A late rally carried the Detroit Tigers past the Colorado Rockies, as Detroit turned a tied game into a lead it never relinquished in the eighth inning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | X | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Hao Yu Lee powered the Tigers' offense throughout the game and delivered the final blow of the rally with a triple that brought Spencer Torkelson and Ben Malgeri home.
Colorado struck first when Hunter Goodman homered with Jake McCarthy and Connor Norby scoring. Detroit answered with Kevin McGonigle's homer, Max Clark's single and later scoring plays from Hao Yu Lee and Colt Keith, whose single brought Lee home to tie the game. Jake McCarthy then put Colorado back in front with a single that brought Jordan Beck and Adael Amador home.
Ezequiel Tovar's homer extended Colorado's lead in the eighth, but Detroit answered immediately. Gleyber Torres doubled to bring Hao Yu Lee home, Riley Greene's single scored Torres, and Spencer Torkelson's walk brought Zach McKinstry home to tie the game. Ben Malgeri's walk then brought Eduardo Valencia home and gave Detroit the lead, before John Peck's sacrifice fly and Lee's triple added insurance.
Jordan Romano was charged with a blown save, while Jaden Hill absorbed the loss after Detroit's rally. Beau Brieske earned the win as the Tigers' late surge extended their winning streak and left Colorado with another defeat.
Detroit Tigers defeated Colorado Rockies, 11-7.
- Hunter Goodman went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .242 on the season).
- Kevin McGonigle went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .272 on the season).
- Hao Yu Lee went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .262 on the season).
- Beau Brieske allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 1.2 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (1-0) (5.51 ERA).
- Jaden Hill allowed 5 runs on 4 hits over 0.0 innings, and took the loss (1-4) (5.97 ERA).
- Brennan Bernardino allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 2 (2.88 ERA).
Detroit Tigers improved to 69-79 (3 straight wins); Colorado Rockies fell to 55-93 (6 straight losses).