With strong pitching keeping the game close early, the Tigers used a 6-run seventh inning to pull away from the host San Francisco Giants and take a dominant 8-0 shutout victory on Saturday.
Jackson Jobe, making his first start since May 28 of last year, looked incredible on the mound. His first strikeout topped 100 mph on a fastball, and he added three more strikeouts in five innings of work. Allowing just one hit and one walk in his comeback from Tommy John surgery last summer, he was more than efficient.
Meanwhile, Giants starter Landen Roupp had his way in the first five innings, striking out three and allowing just two hits against a Tigers squad that looked to repeat Friday night's hitting struggles.
After five scoreless innings, Detroit finally broke through ... but in a very anti-climactic way. Every runner that got on base for the Tigers in top of the sixth was because of a walk, with Spencer Torkelson's five-pitch walk bringing in the first run of the game.
The Tigers went into the top of the seventh and took advantage of Trent Harris making his major-league debut for the Giants. Zach McKinstry, Kevin McGonigle, and Dillon Dingler hit back-to-back-to-back big hits, scoring two runs for Detroit and gave Harris his "welcome to the big leagues" moment.
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Jackson Jobe, making his first start since May 28 of last year, looked incredible on the mound. His first strikeout topped 100 mph on a fastball, and he added three more strikeouts in five innings of work. Allowing just one hit and one walk in his comeback from Tommy John surgery last summer, he was more than efficient.
Meanwhile, Giants starter Landen Roupp had his way in the first five innings, striking out three and allowing just two hits against a Tigers squad that looked to repeat Friday night's hitting struggles.
After five scoreless innings, Detroit finally broke through ... but in a very anti-climactic way. Every runner that got on base for the Tigers in top of the sixth was because of a walk, with Spencer Torkelson's five-pitch walk bringing in the first run of the game.
The Tigers went into the top of the seventh and took advantage of Trent Harris making his major-league debut for the Giants. Zach McKinstry, Kevin McGonigle, and Dillon Dingler hit back-to-back-to-back big hits, scoring two runs for Detroit and gave Harris his "welcome to the big leagues" moment.
#harris
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