The Detroit News · Jun 23, 2016
Live Tigers blog: Mariners within 1 after HRs
(Photo: Carlos Osorio, AP)The Mariners are getting to Daniel Norris in the top of the fifth. Chris Iannetta and Leonys Martin hit back-to-back homers to pull the Mariners within one, 4-3. Iannetta’s homer hit the left-field foul pole and Martin went the other direction, deep to right.
Bot 4: McCann belts two-run HR
Catcher James McCann belted a two-run homer off Mariners starter Vidal Nuno to increase the Tigers lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning.
McCann's homer was his fifth of the year. It scored Steven Moya, who drew a one-out walk.
Nuno was pulled for reliever Edwin Diaz (2.25 ERA), who issued a walk to Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Andrew Romine struck out swinging for the second out of the inning.