Sunday, April 12, 2026

Tigers Sweep Marlins

     The Detroit Tigers blitzed the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Sunday at Comerica Park. The Marlins will next visit the Atlanta Braves in the next three days. 
     Detroit(7-9) jumped on Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara with three runs in the bottom of the first for a 3-0 lead. Dillion Dingler smashed a three-run homer to left field on a 0-2 pitch with Colt Keith and Riley Greene aboard. It was McGonigle's first home run in the majors.
      The Tigers expanded their lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning. Kevin McGonigle lifted a solo home run to right-center field on a x-x count.
      It became 6 -0 for Detroit in the bottom of the sixth. Kerry Carpenter golfers a two- rin homer to right field on a 1-2 pitch. Greene scored in front of him on the play.
      Three batters later, the Tigers made it 7-0. Javier Baez knocked in Spencer Torkelson with a basehit into center field
     Miami(8-8) chalked up one run in the top of the seventh and it was 7-1. Otto Lopez hit a sacrifice fly into the right-field corner and Jakob Marsee crossed the plate.
     In the eighth inning, Detroit increased their lead to 8-1. McGonigle scored on a wild pitch.
     The Marlins got one run in the top of the ninth. 

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