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Hit-by-pitch sends Detroit Tigers to 5-3 win over Seattle Mariners to avoid series sweep

Somehow, the Detroit Tigers kept the game within reach.

Left-hander Joey Wentz was chased from his eighth start of the season in the third inning, the defense fumbled opportunities for outs — specifically in the third inning — and the offense stranded too many runners in scoring position.

And yet, the Tigers, almost unbelievably, took a tie game into the final three innings and scored the go-ahead run on Nick Maton's hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning. The Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 5-3, in Sunday's finale at Comerica Park to avoid the three-game sweep.