Game Report - September 3, 2025 - Tigers 6, Mets 2
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Steve Bielawski
Sep 5, 2025, 1:25:00 PM (3 days ago) Sep 5
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> Detroit Tigers 6, New Yorrk Mets 2 - final
On the third and final game of this series, the Tigers finally won.
The Tigers first scored in the bottom of the second inning. Spencer Torkelson walked to open the inning, but was eliminated when Wenceel Perez flew into a double play. Then, Zach McKinstry singled, Javy Baez was safe on catcher's interference, and Jake Rogers singled to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
The Mets scored in the top of the third, when Francisco Lindor doubled (his first hit of the series), and scored on a double by Pete Alonso.
In the bottom of the fifth, Colt Keith walked, Kerry Carpenter walked, the runners advanced on a wild pitch by Gregory Soto, and Riley Greene singled to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Carpenter.
In the top of the sixth, Juan Soto walked, Pete Alonso singled, and Mark Vientos singled to drive in Mr. Soto.
In the bottom of the seventh, Colt Keith singled, Gleyber Torres walked, and Kerry Carpenter homered.
The Tigers had a day off before opening a weekend series with the White Sox.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith 3B 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257 .333 .416
Singled to right in the first.
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
> A. Ibanez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .293 .372
> G. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .364 .395
Walked in the seventh and scored.
> K. Carpenter DH 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 .256 .298 .507
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Homered to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Torres.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .269 .324 .511
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Carpenter.
He struck out in his other three times to the plate.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .238 .332 .466
Walked in the second, but was erased on a double play.
Singled up the middle in the fourth.
Singled to left in the seventh.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 .322 .476
Flew into a double play in the second.
Lined into an unassisted double play in the fourth.
Singled up the middle in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .346 .449
Singled to left in the second and scored.
Hit a ground-rule double in the fourth.
> J. Baez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .285 .401
Was safe on catcher's interference in the second.
In the KIITI club.
> J. Rogers C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .202 .294 .358
Singled to right in the second
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
> team 32 6 10 6 1 4 9
Enough to win this game.
> 2B: McKinstry (19, Holmes)
> HR: Carpenter (23, 7th inning off Helsley 2 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Rogers (19), Greene 2 (103), Carpenter 3 (55)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R 2; Rogers.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Báez 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Rogers 1-2, Pérez 0-1,
> Greene 1-2, Carpenter 1-2, Keith 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Keith-Torres-Torkelson)
> New York Mets AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> F. Lindor SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .265 .335 .456
> J. Soto RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .399 .521
> P. Alonso 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .271 .349 .524
> B. Nimmo LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .334 .453
> M. Vientos 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .296 .432
> J. McNeil CF 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .266 .357 .457
> S. Marte DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .353 .425
Contained.
> B. Baty 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .312 .425
Collared.
> H. Senger C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .216 .188
Caught.
> L. Torrens PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .289 .351
Continued the 0-fere from the number 9 spot in the order.
Three or four Mets were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 33 2 8 2 0 5 4
Not enough to win.
> 2B: Lindor (29, Mize); Alonso (35, Mize)
> RBI: Alonso (113), Vientos (54)
> 2Out RBI: Alonso.
> GIDP: Marte
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 2-9 (Marte 0-2, Nimmo 0-2, J. Soto 0-3, Alonso 1-1, Vientos 1-1)
> CS: J. Soto (3, 2nd base by Mize/Rogers)
> Picked Off: J. Soto (1st base, Mize)
> SB: Lindor (28, 2nd base off Vest/Rogers)
> DP: 2 (McNeil-Lindor , Alonso)
> E: Senger (2, catcher's interference)
> Assists: McNeil (Torkelson at 2nd base).
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> New York Mets (75-65, 30-38 away) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
> Detroit Tigers (81-60, 45-27 home) 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 6 10 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers would have won, even without the Killer 3 in the seventh.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Mize (W, 13-5) 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 69-48 3.87
He didn't last long enough to get credit for a quality start,
but he got credit for the win, and that's good.
> T. Holton (H, 15) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 15-10 3.95
A bit rough.
> T. Kahnle (H, 14) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 27-14 4.61
> W. Vest (H, 3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21-10 2.70
> R. Montero 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15-9 4.73
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 8 2 2 5 4 0 147-91
> WP: Vest
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Mize 17/19;
> Holton 2/3; Kahnle 1/6; Vest 2/6; Montero 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes
> Mize-11-6-15-15;
> Holton-3-1-4-2; Kahnle-5-2-3-4; Vest-4-0-1-4; Montero-5-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Mize 4-7;
> Holton 0-1; Kahnle 2-1; Vest 3-1; Montero 0-2
> Game Scores: C Mize 56
> New York Mets IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Holmes (L, 11-7) 4.2 5 3 2 3 6 0 85-51 3.61
Not a quality start. A lot of pitches for not that many innings pitched.
