April 20--The summary
Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam and a two-run homer off White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana in a 9-1 Tigers victory Sunday at Comerica Park. Quintana gave up a career-high nine earned runs on 10 hits over just four-plus innings as the Sox fell to 4-7 with the series loss.
On the mound
Quintana, who needed 42 pitches to get out of the first inning, has an 8.40 ERA over three starts.
At the plate
Jose Abreu hit an RBI triple in the sixth to end Tigers right-hander Shane Greene's streak of 21 straight scoreless innings to start the season.
On the bases
Adam Eaton led off the game with a walk and was doubled off first base after Abreu flied out to right.
Key number
4 -- Homers by Cespedes in eight career at-bats against Quintana. He has nine RBIs against him.
The quote
"It's important for me to be ahead in the count. I got some balls up, and you get a home run after that. The key today was throwing too many pitches in the first inning. You throw all your stuff and they see everything." --Quintana
The quote II
"We've never seen (Greene) in that role, throwing the ball the way he is. ... It was somewhat of a feeling-out process. He executed his pitches pretty much all day. He never gave in." -- catcher Tyler Flowers
Up next
Vs. Indians, 7:10 p.m. Monday, WPWR-50.
-- Colleen Kane
