Game Report - June 7, 2026 - Tigers 5, Mariners 4
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Steve Bielawski
Jun 9, 2026, 12:23:26 PM (3 days ago) Jun 9
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> Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4 - final
The Tigers trailed, 4-1, at the seventh inning stretch. However, the Tigers managed to score a pair of runs in the seventh, and two more in the bottom of the ninth, to win the game.
In the top of the third, Colt Emerson doubled, went to third on a ground out, and scored on a single by Cole Young.
The Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, when Kevin McGonigle hit a home run leading off.
In the top of the sixth, Julio Rodriguez singled, Josh Naylor doubled to drive in Mr. Rodriguez, Randy Arozarena walked, Luke Raley bunted to advance the runners, Patrick Wisdom received an intentional walk, and Colt Emerson was hit by a pitch to force in Mr. Naylor.
In the top of the seventh, Julio Rodriguez walked, stole second base, stole third base, and scored on a single by Randy Arozarena.
In the bottom of the seventh, Spencer Torkelson singled and went to second base on a passed ball, Zach McKinstry singled, and Wenceel Perez tripled to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry.
In the bottom of the ninth, Zach McKinstry walked, Wenceel Perez walked, and, with two outs, Kevin McGonigle singled to drive in Mr. McKinstry and Mr. Perez.
The Tigers won five of their last six games. After having the day off on Monday, the Tigers will host the Twins for a three-game series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. Carpenter RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .304 .488
nothing.
> M. Vierling PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .276 .358
In the KIITI club.
> K. McGonigle SS-3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .291 .394 .426
Homered to right in the fourth.
Walked in the sixth.
Singled to right in the ninth
to drive in Mr. McGonigle and Mr. Perez.
> G. Torres DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .386 .365
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 .396 .448
Waqlked in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .320 .488
Walked in the sixth.
> C. Keith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .307 .333
nothing.
> J. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 .230 .244
> Z. Short SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .326 .242
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212 .311 .401
Singled to left in the seventh and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .165 .254 .215
Was safe on a fielding error by Patrick Wisdom in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh and scored.
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> W. Perez CF-RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .178 .242 .336
Hit an infield single in the third.
Tripled to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry.
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> team 33 5 6 5 1 5 7
Just enough runs to win this game.
> 3B: Pérez (1, Criswell)
> HR: McGonigle (4, 4th inning off Castillo 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez 2 (15), McGonigle 3 (24)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle 2.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 3-9 (Torres 0-1, Jones 0-1, McKinstry 1-1, Pérez 1-2, Vierling 0-2, McGonigle 1-2)
> E: Greene (1, throw)
> Seattle Mariners AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Young 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253 .324 .356
> J. Rodriguez CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .258 .316 .457
> J. Naylor 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 .321 .361
? R. Arozarena LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285 .376 .442
> L. Raley RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259 .319 .535
> V. Robles RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .345
> D. Canzone DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .338 .521
Contained.
> R. Refsnyder PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .202 .241
Continued the 0-fer from the number 6 spot in the order.
> P. Wisdom 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 .200 .286
> C. Emerson SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .242 .319 .548
> J. Pereda C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 .358 .417
> team 35 4 11 4 0 3 11
Almost, but not quite enough runs to win.
> 2B: Naylor (7, Flaherty); Raley (6, Flaherty); Emerson (5, Flaherty)
> RBI: Naylor (26), Arozarena (29), Young (31), Emerson (10)
> 2Out RBI: Emerson; Arozarena.
> SH: Raley
> Team LOB{ 10
> Team RISP: 3-11 (Wisdom 0-1, Refsnyder 0-2, Naylor 1-2, Arozarena 1-1,
> Pereda 0-2, Rodríguez 0-1, Canzone 0-1, Young 1-1)
> CS: Naylor (3, 2nd base by Vest)
> Picked Off: Arozarena (1st base, Dingler)
> SB: Rodríguez 2 (9, 2nd base off Finnegan/Dingler, 3rd base off Finnegan/Dingler)
> E: Wisdom (1, throw)
> PB: Pereda
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Seattle Mariners (34-32, 15-16 away) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 11 1
> Detroit Tigers (27-39, 16-15 home) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 6 1
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A really happy ending for the Tigers and their fans.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty 5.0 6 3 3 1 7 0 87-54 5.31
He didn't last long enough to get a quality start,
but he did all right.
