Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 2:10PM CST
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Wednesday, a victory significantly boosted by Justin Verlander's performance. Verlander pitched six commanding innings for the Tigers, striking out nine batters, and also helped his own cause by driving in the first run of his major league career during the game against the Rockies.
Date: Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
Time: 2:10PM CST
Stadium: Coors Field
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 29,281
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DET |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Story (22, Greene)
Home Runs: Blackmon (32, 6th inning off Verlander 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Blackmon (84), Story (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: Story
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Lucroy 0-1, Arenado 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lucroy 1; Arenado 1

Wild Pitches: Chatwood
Hit By Pitch: Machado (By Bettis)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bettis 18/24; Chatwood 7/13; Oberg 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bettis 19-6-17-17; Chatwood 7-3-7-8; Oberg 0-1-9-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bettis 9-2; Chatwood 5-1; Oberg 1-1
Game Scores: C Bettis 35

Double Plays: 2 (Story-Desmond, LeMahieu-Story-Desmond)

Doubles: Castellanos (25, Oberg)
Home Runs: Castellanos (19, 3rd inning off Bettis 0 on, 2 Out); McCann (13, 5th inning off Bettis 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Verlander (1), Castellanos (76), McCann 3 (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: Verlander, Castellanos, McCann 3
Ground Into Double Play: Castellanos; Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Cabrera 0-1, McCann 1-2, Verlander 1-1, Castellanos 0-1, Machado 0-1, Mahtook 0-2, Iglesias 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: McCann 1; Machado 1; Mahtook 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 12/22; VerHagen 0/3; Wilson 3/5; Greene 5/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 10-13-32-12; VerHagen 4-1-3-2; Wilson 3-3-3-3; Greene 3-1-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 7-2; VerHagen 2-0; Wilson 0-1; Greene 0-3
Game Scores: J Verlander 70
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