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DETROIT -- With two on and two out in the third inning, Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging at a pitch that was low and inside, and the slugger was so off balance he ended up on one knee.He made up for that missed opportunity his next time up.Cabreras three-run homer highlighted Detroits seven-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night. Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos also homered during Detroits big inning, which came after Adam Conley had been dominant through four.Cabreras 17th homer came on a full-count pitch after he struck out twice earlier in the game.He kind of went into battle mode with two strikes, Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. And then (Conley) left an off-speed pitch up in the zone, and Miggy can hit those as far as anyone.Mike Pelfrey (2-7) allowed four runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, and that performance was enough for the win.Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer for Miami.Conley (4-5) struck out six in the first two innings. He caught Cabrera looking in the first and swinging in the third, but when the Detroit slugger came up a third time, he hit a drive well beyond the fence in left-center field to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.Cabrera was a changeup that I didnt feel committed to throwing, Conley said. We went hard at him in the first at-bat, and that let me get him to chase a slider in the second at-bat, so thats a smart pitch. There wasnt really any rhyme or reason to throwing the changeup, and he was sitting on something soft.Four relievers finished the game for Detroit after Pelfreys departure. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a hitless ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.The Tigers were in a bit of a funk after being swept in a three-game series by AL Central-leading Cleveland. Detroit made three errors in the first five innings Tuesday.Stanton opened the scoring in the second with his 15th homer of the season, but the Marlins couldnt break the game open when they had the chance.Miami led 3-0 in the fifth when Iglesias connected for a two-run shot. After Cabrera went deep, Conley was taken out, and Nick Wittgren allowed a two-run drive by Castellanos.Conley was coming off a sparkling outing against Atlanta in which he threw eight scoreless innings. He looked terrific against the Tigers before his night unraveled in the fifth. The left-hander ended up allowing five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out nine.NUMBER 30Cabrera has now homered against all 30 major league teams, and it was fitting that he completed that feat against the Marlins, the team he made his debut for.We got the lead that inning with a home run, and it was more special because of that -- and we win the game, Cabrera said.TRANSACTIONSMiami purchased the contract of left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes from Triple-A New Orleans, and right-hander Paul Clemens was claimed off waivers by San Diego. Clemens went 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA for the Marlins.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: OF Marcell Ozuna (left wrist) returned after missing two games. He singled twice and scored on Stantons homer.Tigers: RHP Warwick Saupold (right groin strain) made an injury rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday night, allowing a run and four hits in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out five.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Tom Koehler (6-6) starts Wednesday against the Tigers in the finale of this two-game series. Miami is adjusting its rotation, starting Koehler in that game and pushing LHP Wei-Yin Chen back to Thursday night at Atlanta. Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to match Chen up against the Braves because of the left-handed hitters in their lineup.Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (0-0) makes his second start of the season.---This version corrects Wei-Yin Chens first name in the Up Next section. Chandler Cox Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Jamar Summers Jersey . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.wholesaledolphinsjerseys.com/?tag=youth-walt-aikens-jersey . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. 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Portugal coach Fernando Santos is concerned that the state of the grass at Marseilles Stade Velodrome could mean less of a spectacle when his team faces Poland on Thursday.France coach Didier Deschamps went as far as to call the Marseille pitch a disaster after players slipped during his teams group stage win over Albania. Even though it has been eight days since the last game in Marseille, neither Portugal nor Poland trained on the pitch Wednesday.I dont know if its in top shape but Ive heard that its better, Santos said through an interpreter. If the pitch itself is good, both teams will be helped because theyre very technical teams . We play football on the ground, we play a fast game, both teams do.The Marseille stadium hosted an AC/DC rock concert last month, drawing the ire of French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet, who said club officials had been taking risks and that the pitches overall were not satisfactory for Euro 2016.The Marseille playing surface apppeared in better condition Wednesday, though it remains to be seen whether it will cut up when play starts.ddddddddddddUEFA had been carrying out repairs on the Marseille pitch during the group stage, as well as at the Stade de France in Paris, which will host the final. In Lille, the entire pitch had to be replaced after the group stage, giving it a patchy appearance for Germanys 3-0 win over Slovakia in the last 16, for which the criticism was muted. That field faces another test when Wales and Belgium play there Friday.There has been heavy rain over some venues, but strong sun in the south, leading to brown spots on the field in Nice when England lost to Iceland.UEFA has been defensive over the state of the pitches.Announcing the Lille pitch replacement, UEFA defended its pitch consultant Richard Hayden from what it called completely baseless criticism directed at him throughout the tournament and hoped the condition of the fields would improve.Now the tournament has reached the quarterfinals, any more talk about the pitches could dig up a major embarrassment for organizers. ' ' '