> D. Sommers 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11-8 0.00
Allowed an inherited runner to score
when he hit a batter with a pitch
with the bases loaded.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17-12 2.12
Allowed a solo home run.
> T. Holton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 4.45
> D. Anderson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16-11 3.86
> W. Vest (W, 2-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-8 6.53
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 11 4 4 3 11 0 150-99
> IBB: Wisdom (by Sommers).
> HBP: Arozarena (by Vest); Emerson (by Sommers)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 16/22;
> Sommers 3/4; Finnegan 3/5;
> Holton 1/2; Anderson 2/5; Vest 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-13-15-12-12;
> Sommers-2-3-2-1; Finnegan-5-3-0-3;
> Holton-2-0-2-2; Anderson-1-6-1-3; Vest-3-2-2-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-6;
> Sommers 1-0; Finnegan 0-3; Holton 1-0; Anderson 1-0
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 49
> Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> L. Castillo 5.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 100-70 5.16
Almost got a quality start.
> J. Ferrer (H, 8) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18-9 1.55
Issued a couple of walks before getting the last out of the inning.
> C. Criswell 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 13-9 3.38
Not what the Mariners had in mind.
> G. Speier (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 2.16
> E. Bazardo (H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12-8 2.12
Did their job.
> A. Munoz (L, 3-4, B, 5) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 19-8 5.40
Not what his team wanted.
Tigers fans liked it, though.
> team 8.2 6 5 5 5 7 1 176-114
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Castillo 16/21; Speier 1/3; Muñoz 1/5;
> Bazardo 2/3; Criswell 2/3; Ferrer 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Castillo-10-12-33-14; Speier-2-2-4-2; Muñoz-5-0-0-3;
> Bazardo-3-1-2-2; Criswell-3-1-2-3; Ferrer-1-1-6-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Castillo 5-8; Speier 1-1; Muñoz 1-1; Bazardo 1-1; Ferrer 0-1
> Game Scores: L Castillo 65
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 34,883
> Weather: 80 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., left to right
> Time of Game: 3:08
This game report is brought to you by the Adams Theatre.
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Kevin McGonigle's clutch hit with 2 outs in 9th rallies Tigers to 5-4 win over Mariners
By AP
Jun 7, 2026, 06:02 pm
DETROIT -- — Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Wenceel Pérez tripled home two runs in the seventh to begin Detroit's comeback from a 4-1 deficit as the Tigers took two of three games in the series.
Muñoz (3-4) struck out Spencer Torkelson to start the ninth, then walked Zach McKinstry and Pérez. Both advanced on Matt Vierling's groundout before McGonigle lined a single off the glove of leaping second baseman Cole Young to give Detroit its fifth victory in six games.
Will Vest (2-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Seattle wasted a strong start from Luis Castillo, who left with a 3-1 lead after yielding three hits in 5 2/3 innings. The veteran right-hander's only blemish was McGonigle's fourth homer — a 420-foot shot leading off the fourth that tied it at 1.
Colt Emerson doubled off Tigers starter Jack Flaherty to begin the third before scoring on Young's one-out single to put Seattle up 1-0.
Julio Rodríguez singled and scored on a double by Josh Naylor for a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Flaherty left after walking Randy Arozarena. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in five-plus innings.
Drew Sommers relieved Flaherty and hit Emerson with a bases-loaded pitch to make it 3-1. Kyle Finnegan entered and retired Jhonny Peralta on a lineout to center field to end the inning.
Rodríguez walked with one out in the seventh, stole second and third, and scored on Arozarena’s two-out single off Finnegan for a 4-1 lead.
Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell gave up Pérez's two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh and failed to get an out. Gabe Speier retired Vierling on a pinch-hit grounder to third, and McGonigle on a shallow fly to left before striking out Gleyber Torres to keep it 4-3.
Seattle had homered in nine straight games.
Up next
Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.80 ERA) starts Monday in Baltimore to begin a four-game series with the Orioles, who had not announced a starting pitcher.
Tigers RHP Troy Melton (2-0, 1.74 ERA) pitches Tuesday to open a three-game series with the visiting Twins, who will start RHP Taj Bradley (5-2, 3.56).
