After racing out to an eight-run lead last night and then letting the Nationals cut the deficit to two runs before hanging on for a high-stress win late, the Detroit Tigers looked to take their bats to Patrick Corbin in this one. Spencer Torkelson delivered a big first-inning two-run homer, but it gave way to a string of innings where the Tigers put a runner on but did nothing with them. Meanwhile, Alex Faedo crumbled his second time through the order and coughed up the lead in the middle innings as Jeimer Candelario and the Nationals took game 2 of the series 5-2.
Nationals 5, Tigers 2: Torkelson’s home run can’t hold up as Tigers offense dries up
