Wisler ends season with a rough outing


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ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Wisler doesn't know what the future holds for him in the Atlanta Braves' rotation.

He just hopes to be in the conversation when the Braves start putting their 2017 roster together.

"Going into next year, if I get a chance to be up here, I have to prove I can be consistent," he said, "and one or two bad starts are not going to affect me for a month like it did the last couple years."

Wisler gave up three homers and was chased in the fifth inning of a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Miguel Cabrera homered twice, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton also connected and Detroit moved up in the AL playoff race.

The Braves, playing their final series at Turner Field before moving north to the suburbs next year, had won 10 of 11.

Wisler (7-13) gave up five runs, nine hits, two walks and struck out three in 4 2/3 innings. After getting chased when James McCann's RBI single made it 5-0, Wisler ended the season with a 5.00 ERA in 26 starts and one relief appearance.

"I had some really good starts, really good runs," he said. "I also had some really bad starts, some really bad runs. I think I've proved I can pitch up here, but I've also proved that I can be very inconsistent."

The Tigers won their third straight and pulled within a half-game of Toronto for the second wild-card spot. The Blue Jays lost at Boston 5-3. Baltimore remained 1½ games ahead of Detroit.

The regular season is scheduled to end Sunday, but the Tigers might need to play beyond that. They were rained out against AL Central champion Cleveland this week and would have to make up that game at home if it impacts their playoff chances.

Daniel Norris (4-2) gave up one run, five hits, two walks and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings.

Detroit led 3-0 in the first on Kinsler's leadoff homer and Cabrera's two-run shot over the center-field wall.

Cabrera launched his 38th homer to the same location in the third, putting Detroit up 4-0.

Upton hit his 30th homer to make it 6-0 in the seventh. Closer Francisco Rodriguez, in a non-save situation, struck out the side in the ninth.

Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP, has been a tough out over the last couple months, hitting .357 with 20 homers and 55 RBIs in his last 63 games. He has six multihomer games this season and 39 in his career.

Norris pitched through pain after Adonis Garcia's liner glance off his right wrist below his glove in the fifth, striking out the next four batters he faced to end the sixth.

Brandon Snyder hit his fourth pinch-hit homer of the season to cut the lead to 6-1 in the seventh and chase Norris.

Matt Kemp made it 6-2 in the eighth with his 35th homer.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Detroit CF Cameron Maybin stayed in the game after getting hit on the left hand by Brandon Cunniff's pitch in the sixth. Maybin sustained a left thumb contusion on a head-first slide on Aug. 29 and had his left wrist broken by a pitch in spring training.

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY

With 446 homers, Cabrera moved into the 40th place on the career list. The 11-time All-Star began the game one homer behind Texas' Adrian Beltre. ... Kinsler's 28th homer tied Lou Whitaker in 1989 for the most homers by a Tigers second baseman in a single season. It was his eighth leadoff homer this year and 40th of his career.

UP NEXT

Tigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann is 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA in five career starts at Turner Field, 7-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 career starts against Atlanta. Injuries have caused problems in his first year with Detroit. Since June 24, Zimmermann is 0-3 with a 16.78 ERA in four starts, a span of 12 1/3 innings. ... Braves rookie RHP Aaron Blair is 1-7 with an 8.02 ERA in 14 career starts.

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