with Justin Verlander scheduled to face Detroit on Thursday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets NYM-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tigers DET-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: (0-0)L: (0-0)S: (0)

NYMMets

DETTigers

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Nimmo CF	5	0	0	0	-	0	2	2	.304	.398	.438	.000	-
S. Marte RF	4	0	1	0	-	0	1	1	.227	.312	.299	.000	-
F. Lindor SS	4	1	1	2	-	0	2	1	.217	.321	.443	.000	-
P. Alonso 1B	4	0	1	0	-	0	0	1	.250	.323	.550	.000	-
T. Pham LF	4	1	3	1	-	0	0	1	.235	.322	.451	.000	-
J. McNeil 2B	4	0	1	0	-	0	0	2	.294	.408	.422	.000	-
M. Canha DH	3	1	1	1	-	1	0	1	.229	.319	.385	.000	-
B. Baty 3B	3	1	1	0	-	1	0	1	.311	.367	.489	.000	-
T. Nido C	3	1	1	0	-	0	0	0	.125	.157	.125	.000	-
a- D. Vogelbach PH	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	.271	.411	.390	.000	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Nimmo CF	5
S. Marte RF	4
F. Lindor SS	4
P. Alonso 1B	4
T. Pham LF	4
J. McNeil 2B	4
M. Canha DH	3
B. Baty 3B	3
T. Nido C	3
a- D. Vogelbach PH	1

a-flied out for Nido in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Vierling RF	4	1	1	0	-	0	0	.281	.333	.416	.000	-
J. Baez SS	3	3	2	1	-	0	0	.237	.292	.320	.000	-
R. Greene CF	4	1	1	0	-	1	2	.243	.298	.330	.000	-
E. Haase DH	4	1	2	5	-	2	0	.278	.333	.417	.000	-
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	0	0	-	1	1	.210	.265	.314	.000	-
J. Schoop 2B	2	0	1	0	-	0	0	.229	.302	.292	.000	-
a- Z. McKinstry PH-2B	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	.274	.338	.452	.000	-
A. Ibanez LF	2	0	0	0	-	0	1	.214	.214	.214	.000	-
b- N. Maton PH-3B	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	.163	.263	.349	.000	-
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	0	-	0	0	.200	.322	.420	.000	-
Z. Short 3B	2	0	0	0	-	1	0	.444	.500	.778	.000	-
c- A. Baddoo PH-LF	1	0	0	0	-	1	0	.220	.324	.271	.000	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Vierling RF	4
J. Baez SS	3
R. Greene CF	4
E. Haase DH	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
J. Schoop 2B	2
a- Z. McKinstry PH-2B	1
A. Ibanez LF	2
b- N. Maton PH-3B	1
J. Rogers C	3
Z. Short 3B	2
c- A. Baddoo PH-LF	1

a-flied out for Schoop in the 7th
b-grounded out for Ibanez in the 7th
c-struck out for Short in the 8th

2B - P. Alonso (3), T. Pham (2)
HR - F. Lindor (5), T. Pham (3), M. Canha (3)
RBI - F. Lindor 2 (24), T. Pham (8), M. Canha (10)
2-Out RBI - F. Lindor 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Pham, J. McNeil

2B - J. Schoop (3)
HR - J. Baez, E. Haase
RBI - J. Baez (12), E. Haase 5 (10)
2-Out RBI - E. Haase 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Ibanez

SB - M. Vierling (4)

DP - (Baez-Torkelson)
E - R. Greene, A. Ibanez

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	FPTS
J. Lucchesi	4.0	5	4	4	1	2	3.86	-
J. Yacabonis	3.0	0	0	0	3	0	4.15	-
A. Ottavino (BS, 1)	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	4.09	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lucchesi	4.0
J. Yacabonis	3.0
A. Ottavino (BS, 1)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	FPTS
J. Wentz	6.0	9	5	5	1	2	3	6.67	-
W. Vest	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	-
T. Alexander	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.17	-
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.32	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Wentz	6.0
W. Vest	1.2
T. Alexander	0.1
A. Lange	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Lucchesi 46-31, J. Yacabonis 36-23, A. Ottavino 24-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lucchesi 8-4, J. Yacabonis 4-1, A. Ottavino 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Lucchesi 17, J. Yacabonis 9, A. Ottavino 6

