Valdez Dominates as Tigers Blank Cardinals

DETROIT (Interstat) — Framber Valdez tossed six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Valdez allowed only three hits and struck out five, extending his scoreless streak to 12 innings. Dillon Dingler provided the key hit, a two-run homer in the fourth inning off losing pitcher Michael McGreevy. Riley Greene and Javier Báez added RBI singles.

The Tigers’ bullpen completed the four-hitter before an announced crowd of 45,008. The Cardinals managed just five hits total. With the win, Detroit improved to 3-4, while St. Louis fell to 4-3.