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Lee’s Pinch-Hit Single in 10th Sends Tigers Past Giants 3-1 After Melton and Webb Duel on Mound
Lee’s pinch-hit single put Detroit ahead in the 10th, and Tyler Holton closed a 3-1 win as the Tigers finished 7-2 on the West Coast trip.
On Sunday, the Detroit Tigers defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in 10 innings at Oracle Park, winning the rubber game of their series.
Detroit starter Troy Melton and Giants pitcher Logan Webb delivered a pitching duel, each allowing just one run. Webb threw 100 pitches over eight innings while Melton struck out five across six-plus frames.
In the 10th inning, Lee hit a pinch-hit single to score automatic runner Riley Greene for the go-ahead run. Spencer Torkelson followed with a single, and Max Clark added an insurance run with a groundout.
Relievers Kenley Jansen and Tyler Holton secured the victory, striking out the side in the ninth and 10th innings respectively. The win finished Detroit's West Coast trip with a 7-2 record.
The Giants host the Houston Astros for a three-game series starting Monday, while the Tigers return home Tuesday to face the Cleveland Guardians and RHP Tanner Bibee.
Hao-Yu Lee boosted the lead race in the tenth inning with a single as an emerging batter, and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in the decisive game of their series on Sunday.