DH Victor Martinez went 3-for-5 with a home run and a pair of singles against Minnesota. Martinez has hit safely in 20 of his past 26 games, and he is batting .333 during that stretch. It is the same average he has in nine games against the Twins this season.

DH Victor Martinez sat out Sunday as manager Brad Ausmus elected to give him a day off following a Saturday night game that featured two rain delays totaling more than 2 1/2 hours. "That will give him two days (off) in a row," Ausmus said, noting the Tigers don't play Monday.

DH Victor Martinez hit his 21st home run of the season, a two-run shot in the fourth to get the Tigers on the board. He is now batting .396 (23-58) with three double, four homers and 11 RBIs in his last 15 games.

DH Victor Martinez was a late scratch from Thursday's lineup after he texted manager Brad Ausmus during the morning and said he wasn't feeling well. Martinez also fouled a ball off his foot Wednesday during a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. It is expected that the Tigers' cleanup hitter will return to the lineup Friday. He has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, batting .389 during that stretch. In his absence, Miguel Cabrera served as the DH and Andrew Romine moved to first base.

DH Victor Martinez was a late scratch for what manager Brad Ausmus called an extra day of rest. Martinez fouled a ball off his foot on Wednesday.

DH Victor Martinez went 4-for-4 on Wednesday, his third four-hit game of the season and the 18th of his career. His previous four-hit game was against Washington on May 10. Martinez also improved his road success rate. He's now batting .333 (65-for-195) away from home.

TORONTO -- Victor Martinez ended a tie with a home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped the Toronto Blue Jays' winning streak at seven games with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The Blue Jays had just tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a home run by Devon Travis. Reliever Jason Grilli (2-1) took the loss and Bruce Rondon (3-1) picked up the win despite allowing the game-tying homer to Travis.Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed five hits, two walks, a hit batter and two runs in five innings. Detroit left-hander Matt Boyd allowed four hits and one run in five innings.White Sox 5, Braves 4CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs as Chicago held on to beat Atlanta.Tim Anderson, Melky Cabrera, Brett Lawrie and J.B. Shuck added two hits apiece for the White Sox, who earned their fifth win in the past seven games. Left-hander Jose Quintana (7-8) picked up his second straight victory despite allowing three home runsJeff Francoeur... [More]

TORONTO -- Victor Martinez ended a tie with a home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped the Toronto Blue Jays' winning streak at seven games with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The Blue Jays had just tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a home run by Devon Travis. Reliever Jason Grilli (2-1) took the loss and Bruce Rondon (3-1) picked up the win despite allowing the game-tying homer to Travis.Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed five hits, two walks, a hit batter and two runs in five innings. Detroit left-hander Matt Boyd allowed four hits and one run in five innings.White Sox 5, Braves 4CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs as Chicago held on to beat Atlanta.Tim Anderson, Melky Cabrera, Brett Lawrie and J.B. Shuck added two hits apiece for the White Sox, who earned their fifth win in the past seven games. Left-hander Jose Quintana (7-8) picked up his second straight victory despite allowing three home runsJeff Francoeur finished 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the Braves. Gordon Beckham and Freddie Freeman added solo home runs for Atlanta.

DH Victor Martinez is hitting .353 (114 for 323) in 82 career games against the Rays, a number that includes 13 multi-hit games. Martinez also owns a .368 batting average at Tropicana Field, tops among active players. He is 5-for-18 in the current series, which wraps up Sunday.

DH Victor Martinez crushed two three-run home runs -- one from each side of the plate -- to give the Tigers a big cushion. They were his 15th and 16th home runs of the season. He is at his best on the road -- he entered Friday's game with a .366 road batting average, second best in the AL.

TORONTO -- Carlos Santana led off the 19th inning with his 17th homer of the season against infielder Darwin Barney, who was pitching, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday afternoon to win their club-record 14th straight game.The Blue Jays sent out infielder Ryan Goins to pitch the 18th inning. He allowed singles to Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall, who had five hits after the sixth inning that put runners at the corners, but got out of the jam.Barney (0-1), who made the third out of the 18th inning, became the 10th Blue Jays position player to pitch in the 19th. Barney allowed the home run, then retired his next three batters.Trevor Bauer (7-2), scheduled to be Cleveland's starter on Saturday, entered the game in the 15th inning and picked up the win allowing two hits and three walks while striking out three.Tigers 10, Rays 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Victor Martinez crushed two three-run home runs and Detroit cruised past Tampa Bay.Detroit starter Michael... [More]

DH Victor Martinez hit a pair of home runs Sunday, his second two-homer games of the year. Martinez upped his home run total to 14 with a solo shot to right with one out in the fourth and torqued one to left leading off the sixth.

DH Victor Martinez returned to Detroit's starting lineup Friday but can look forward to more scheduled days off than in past seasons. "I'm going to be a little more cautious with him period," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I think we have to find spots to give him days off. (Thursday) he got a day off and he ended up coming with a big hit. He can still affect a game, but I think to keep him for six months we're going to have to be a little bit careful with him."

DH Victor Martinez was not in the starting lineup Thursday, given a day off by manager Brad Ausmus. "We just need to give him days (off)," Ausmus said of Martinez, hitting .324 at game time. "He's not the young player he once was. Also he has had knee issues. We need to be a little bit cautious with Vic." Martinez pinch-hit a single in the 10th inning but was quickly replaced by a pinch runner, Cameron Maybin, at first.

DH Victor Martinez, who had not started since Sunday and received a cortisone shot in his right knee, returned to the Tigers lineup Thursday.

DH Victor Martinez, who pinch hit Wednesday and had not started since Sunday against the Yankees, was back in the lineup after receiving a cortisone shot in his right knee. Martinez responded with his second career three-homer game.

DH Victor Martinez (knee) did not start for the third straight game before pinch-hitting in Wednesday's ninth inning. Martinez grounded out in his only plate appearance after manager Brad Ausmus elected not to risk the knee getting worse by starting him. Martinez sat despite hitting .500 against White Sox starter Chris Sale in his career. "We need him the whole season," Ausmus said in explaining not playing Martinez Wednesday.

DH Victor Martinez (knee) was held out for a third straight day as a preventative measure despite hitting .500 with four home runs and nine RBIs against Wednesday's starter Chris Sale. Manager Brad Ausmus said Martinez could pinch, but didn't want to risk injury. "We need him all year," Ausmus said.

Tigers DH Victor Martinez missed Tuesday's game with a bruised knee. Martinez pinch-hit in Monday night's extra-inning loss to the White Sox, but manager Brad Ausmus kept him out of the lineup to avoid soreness in the knee getting worse.

DH Victor Martinez is batting .393 (44-for-112) on the road this season after getting a hit in the fourth inning that deflected off RHP Michael Pineda. Martinez was briefly looked at by manager Brad Ausmus and the trainer but stayed in the game. Ausmus said it was due to Martinez's knee acting up from time to time but said he would be fine.