Game report - July 8, 2026 - Tigers 6, Athletics 1
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> Detroit Tigers 6, Athletics 1
The Tigers and the Athletics came into this game with identical 41-50 records. The Tigers emerged with the better record.
The Tigers scored early in this game. In the bottom of the first, Dillon Dingler singled, went to second base on a throwing error by Zack Gelof, went to third base on walks to Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson, and scored on a single by Riley Greene.
In the second inning, Zach McKinstry walked, and Jake Rogers homered, to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
In the top of the fourth, Tyler Soderstrom doubled, and scored on a throwing error by Zach McKinstry.
In the bottom of the fifth, Jake Rogers singled, Kevin McGonigle singled, and Spencer Torkelson homered.
The Tigers have won four games in a row. They will go for number five as this series concludes this afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF-RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 .250 .335
In the KIITI club.
> D. Dingler C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .325 .516
Hit an infield single in the first and scored.
> J. Rogers PH-C 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 .160 .239 .284
Homered to left-centre in the second
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
Singled up the middle in the fifth and scored.
Walked in the sixth.
> K. McGonigle 3B-SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .287 .399 .422
Walked in the first.
Singled to right in the fifth and scored.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .215 .315 .420
Walked in the first.
Homered to left in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Rogers and Mr. McGonigle.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .292 .380 .470
Singled to right in the first
to drive in Mr. Dingler.
Walked in the fifth.
Singled up the middle in the seventh.
> H. Lee 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .282 .387
In the KIITI club.
> C. Keith PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .298 .389
> B. Malgeri RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .360 .300
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> J. Outman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .232 .333
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .137 .219 .221
In the KIITI club.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .302 .472
In the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry SS-2B 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .201 .286 .294
Walked in the second and scored.
Walked again in the sixth.
> team 31 6 7 6 2 6 8
Six runs were enough to win again.
> HR: Rogers (2, 2nd inning off Springs 1 on, 2 Out);
> Torkelson (15, 5th inning off Springs 2 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Rogers 2 (8), Greene (45), Torkelson 3 (41)
> 2-Out RBI: Rogers 2.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 2-6 (Greene 1-1, Torkelson 1-1, Malgeri 0-2, Lee 0-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> E: McKinstry (3, throw)
> Athletics AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Z. Gelof 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 .328 .478
Collared.
> N. Kurtz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .409 .503
> J. McNeil 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 .293 .305
> S. Langeliers C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .326 .487
Caught.
> T. Soderstrom DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 .345 .462
> J. Wilson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .303 .373
Cooked.
He's glad for us to see him, I guarantee.
> L. Butler RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .201 .293 .306
> J. Kuroda-Grauer 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .516 .600
> C. Cortes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 .356 .435
> H. Bolte CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 .360 .370
Clipped.
Four Athletics hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 35 1 7 0 0 2 12
Several baserunners, but onlyu one run,
and that thanks to an error by the Tigers.
> 2B: Soderstrom (21, Melton); Butler (9, Melton)
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 2-10 (Cortes 0-2, Langeliers 0-1, Gelof 0-1,
> Wilson 0-1, Butler 0-2, Kuroda-Grauer 2-3)
> E: Gelof (7, throw)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Athletics (41-51, 22-23 away) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
> Detroit Tigers (42-50, 25-21 home) 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A good game for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Melton (W, 5-1) 5.1 4 1 0 1 9 0 91-62 1.82
He got the win, but was two outs shy of a quality start.
> K. Montero 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 32-21 3.15
> T. Holton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 3.29
> B. Brieske 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13-7 9.00
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 1 0 2 12 0 150-100
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Melton 14/22;
> Montero 6/8; Holton 3/3; Brieske 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Melton-13-15-22-12;
> Montero-8-0-7-6; Holton-2-0-6-2; Brieske-1-3-0-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Melton 4-4;
> Montero 4-0; Holton 1-1; Brieske 0-2
> Game Scores: T Melton 66
> Athletics IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST .ERA
> J. Springs (L, 3-9) 4.1 6 6 6 4 4 2 92-49 6.08
He got to his pitch limit rather quickly.
