DETROIT -- It did not take long for Mike Everitt to become persona non grata at Comerica Park on Saturday night.The plate umpire issued four ejections to the Tigers during the teams 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, leaving players and their manager perplexed and a belligerent Detroit crowd in an uproar.After the loss, which snapped a five-game winning streak for Detroit, Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez was still trying to make sense of his first career ejection -- one that came, he felt, after a fairly innocuous comment in the sixth inning.I dont know, man, he had a short leash today, I guess. I just told him hes having a bad day. Honestly, thats what I said. Youre having a bad day today, huh Mike? Martinez recalled.Martinez said that Everitt asked him to repeat what he said; after he complied with the request, he was tossed. The mild-mannered 28-year-old outfielder almost didnt believe it.I was shocked, Martinez said. I really was. Ive never been ejected in a game. Ive always treated the umpires with respect. Ive never disrespected one. By me saying that youre bad today, I dont feel like thats really an insult. I told him afterward, I was like, Everyone has bad days, Mike. I have bad days. Everyone has bad days. The least you could do is just man up to it.Martinez was the last of four ejections on the night -- which began with designated hitter Victor Martinez being tossed in the bottom of the third inning for arguing balls and strikes.Both Cameron Maybin and Miguel Cabrera were punched out in the bottom of the third by Angels left-hander Brett Oberholtzer -- Maybin went down swinging and Cabrera looking -- before Victor Martinez expressed his displeasure on a strike call from Everitt.Martinez exchanged words with Everitt, placing his hands behind his back, presumably to take a nonaggressive stance while arguing his case, but the theatrics only intensified from there.Martinez grew enraged during the heated exchange with Everitt, prompting Tigers manager?Brad Ausmus and second-base umpire Tim Timmons to intervene. Ausmus had to practically drag Martinez back to the dugout after the ejection, but the 37-year-old veteran continued to yell in Everitts direction even after leaving the field.According to Martinez and Ausmus, frustration had been mounting from a number of called strikes earlier in the game.If hes going to call those pitches on our hitters, we need those pitches called on their hitters. Thats really the gripe. Simple as that, Ausmus explained.Martinez also threw his helmet from the dugout, and Everitt made a note of that before resuming game action.Ausmus would not speculate on whether Victor Martinez, who was replaced by Tyler Collins as designated hitter, could be facing any supplementary discipline for the action.Everitt later tossed Detroit hitting coach Wally Joyner for arguing the strike zone in the fifth and then ejected Ausmus for arguing on Joyners behalf. It was the 10th career ejection for Ausmus as a manager and the second for Joyner as a coach.Bench coach Gene Lamont took over as Tigers manager.I think there was a number of players in the lineup that were frustrated with some of the pitches that were being called. Its part of the game. Umpires have off nights too. But we felt that it affected our offense tonight, Ausmus said.However, the Tigers manager said he was not worried about Everitt working Sundays series finale against the Angels or any subsequent games this season.No, no. Mike Everitts a professional. Ive known him for years. 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Reyes (2-1), who pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief after Jaime Garcia failed to get out of the second, walked six and allowed a hit but still managed to keep the Cubs off the board.The fastball command wasnt there, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. We were out of the zone. We had every opportunity had we been a little more patient.Cubs starter Jason Hammel (14-9) struck out a season-high nine, but gave up two-run homers to Brandon Moss in the sixth and Aledmys Diaz in the second.The pitch to Diaz was a fastball that came back over the plate, Hammel said. The pitch to Moss I went back and looked at it and I felt I made my pitch and it just left the yard. Ive got to figure out how to keep it on the ground.Dexter Fowler led off the game with a home run against Garcia. It was his seventh leadoff homer of the season.Im seeing the ball well, Fowler said. Control what you can control and other than that youve got to keep pushing.Garcia lasted just 1 2//3 innings in the shortest outing in his 146-start career.dddddddddddd He gave up two runs on three hits, including an RBI double by Russell in the second.I let my team down, Garcia said. Ive been through tough times before. All I can say is Im going to continue to do whats in my control to continue to fight.Moss entered the game mired in a 1-for-41 skid. He singled in the second and scored on Diazs 15th homer of the season.It was a bad rut, but he pulled himself through, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.Diaz started for the first time since July 31, when the All-Star shortstop broke his thumb.Kevin Siegrist got his second save.The loss means the earliest the Cubs can clinch their first National League Central Division championship since 2008 would be Thursday against Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.Its going to happen, Fowler said. Its just a matter of when.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: INF Matt Carpenter was in the starting lineup after leaving Mondays game with back tightness. ... RHP Trevor Rosenthal threw batting practice. He has missed 46 games with shoulder inflammation. ... RHP Michael Wacha is expected to be activated off the disabled list tomorrow and could be headed to the bullpen. He has been out since Aug. 9 with shoulder inflammation.UP NEXTCubs LHP Jon Lester (16-4, 2.51) takes on RHP Carlos Martinez (14-7, 3.05) in the final game of the three-game set. Lester has allowed one run or less in each of his last five starts. He is 6-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his previous eight starts. Martinez is 6-3 in 11 day starts this season. He has induced an NL-leading 32 double plays. ' ' '