> G. Soto 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21-16 3.35
Actually did his job.
> R. Helsley 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 27-16 4.98
A problem.
> J. Hagenman 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-7 3.05
Did his job.
> team 8.0 10 6 5 4 9 1 144-90
> WP: G. Soto; Helsley
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Holmes 11/21; G. Soto 4/6; Helsley 3/6; Hagenman 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Holmes-17-11-12-11; G. Soto-4-4-3-5; Helsley-3-4-6-3; Hagenman-1-0-2-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Holmes 3-3; G. Soto 2-1; Hagenman 1-3
> Game Scores: C Holmes 47
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 21,77
> Weather: 76 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 14 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:42
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Carpenter leads the Tigers to a 6-2 win over the Mets
By AP
Sep 4, 2025, 12:31 am
DETROIT -- — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and scored twice to help the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday.
Riley Greene gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with a two-run single in the fifth inning. The AL Central leaders had lost seven of nine, including the first two games of the series.
Pete Alonso had three hits for the Mets, including an RBI double. They finished a stretch of 16 games in 16 days with a 9-7 record.
New York holds a four-game lead over San Francisco for the final National League wild card.
Carpenter walked and scored in the fifth, then homered off struggling reliever Ryan Helsley to make it 6-2 in the seventh.
Casey Mize (13-5) got the win, allowing one run and five hits in five innings.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Jake Rogers, but New York tied it in the third on Alonso’s run-scoring double.
Two walks gave the Tigers runners on first and second with two outs in the fifth. Gregory Soto replaced Clay Holmes (11-7) and threw a wild pitch before allowing Greene's two-run single.
Mark Vientos hit an RBI single for the Mets in the sixth, but they missed a chance at a big inning. With two runners aboard earlier in the frame, center fielder Javier Báez made a leaping catch to take away an extra-base hit from Brandon Nimmo.
Key moment
With the bases loaded in the sixth, Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle preserved a 3-2 lead when he got Starling Marte to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Key stat
Juan Soto singled and walked for the Mets. He has reached base safely in 30 of his last 31 games.
Up next
Both teams are off Thursday. Prized prospect Jonah Tong (1-0, 1.80 ERA) makes his second major league start Friday night for the Mets in Cincinnati against All-Star lefty Andrew Abbott (8-5, 2.65).
Detroit hosts the last-place Chicago White Sox.
On the third and final game of this series, the Tigers finally won.
The Tigers first scored in the bottom of the second inning. Spencer Torkelson walked to open the inning, but was eliminated when Wenceel Perez flew into a double play. Then, Zach McKinstry singled, Javy Baez was safe on catcher's interference, and Jake Rogers singled to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
The Mets scored in the top of the third, when Francisco Lindor doubled (his first hit of the series), and scored on a double by Pete Alonso.
In the bottom of the fifth, Colt Keith walked, Kerry Carpenter walked, the runners advanced on a wild pitch by Gregory Soto, and Riley Greene singled to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Carpenter.
In the top of the sixth, Juan Soto walked, Pete Alonso singled, and Mark Vientos singled to drive in Mr. Soto.
In the bottom of the seventh, Colt Keith singled, Gleyber Torres walked, and Kerry Carpenter homered.
The Tigers had a day off before opening a weekend series with the White Sox.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith 3B 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257 .333 .416
Singled to right in the first.
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
> A. Ibanez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .293 .372
> G. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .364 .395
Walked in the seventh and scored.
> K. Carpenter DH 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 .256 .298 .507
Walked in the fifth and scored.
Homered to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Torres.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .269 .324 .511
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Carpenter.
He struck out in his other three times to the plate.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .238 .332 .466
Walked in the second, but was erased on a double play.
Singled up the middle in the fourth.
Singled to left in the seventh.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 .322 .476
Flew into a double play in the second.
Lined into an unassisted double play in the fourth.
Singled up the middle in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .346 .449
Singled to left in the second and scored.
Hit a ground-rule double in the fourth.
> J. Baez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .285 .401
Was safe on catcher's interference in the second.
In the KIITI club.
> J. Rogers C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .202 .294 .358
Singled to right in the second
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
> team 32 6 10 6 1 4 9
Enough to win this game.
> 2B: McKinstry (19, Holmes)
> HR: Carpenter (23, 7th inning off Helsley 2 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Rogers (19), Greene 2 (103), Carpenter 3 (55)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R 2; Rogers.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Báez 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Rogers 1-2, Pérez 0-1,
> Greene 1-2, Carpenter 1-2, Keith 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Keith-Torres-Torkelson)
> New York Mets AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> F. Lindor SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .265 .335 .456
> J. Soto RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .399 .521
> P. Alonso 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .271 .349 .524
> B. Nimmo LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .334 .453
> M. Vientos 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .296 .432
> J. McNeil CF 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .266 .357 .457
> S. Marte DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .353 .425
Contained.
