Clark Homer, Tigers Pitching End Six-Game Skid vs. Rays
Detroit's bullpen allowed just one hit in relief as the Tigers beat Tampa Bay 4-1 to snap a six-game losing streak.
Max Clark hit his first home run at Comerica Park and five Tigers pitchers combined to allow just one run as Detroit ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Clark's homer, the second of his career, gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, and that proved more than enough for Detroit's pitching staff. Starter Jackson Jobe allowed one run over 4 1/3 innings, and four relievers combined to allow just one hit the rest of the way.
Drew Sommers (1-3) retired all five batters he faced for his first major league victory, and Kenley Jansen closed it out in the ninth for his 17th save.
Detroit had lost nine of its last 10 games and entered the night 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the race for the third American League wild card.
Ian Seymour (9-5), who replaced Tampa Bay opener Casey Legumina, gave up four runs — three earned — on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. The Rays have lost eight of their last 12 games.
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Junior Caminero singled, advanced to third on Liam Hicks' double and scored on an infield single by Jonny DeLuca.
Detroit answered with three runs in the fifth. After Clark's homer, the Tigers added another run when Gleyber Torres reached on a pop fly that dropped between second baseman Richie Palacios and DeLuca in right field. Seymour then balked, moving Torres to second, and he scored when Jonathan Aranda misplayed Kevin McGonigle's ground ball.
Detroit tacked on a fourth run in the seventh when Javier Báez tripled and scored on Hao-Yu Lee's single to left.
The teams close out their three-game series Wednesday, with Detroit right-hander Troy Melton (7-2, 1.60 ERA) facing Tampa Bay's Freddy Peralta (5-11, 5.33).
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