SEATTLE — The Detroit Tigers, seeking a second-half surge, came out of the All-Star break swinging for the fences.
Five runs on three home runs, plus a gritty team effort in a wild final three innings, propelled the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners in Friday's opener of the three-game series at T-Mobile Park.
Nick Maton swatted a slider to widen the gap in his return from Triple-A Toledo, a stay that lasted 11 games. His two-run home run in the seventh inning, the Tigers' third and final homer, put them up by three runs.