Detroit Tigers
Motor City patience with a late-game ignition switch
A dangerous opponent whenever the score stays close into the late innings.
Detroit beat Minnesota 11-6 in 12 innings after Spencer Torkelson homered and Javier Báez cleared the bases in a five-run 12th.
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Tigers 11, Twins 6: Detroit saved the fireworks for the 12th
Spencer Torkelson's two-run homer and Javier Báez's bases-clearing double finished a 12-inning win after Minnesota tied the game twice late.
Tigers 3, Guardians 0: Three runs locked the door
Detroit scored in three separate innings, and Keider Montero turned a small lead into a shutout Cleveland could never threaten.
Guardians 6, Tigers 4: Cleveland kept answering
Angel Martinez collected three hits and Cleveland used three separate two-run bursts to beat Detroit 6-4.
Mariners 4, Tigers 2: Woo made the middle quiet
Bryan Woo threw seven scoreless innings, Julio Rodriguez drove in three, and Seattle's sixth-inning burst held off Detroit's late push.
Tigers 8, Mariners 0: Melton turned the series quiet
Detroit shut out Seattle 8-0 as Troy Melton worked seven scoreless innings and the Tigers spread 13 hits across three scoring bursts.
Orioles 8, Tigers 5: Baltimore kept replacing the cushion
Jackson Holliday collected four hits and Baltimore hit three home runs while scoring in five of the first six innings to beat Detroit 8-5.
Royals 3, Tigers 2: Loftin supplied the last word
Nick Loftin broke a ninth-inning tie after Salvador Perez matched Detroit with a record-setting home run in Kansas City's 3-2 win.
Cubs 11, Tigers 2: Chicago ended the suspense in the first inning
The Cubs scored six runs in the first inning and rolled past the Tigers 11-2 behind five trips to base from Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Tigers 8, Cubs 6: Dingler powered both ends of the night
Dillon Dingler homered twice and delivered the go-ahead hit in the 10th as Detroit beat Chicago 8-6.
Angels 3, Tigers 2: Ryan Johnson made three runs hold
Ryan Johnson allowed one run over five innings and the Angels bullpen survived Riley Greene's ninth-inning homer to beat Detroit 3-2.
Tigers 7, Angels 0: Detroit moved all the drama to the first inning
Spencer Torkelson homered twice, Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings and the Tigers scored six times in the first two innings of a 7-0 win.
Tigers 2, Angels 1: Hao-Yu Lee stole the ninth inning
Hao-Yu Lee lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth as Detroit came back to beat the Angels 2-1.