The Tigers trailed, 4-1, at the seventh inning stretch. However, the Tigers managed to score a pair of runs in the seventh, and two more in the bottom of the ninth, to win the game.
In the top of the third, Colt Emerson doubled, went to third on a ground out, and scored on a single by Cole Young.
The Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, when Kevin McGonigle hit a home run leading off.
In the top of the sixth, Julio Rodriguez singled, Josh Naylor doubled to drive in Mr. Rodriguez, Randy Arozarena walked, Luke Raley bunted to advance the runners, Patrick Wisdom received an intentional walk, and Colt Emerson was hit by a pitch to force in Mr. Naylor.
In the top of the seventh, Julio Rodriguez walked, stole second base, stole third base, and scored on a single by Randy Arozarena.
In the bottom of the seventh, Spencer Torkelson singled and went to second base on a passed ball, Zach McKinstry singled, and Wenceel Perez tripled to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry.
In the bottom of the ninth, Zach McKinstry walked, Wenceel Perez walked, and, with two outs, Kevin McGonigle singled to drive in Mr. McKinstry and Mr. Perez.
The Tigers won five of their last six games. After having the day off on Monday, the Tigers will host the Twins for a three-game series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. Carpenter RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .304 .488
nothing.
> M. Vierling PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .276 .358
In the KIITI club.
> K. McGonigle SS-3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .291 .394 .426
Homered to right in the fourth.
Walked in the sixth.
Singled to right in the ninth
to drive in Mr. McGonigle and Mr. Perez.
> G. Torres DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .386 .365
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 .396 .448
Waqlked in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .320 .488
Walked in the sixth.
> C. Keith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .307 .333
nothing.
> J. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 .230 .244
> Z. Short SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .326 .242
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212 .311 .401
Singled to left in the seventh and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .165 .254 .215
Was safe on a fielding error by Patrick Wisdom in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh and scored.
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> W. Perez CF-RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .178 .242 .336
Hit an infield single in the third.
Tripled to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry.
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> team 33 5 6 5 1 5 7
Just enough runs to win this game.
> 3B: Pérez (1, Criswell)
> HR: McGonigle (4, 4th inning off Castillo 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez 2 (15), McGonigle 3 (24)
> 2-Out RBI: McGonigle 2.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 3-9 (Torres 0-1, Jones 0-1, McKinstry 1-1, Pérez 1-2, Vierling 0-2, McGonigle 1-2)
> E: Greene (1, throw)
> Seattle Mariners AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Young 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253 .324 .356
> J. Rodriguez CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .258 .316 .457
> J. Naylor 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 .321 .361
? R. Arozarena LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285 .376 .442
> L. Raley RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259 .319 .535
> V. Robles RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .345
> D. Canzone DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .338 .521
Contained.
> R. Refsnyder PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .202 .241
Continued the 0-fer from the number 6 spot in the order.
> P. Wisdom 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 .200 .286
> C. Emerson SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .242 .319 .548
> J. Pereda C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 .358 .417
> team 35 4 11 4 0 3 11
Almost, but not quite enough runs to win.
> 2B: Naylor (7, Flaherty); Raley (6, Flaherty); Emerson (5, Flaherty)
> RBI: Naylor (26), Arozarena (29), Young (31), Emerson (10)
> 2Out RBI: Emerson; Arozarena.
> SH: Raley
> Team LOB{ 10
> Team RISP: 3-11 (Wisdom 0-1, Refsnyder 0-2, Naylor 1-2, Arozarena 1-1,
> Pereda 0-2, Rodríguez 0-1, Canzone 0-1, Young 1-1)
> CS: Naylor (3, 2nd base by Vest)
> Picked Off: Arozarena (1st base, Dingler)
> SB: Rodríguez 2 (9, 2nd base off Finnegan/Dingler, 3rd base off Finnegan/Dingler)
> E: Wisdom (1, throw)
> PB: Pereda
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Seattle Mariners (34-32, 15-16 away) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 11 1
> Detroit Tigers (27-39, 16-15 home) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 6 1
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A really happy ending for the Tigers and their fans.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty 5.0 6 3 3 1 7 0 87-54 5.31
He didn't last long enough to get a quality start,
but he did all right.