Pitches-Strikes - J. Wentz 83-58, W. Vest 23-14, T. Alexander 1-1, A. Lange 17-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Wentz 10-8, W. Vest 1-2, T. Alexander 0-1, A. Lange 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Wentz 26, W. Vest 6, T. Alexander, A. Lange 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets NYM-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tigers DET-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Nimmo CF	5	0	0	0	-	0	2	2	.304	.398	.438	.000	-
S. Marte RF	4	0	1	0	-	0	1	1	.227	.312	.299	.000	-
F. Lindor SS	4	1	1	2	-	0	2	1	.217	.321	.443	.000	-
P. Alonso 1B	4	0	1	0	-	0	0	1	.250	.323	.550	.000	-
T. Pham LF	4	1	3	1	-	0	0	1	.235	.322	.451	.000	-
J. McNeil 2B	4	0	1	0	-	0	0	2	.294	.408	.422	.000	-
M. Canha DH	3	1	1	1	-	1	0	1	.229	.319	.385	.000	-
B. Baty 3B	3	1	1	0	-	1	0	1	.311	.367	.489	.000	-
T. Nido C	3	1	1	0	-	0	0	0	.125	.157	.125	.000	-
a- D. Vogelbach PH	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	.271	.411	.390	.000	-
Total	35	5	10	4	3	2	5	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Nimmo CF	5
S. Marte RF	4
F. Lindor SS	4
P. Alonso 1B	4
T. Pham LF	4
J. McNeil 2B	4
M. Canha DH	3
B. Baty 3B	3
T. Nido C	3
a- D. Vogelbach PH	1
Total	35

a-flied out for Nido in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Vierling RF	4	1	1	0	-	0	0	.281	.333	.416	.000	-
J. Baez SS	3	3	2	1	-	0	0	.237	.292	.320	.000	-
R. Greene CF	4	1	1	0	-	1	2	.243	.298	.330	.000	-
E. Haase DH	4	1	2	5	-	2	0	.278	.333	.417	.000	-
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	0	0	-	1	1	.210	.265	.314	.000	-
J. Schoop 2B	2	0	1	0	-	0	0	.229	.302	.292	.000	-
a- Z. McKinstry PH-2B	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	.274	.338	.452	.000	-
A. Ibanez LF	2	0	0	0	-	0	1	.214	.214	.214	.000	-
b- N. Maton PH-3B	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	.163	.263	.349	.000	-
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	0	-	0	0	.200	.322	.420	.000	-
Z. Short 3B	2	0	0	0	-	1	0	.444	.500	.778	.000	-
c- A. Baddoo PH-LF	1	0	0	0	-	1	0	.220	.324	.271	.000	-
Total	31	6	7	6	2	6	4	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Vierling RF	4
J. Baez SS	3
R. Greene CF	4
E. Haase DH	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
J. Schoop 2B	2
a- Z. McKinstry PH-2B	1
A. Ibanez LF	2
b- N. Maton PH-3B	1
J. Rogers C	3
Z. Short 3B	2
c- A. Baddoo PH-LF	1
Total	31

a-flied out for Schoop in the 7th
b-grounded out for Ibanez in the 7th
c-struck out for Short in the 8th

2B - P. Alonso (3), T. Pham (2)
HR - F. Lindor (5), T. Pham (3), M. Canha (3)
RBI - F. Lindor 2 (24), T. Pham (8), M. Canha (10)
2-Out RBI - F. Lindor 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Pham, J. McNeil

2B - J. Schoop (3)
HR - J. Baez, E. Haase
RBI - J. Baez (12), E. Haase 5 (10)
2-Out RBI - E. Haase 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Ibanez

SB - M. Vierling (4)

DP - (Baez-Torkelson)
E - R. Greene, A. Ibanez

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Lucchesi	4.0	5	4	4	1	2	3.86	0.00	-
J. Yacabonis	3.0	0	0	0	3	0	4.15	0.00	-
A. Ottavino (BS, 1)	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	4.09	0.00	-
Total	8.0	7	6	6	6	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lucchesi	4.0
J. Yacabonis	3.0
A. Ottavino (BS, 1)	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Wentz	6.0	9	5	5	1	2	3	6.67	0.00	-
W. Vest	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	-
T. Alexander	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.17	0.00	-
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.32	0.00	-
Total	9.0	10	5	5	2	5	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Wentz	6.0
W. Vest	1.2
T. Alexander	0.1
A. Lange	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Lucchesi 46-31, J. Yacabonis 36-23, A. Ottavino 24-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lucchesi 8-4, J. Yacabonis 4-1, A. Ottavino 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Lucchesi 17, J. Yacabonis 9, A. Ottavino 6

Pitches-Strikes - J. Wentz 83-58, W. Vest 23-14, T. Alexander 1-1, A. Lange 17-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Wentz 10-8, W. Vest 1-2, T. Alexander 0-1, A. Lange 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Wentz 26, W. Vest 6, T. Alexander, A. Lange 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

