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Detroit Tigers Beat Tampa Bay Rays 8-0
Torres hit a 433-foot leadoff homer in his first game back, and Detroit scored 25 runs in a three-game sweep, the team said.
- The Detroit Tigers swept the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday at Tropicana Field, completing a three-game series win. Second baseman Gleyber Torres returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing 27 games with a left oblique strain.
- After a difficult 6-22 month of May, the Tigers offense found momentum in June, scoring 25 runs during the three-game series. Manager AJ Hinch credited the turnaround to quality at-bats that kept pressure on opponents.
- Catcher Dillon Dingler powered the offense with three home runs and nine RBIs across the series, while Pitcher Troy Melton dominated the finale, yielding only two runs over a career-long eight innings.
- Pitcher Jack Flaherty secured his first win of the season Tuesday by throwing five scoreless innings, backed by Enmanuel De Jesus, who recorded his first career save in relief.
- With the sweep complete, Detroit returns to Comerica Park on Friday to begin a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. The team aims to maintain this offensive momentum at home.
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Dingler Powers Tigers to 7-2 Win as Detroit Sweeps Rays
Photo: Jonathan Dyer ~ Imagn ImagesDETROIT ~ The Tigers closed out the series with a 7-2 win over the Rays, improving to 25-38 on the season, and they sweated the Rays. Detroit jumped out early and never let Tampa Bay settle in, finishing with a clear edge in hits and overall production. The offense was balanced and aggressive, led by designated hitter Dillon Dingler, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs, doing most of the damage in t…
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Troy Melton and Dillon Dingler help the Tigers complete a sweep of the Rays after 7-2 victory
Troy Melton allowed only two runs over a career-long eight innings, Dillon Dingler drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-2 victory.
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