Nothing separated these teams for five innings. Then Detroit turned a quiet game into a laugher, scoring eight unanswered runs over the sixth, seventh and ninth to shut out San Francisco 8-0 at Oracle Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Tigers' unnamed starter set the tone early, working five scoreless innings on just one hit and a walk while striking out four to pick up the win, his first of the season. San Francisco's bats never found an answer, managing only two hits over the entire game against Detroit pitching, which combined to blank the Giants across nine innings.
The game stayed tied at 0-0 until the sixth, when Torkelson walked to bring home Torres and put Detroit ahead for good. The Tigers piled on in the seventh: McGonigle singled in McKinstry, Dingler doubled home McGonigle, Valencia's double drove in both Dingler and Greene, Clark tripled in Valencia, and Báez's infield single scored Clark, turning a one-run edge into a 7-0 blowout in a single inning. Detroit added one more in the ninth when Clark's fielder's-choice grounder brought home Malgeri.
Landen Roupp took the loss for San Francisco, allowing 1 run (1 earned) over 5.1 innings with 2 hits, 5 walks and 3 strikeouts before the bullpen unraveled. The Giants' relief corps combined to allow 7 runs over 3.2 innings, turning a manageable deficit into a rout. Valencia finished 1-for-2 with a double and 2 RBIs, and Dingler added a run-scoring double of his own, while Clark went 2-for-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs.
The result dropped San Francisco to 49-68, snapping any momentum with a losing skid as the Giants fell to a first-place deficit for the night. Detroit improved to 57-60, snapping a stretch of inconsistency with the win. Both clubs sit fourth in their respective divisions, but for Detroit, this one-inning burst made all the difference.