No runs scored

1ST INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
B. Nimmo: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Nimmo grounded out to pitcher
S. Marte: Ball, Ball, Marte singled to right center
F. Lindor: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Lindor struck out swinging
P. Alonso: Ball, Foul, Ball, Alonso flied out to shallow right
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Lucchesi Pitching:
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Vierling grounded out to shortstop
J. Baez: Foul, Baez singled to right
R. Greene: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Greene singled to center, Baez to second
E. Haase: Ball, Haase homered to right, Greene and Baez scored
S. Torkelson: Torkelson flied out to right
J. Schoop: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Schoop doubled to deep left
A. Ibanez: Ball, Ibanez lined out to center
End of the 1st (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
T. Pham: Strike looking, Foul, Pham homered to left
J. McNeil: Strike looking, McNeil lined out to second
M. Canha: Strike looking, Ball, Canha homered to right
B. Baty: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Baty grounded out to first
T. Nido: Nido flied out to right
Middle of the 2nd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Lucchesi Pitching:
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Rogers grounded out to third
Z. Short: Ball, Strike looking, Short grounded out to third
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Vierling grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
B. Nimmo: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Nimmo grounded out to third
S. Marte: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Marte struck out swinging
F. Lindor: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Lindor flied out to deep right
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Lucchesi Pitching:
J. Baez: Baez homered to left
R. Greene: Foul, Greene grounded out to shortstop
E. Haase: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Haase struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Torkelson lined out to left
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
P. Alonso: Alonso grounded out to second
T. Pham: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Pham reached on an infield single to second
J. McNeil: Ball, Ball, Foul, McNeil reached on fielder's choice to second, Pham out at second
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Canha flied out to center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Lucchesi Pitching:
J. Schoop: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Schoop grounded out to shortstop
A. Ibanez: Ibanez flied out to deep right
J. Rogers: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Rogers grounded out to second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
B. Baty: Baty singled to shallow center, Baty to second on center fielder Greene fielding error
T. Nido: Nido singled to left, Baty scored, Nido to second on Ibanez throwing error
B. Nimmo: Ball, Nimmo popped out to shortstop
S. Marte: Marte flied out to right
F. Lindor: Ball, Lindor homered to left, Nido scored
P. Alonso: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Alonso doubled to right
T. Pham: Pham grounded out to third
Middle of the 5th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Jimmy Yacabonis relieved Joey Lucchesi
Z. Short: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Short struck out looking
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Vierling grounded out to shortstop
J. Baez: Strike looking, Ball, Baez grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors)
6TH INNING
Mets
J. Wentz Pitching:
J. McNeil: McNeil singled to right
M. Canha: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, McNeil out at second, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Canha walked
B. Baty: Strike looking, Foul, Baty grounded into double play shortstop to first, Canha out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Yacabonis Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
E. Haase: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Haase struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Torkelson popped out to first
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Mets
Will Vest relieved Joey Wentz
T. Nido: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Nido grounded out to shortstop
B. Nimmo: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Nimmo struck out looking
S. Marte: Ball, Marte fouled out to right
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Zach McKinstry hit for Jonathan Schoop
Z. McKinstry: Ball, Strike swinging, McKinstry flied out to right
Nick Maton hit for Andy Ibanez
N. Maton: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Maton grounded out to first
J. Rogers: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Rogers grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Mets
Zach McKinstry in left field
Nick Maton at second base
F. Lindor: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Lindor struck out looking
P. Alonso: Ball, Ball, Ball, Alonso flied out to left
T. Pham: Strike looking, Pham doubled to left
Tyler Alexander relieved Will Vest
J. McNeil: McNeil flied out to shallow left
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Adam Ottavino relieved Jimmy Yacabonis
Akil Baddoo hit for Zack Short
A. Baddoo: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Baddoo struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Vierling singled to right
J. Baez: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Vierling stole second, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Baez hit by pitch
R. Greene: Ball, Greene grounded out to first, Vierling to third, Baez to second
E. Haase: Haase singled to right center, Baez and Vierling scored
S. Torkelson: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Torkelson struck out looking
End of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Mets
Zach McKinstry at second base
Nick Maton at third base
Akil Baddoo in left field
Alex Lange relieved Tyler Alexander
M. Canha: Strike looking, Foul, Canha grounded out to third
B. Baty: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Baty walked
Daniel Vogelbach hit for Tomas Nido
D. Vogelbach: Strike looking, Ball, Vogelbach flied out to center
B. Nimmo: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Nimmo struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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