Detroit beats Seattle in 1st meeting since Mariners eliminated Tigers in ALDS

By: Dave Hogg, The Associated Press Posted: 8:41 PM CDT Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series.

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DETROIT (AP) — Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series.

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DETROIT (AP) — Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series.

Kerry Carpenter and Spencer Torkelson homered for Detroit, which is 4-0 in June after going 9-22 in May. The Tigers are averaging eight runs during the winning streak.

The Mariners have lost two in a row after an eight-game winning streak.

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter hits a two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Framber Valdez (3-4) got the win, allowing one run on five hits and two walks in five innings. Bryan Woo (5-4) took the loss, giving up five runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Seattle took a 1-0 in the first on three singles, but Detroit came back with three runs in the third.

With one out, Torres singled and took third on Kevin McGonigle’s base hit. Dillon Dingler lifted a ball to shallow center, forcing Julio Rodriguez to play it on a hop. Torres scored, but Rodriguez threw to J.P. Crawford in time to force McGonigle at second.

That cost the Tigers a run, as Kerry Carpenter followed with a two-run homer to right.

Colt Emerson made it 3-2 with a seventh-inning homer off Drew Anderson, but a two-run double by Torres in the bottom of the inning expanded the margin to three runs.

Mitch Garver’s bloop single pulled Seattle to 5-3 in the eighth, but Torkelson hit a two-run homer in the bottom half.