Nothing separated the teams for much of the night, but a late rally carried the Detroit Tigers past the Colorado Rockies. Framber Valdez set the tone with a sharp outing before Detroit broke through in the eighth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Valdez kept Colorado in check and earned the win, giving Detroit the pitching foundation it needed. Kenley Jansen then closed the game with a scoreless ninth.
Riley Greene's double in the eighth brought Spencer Torkelson home and gave Detroit the lead, then expanded the margin as the Tigers pulled away. Earlier, Max Clark's homer in the fifth tied the game after Colorado had taken the lead when Cole Carrigg reached on a fielding error by Kevin McGonigle, allowing Ezequiel Tovar to score.
The Rockies managed a late response when Zac Veen's single brought Adael Amador across, but the rally stopped there. Colorado's bullpen absorbed the damage in the eighth, and the offense could not recover.
Detroit extended its winning streak, while Colorado's losing streak continued. The game belonged to the late rally: patience early, then one swing from Greene changed the night.
Detroit Tigers defeated Colorado Rockies, 6-2.
- (gpid=sa:703601) went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Dillon Dingler went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .246 on the season).
- Riley Greene went 3-for-4 with 1 triple, 1 double, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .279 on the season).
- Framber Valdez allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 6 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (10-10) (4.01 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:815081) allowed 2 runs on 1 hit over 0.2 innings, and took the loss (1-2) (3.00 ERA).
- Kenley Jansen allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (19) (3.60 ERA).
Detroit Tigers improved to 68-79 (2 straight wins); Colorado Rockies fell to 55-92 (5 straight losses).