> J. Sterner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 3.92
> M. Barnett 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26-13 3.54
> J. Suarez 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23-18 4.56
Did their job, but the damage was done.
> team 8.0 7 6 6 6 8 2 153-87
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Springs 12/23; Suarez 5/7; Sterner 1/2; Barnett 3/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Springs-12-9-13-13; Suarez-4-7-4-3;
> Sterner-0-2-3-2; Barnett-5-1-4-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Springs 3-6; Suarez 1-1; Sterner 1-1; Barnett 2-1
> Game Scores: J Springs 27
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 29,049
> Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., in from centre
> Time of Game: 2:45
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Jake Rogers, Spencer Torkelson homer as Tigers keep winning, beating Athletics 6-1
By AP
Jul 8, 2026, 09:36 pm
DETROIT -- — Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson homered and the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, beating the Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Troy Melton (5-1) allowed one unearned run on four hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out nine as the Tigers won for the seventh time in eight games.
Jeffrey Springs (3-9) took the loss for the Athletics, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. He gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings to fall to 0-9 in his last 15 starts.
Each team lost an All-Star in the second inning. Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz left due to an illness, and Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler came out after being hit on his throwing hand by a foul tip.
The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the first and Riley Greene gave them the lead with an RBI single before Springs retired the next two batters.
Detroit added to its lead in the second. Rogers, pinch hitting for Dingler, hit his second homer of the season to make it 3-0.
The Athletics got on the board in the fourth when Tyler Soderstrom scored on Zach McKinstry's throwing error, but Torkelson's 15th homer made it 6-1 in the fifth.
Up next
Detroit LHP Framber Valdez (4-6, 4.29) was set to face RHP Jack Perkins (2-4, 6.75) on Thursday night in the series finale.
The Tigers and the Athletics came into this game with identical 41-50 records. The Tigers emerged with the better record.
The Tigers scored early in this game. In the bottom of the first, Dillon Dingler singled, went to second base on a throwing error by Zack Gelof, went to third base on walks to Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson, and scored on a single by Riley Greene.
In the second inning, Zach McKinstry walked, and Jake Rogers homered, to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
In the top of the fourth, Tyler Soderstrom doubled, and scored on a throwing error by Zach McKinstry.
In the bottom of the fifth, Jake Rogers singled, Kevin McGonigle singled, and Spencer Torkelson homered.
The Tigers have won four games in a row. They will go for number five as this series concludes this afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF-RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 .250 .335
In the KIITI club.
> D. Dingler C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .325 .516
Hit an infield single in the first and scored.
> J. Rogers PH-C 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 .160 .239 .284
Homered to left-centre in the second
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
Singled up the middle in the fifth and scored.
Walked in the sixth.
> K. McGonigle 3B-SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .287 .399 .422
Walked in the first.
Singled to right in the fifth and scored.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .215 .315 .420
Walked in the first.
Homered to left in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Rogers and Mr. McGonigle.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .292 .380 .470
Singled to right in the first
to drive in Mr. Dingler.
Walked in the fifth.
Singled up the middle in the seventh.
> H. Lee 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .282 .387
In the KIITI club.
> C. Keith PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .298 .389
> B. Malgeri RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .360 .300
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> J. Outman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .232 .333
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .137 .219 .221
In the KIITI club.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .302 .472
In the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry SS-2B 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .201 .286 .294
Walked in the second and scored.
Walked again in the sixth.
> team 31 6 7 6 2 6 8
Six runs were enough to win again.