> B. Baty 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .312 .425
Collared.
> H. Senger C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .216 .188
Caught.
> L. Torrens PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .289 .351
Continued the 0-fere from the number 9 spot in the order.
Three or four Mets were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 33 2 8 2 0 5 4
Not enough to win.
> 2B: Lindor (29, Mize); Alonso (35, Mize)
> RBI: Alonso (113), Vientos (54)
> 2Out RBI: Alonso.
> GIDP: Marte
> Team LOB: 9
> Team RISP: 2-9 (Marte 0-2, Nimmo 0-2, J. Soto 0-3, Alonso 1-1, Vientos 1-1)
> CS: J. Soto (3, 2nd base by Mize/Rogers)
> Picked Off: J. Soto (1st base, Mize)
> SB: Lindor (28, 2nd base off Vest/Rogers)
> DP: 2 (McNeil-Lindor , Alonso)
> E: Senger (2, catcher's interference)
> Assists: McNeil (Torkelson at 2nd base).
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> New York Mets (75-65, 30-38 away) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
> Detroit Tigers (81-60, 45-27 home) 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 6 10 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers would have won, even without the Killer 3 in the seventh.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Mize (W, 13-5) 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 69-48 3.87
He didn't last long enough to get credit for a quality start,
but he got credit for the win, and that's good.
> T. Holton (H, 15) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 15-10 3.95
A bit rough.
> T. Kahnle (H, 14) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 27-14 4.61
> W. Vest (H, 3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21-10 2.70
> R. Montero 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15-9 4.73
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 8 2 2 5 4 0 147-91
> WP: Vest
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Mize 17/19;
> Holton 2/3; Kahnle 1/6; Vest 2/6; Montero 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes
> Mize-11-6-15-15;
> Holton-3-1-4-2; Kahnle-5-2-3-4; Vest-4-0-1-4; Montero-5-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Mize 4-7;
> Holton 0-1; Kahnle 2-1; Vest 3-1; Montero 0-2
> Game Scores: C Mize 56
> New York Mets IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Holmes (L, 11-7) 4.2 5 3 2 3 6 0 85-51 3.61
Not a quality start. A lot of pitches for not that many innings pitched.
> G. Soto 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21-16 3.35
Actually did his job.
> R. Helsley 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 27-16 4.98
A problem.
> J. Hagenman 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-7 3.05
Did his job.
> team 8.0 10 6 5 4 9 1 144-90
> WP: G. Soto; Helsley
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Holmes 11/21; G. Soto 4/6; Helsley 3/6; Hagenman 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Holmes-17-11-12-11; G. Soto-4-4-3-5; Helsley-3-4-6-3; Hagenman-1-0-2-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Holmes 3-3; G. Soto 2-1; Hagenman 1-3
> Game Scores: C Holmes 47
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 21,77
> Weather: 76 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 14 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:42
This game report is brought to you by the Mercury Montego.
Good enough to do the job.
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Carpenter leads the Tigers to a 6-2 win over the Mets
By AP
Sep 4, 2025, 12:31 am
DETROIT -- — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and scored twice to help the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday.
Riley Greene gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with a two-run single in the fifth inning. The AL Central leaders had lost seven of nine, including the first two games of the series.
Pete Alonso had three hits for the Mets, including an RBI double. They finished a stretch of 16 games in 16 days with a 9-7 record.
New York holds a four-game lead over San Francisco for the final National League wild card.
Carpenter walked and scored in the fifth, then homered off struggling reliever Ryan Helsley to make it 6-2 in the seventh.
Casey Mize (13-5) got the win, allowing one run and five hits in five innings.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Jake Rogers, but New York tied it in the third on Alonso’s run-scoring double.
Two walks gave the Tigers runners on first and second with two outs in the fifth. Gregory Soto replaced Clay Holmes (11-7) and threw a wild pitch before allowing Greene's two-run single.
Mark Vientos hit an RBI single for the Mets in the sixth, but they missed a chance at a big inning. With two runners aboard earlier in the frame, center fielder Javier Báez made a leaping catch to take away an extra-base hit from Brandon Nimmo.
Key moment
With the bases loaded in the sixth, Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle preserved a 3-2 lead when he got Starling Marte to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Key stat
Juan Soto singled and walked for the Mets. He has reached base safely in 30 of his last 31 games.
Up next
Both teams are off Thursday. Prized prospect Jonah Tong (1-0, 1.80 ERA) makes his second major league start Friday night for the Mets in Cincinnati against All-Star lefty Andrew Abbott (8-5, 2.65).
Detroit hosts the last-place Chicago White Sox.
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