Seattle — The Tigers packed a lot of subplots into their nerve-wracking 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners Friday night at T-Mobile Park.
"Very happy with the result," manager AJ Hinch said. "It's good to be back up and running with a win."
Home runs by Kerry Carpenter, Akil Baddoo and Nick Maton accounted for all the runs. Carpenter hit a two-run home run (406 feet) in the first and Baddoo a solo shot in the fifth (402). Both hit two-strike changeups from Mariners’ starter Luis Castillo.
Maton, recalled from Triple-A Toledo before the game, swatted a slider off reliever Ty Adcock in the seventh.