> HR: Rogers (2, 2nd inning off Springs 1 on, 2 Out);
> Torkelson (15, 5th inning off Springs 2 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Rogers 2 (8), Greene (45), Torkelson 3 (41)
> 2-Out RBI: Rogers 2.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 2-6 (Greene 1-1, Torkelson 1-1, Malgeri 0-2, Lee 0-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> E: McKinstry (3, throw)
> Athletics AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Z. Gelof 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 .328 .478
Collared.
> N. Kurtz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .409 .503
> J. McNeil 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 .293 .305
> S. Langeliers C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .326 .487
Caught.
> T. Soderstrom DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 .345 .462
> J. Wilson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .303 .373
Cooked.
He's glad for us to see him, I guarantee.
> L. Butler RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .201 .293 .306
> J. Kuroda-Grauer 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .516 .600
> C. Cortes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 .356 .435
> H. Bolte CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 .360 .370
Clipped.
Four Athletics hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 35 1 7 0 0 2 12
Several baserunners, but onlyu one run,
and that thanks to an error by the Tigers.
> 2B: Soderstrom (21, Melton); Butler (9, Melton)
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 2-10 (Cortes 0-2, Langeliers 0-1, Gelof 0-1,
> Wilson 0-1, Butler 0-2, Kuroda-Grauer 2-3)
> E: Gelof (7, throw)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Athletics (41-51, 22-23 away) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
> Detroit Tigers (42-50, 25-21 home) 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A good game for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Melton (W, 5-1) 5.1 4 1 0 1 9 0 91-62 1.82
He got the win, but was two outs shy of a quality start.
> K. Montero 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 32-21 3.15
> T. Holton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 3.29
> B. Brieske 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13-7 9.00
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 1 0 2 12 0 150-100
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Melton 14/22;
> Montero 6/8; Holton 3/3; Brieske 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Melton-13-15-22-12;
> Montero-8-0-7-6; Holton-2-0-6-2; Brieske-1-3-0-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Melton 4-4;
> Montero 4-0; Holton 1-1; Brieske 0-2
> Game Scores: T Melton 66
> Athletics IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST .ERA
> J. Springs (L, 3-9) 4.1 6 6 6 4 4 2 92-49 6.08
He got to his pitch limit rather quickly.
> J. Sterner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 3.92
> M. Barnett 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26-13 3.54
> J. Suarez 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23-18 4.56
Did their job, but the damage was done.
> team 8.0 7 6 6 6 8 2 153-87
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Springs 12/23; Suarez 5/7; Sterner 1/2; Barnett 3/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Springs-12-9-13-13; Suarez-4-7-4-3;
> Sterner-0-2-3-2; Barnett-5-1-4-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Springs 3-6; Suarez 1-1; Sterner 1-1; Barnett 2-1
> Game Scores: J Springs 27
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 29,049
> Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., in from centre
> Time of Game: 2:45
This game report is brought to you by the Chevrolet Corvette.
A two-seat sportscar, and a legend.
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Jake Rogers, Spencer Torkelson homer as Tigers keep winning, beating Athletics 6-1
By AP
Jul 8, 2026, 09:36 pm
DETROIT -- — Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson homered and the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, beating the Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Troy Melton (5-1) allowed one unearned run on four hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out nine as the Tigers won for the seventh time in eight games.
Jeffrey Springs (3-9) took the loss for the Athletics, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. He gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings to fall to 0-9 in his last 15 starts.
Each team lost an All-Star in the second inning. Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz left due to an illness, and Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler came out after being hit on his throwing hand by a foul tip.
The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the first and Riley Greene gave them the lead with an RBI single before Springs retired the next two batters.
Detroit added to its lead in the second. Rogers, pinch hitting for Dingler, hit his second homer of the season to make it 3-0.
The Athletics got on the board in the fourth when Tyler Soderstrom scored on Zach McKinstry's throwing error, but Torkelson's 15th homer made it 6-1 in the fifth.
Up next
Detroit LHP Framber Valdez (4-6, 4.29) was set to face RHP Jack Perkins (2-4, 6.75) on Thursday night in the series finale.
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