> D. Sommers 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11-8 0.00
Allowed an inherited runner to score
when he hit a batter with a pitch
with the bases loaded.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17-12 2.12
Allowed a solo home run.
> T. Holton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 4.45
> D. Anderson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16-11 3.86
> W. Vest (W, 2-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-8 6.53
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 11 4 4 3 11 0 150-99
> IBB: Wisdom (by Sommers).
> HBP: Arozarena (by Vest); Emerson (by Sommers)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 16/22;
> Sommers 3/4; Finnegan 3/5;
> Holton 1/2; Anderson 2/5; Vest 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-13-15-12-12;
> Sommers-2-3-2-1; Finnegan-5-3-0-3;
> Holton-2-0-2-2; Anderson-1-6-1-3; Vest-3-2-2-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-6;
> Sommers 1-0; Finnegan 0-3; Holton 1-0; Anderson 1-0
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 49
> Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> L. Castillo 5.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 100-70 5.16
Almost got a quality start.
> J. Ferrer (H, 8) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18-9 1.55
Issued a couple of walks before getting the last out of the inning.
> C. Criswell 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 13-9 3.38
Not what the Mariners had in mind.
> G. Speier (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 2.16
> E. Bazardo (H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12-8 2.12
Did their job.
> A. Munoz (L, 3-4, B, 5) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 19-8 5.40
Not what his team wanted.
Tigers fans liked it, though.
> team 8.2 6 5 5 5 7 1 176-114
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Castillo 16/21; Speier 1/3; Muñoz 1/5;
> Bazardo 2/3; Criswell 2/3; Ferrer 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Castillo-10-12-33-14; Speier-2-2-4-2; Muñoz-5-0-0-3;
> Bazardo-3-1-2-2; Criswell-3-1-2-3; Ferrer-1-1-6-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Castillo 5-8; Speier 1-1; Muñoz 1-1; Bazardo 1-1; Ferrer 0-1
> Game Scores: L Castillo 65
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 34,883
> Weather: 80 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., left to right
> Time of Game: 3:08
This game report is brought to you by the Adams Theatre.
Located in Grand Circus Park, near Comerica Park.
https://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=470&type=5
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Kevin McGonigle's clutch hit with 2 outs in 9th rallies Tigers to 5-4 win over Mariners
By AP
Jun 7, 2026, 06:02 pm
DETROIT -- — Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Wenceel Pérez tripled home two runs in the seventh to begin Detroit's comeback from a 4-1 deficit as the Tigers took two of three games in the series.
Muñoz (3-4) struck out Spencer Torkelson to start the ninth, then walked Zach McKinstry and Pérez. Both advanced on Matt Vierling's groundout before McGonigle lined a single off the glove of leaping second baseman Cole Young to give Detroit its fifth victory in six games.
Will Vest (2-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Seattle wasted a strong start from Luis Castillo, who left with a 3-1 lead after yielding three hits in 5 2/3 innings. The veteran right-hander's only blemish was McGonigle's fourth homer — a 420-foot shot leading off the fourth that tied it at 1.
Colt Emerson doubled off Tigers starter Jack Flaherty to begin the third before scoring on Young's one-out single to put Seattle up 1-0.
Julio Rodríguez singled and scored on a double by Josh Naylor for a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Flaherty left after walking Randy Arozarena. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in five-plus innings.
Drew Sommers relieved Flaherty and hit Emerson with a bases-loaded pitch to make it 3-1. Kyle Finnegan entered and retired Jhonny Peralta on a lineout to center field to end the inning.
Rodríguez walked with one out in the seventh, stole second and third, and scored on Arozarena’s two-out single off Finnegan for a 4-1 lead.
Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell gave up Pérez's two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh and failed to get an out. Gabe Speier retired Vierling on a pinch-hit grounder to third, and McGonigle on a shallow fly to left before striking out Gleyber Torres to keep it 4-3.
Seattle had homered in nine straight games.
Up next
Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.80 ERA) starts Monday in Baltimore to begin a four-game series with the Orioles, who had not announced a starting pitcher.
Tigers RHP Troy Melton (2-0, 1.74 ERA) pitches Tuesday to open a three-game series with the visiting Twins, who will start RHP Taj Bradley (5-2, 3.56).
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