The second series of the Tigers’ long homestand saw the locals taking on the visiting San Diego Padres, the surprising owners of baseball’s best record coming into the game. Detroit was 8-2 at Comerica while the Padres were below .500 on the road, at 4-5 away from Petco Park. The Tigers hot hitting ways continued as they churned out 11 hits to start their seventh straight series with a victory this season.
Taking the mound for the Tigers was Keider Montero making his second start of the season. His previous outing, against the Brewers, was a mixed bag, as he struck out 8 but got battered for five runs, four of them coming on home runs.