PHOENIX — Detroit Tigers rookie Kody Clemens picked the perfect time for his first MLB home run.
Facing Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Joe Mantiply, who hadn't allowed a home run since June 2021, Clemens — a left-handed hitter — turned on a hanging curveball and put the ball into the right-field seats.
Clemens' three-run home run snapped a tie game in the sixth inning and pushed the Tigers to a 6-3 victory Saturday in the second of three games against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
To set up Clemens' big fly, Harold Castro and Robbie Grossman opened the sixth with back-to-back singles.