The game was tied through four innings. Then the sixth happened. Detroit scored five times in that frame and never looked back, rolling past the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 on Friday at Comerica Park to extend their winning streak to six games.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 | 8 | 1 |
Jack Flaherty was the beneficiary, working 6.0 innings and allowing 2 runs on 2 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks on 86 pitches. He picked up his third win of the season against eight losses, carrying a 4.48 ERA. The Detroit bullpen covered the final 3.0 innings without allowing a run.
The Sixth Inning
Eduardo Valencia's single to left scored Riley Greene to give Detroit the lead for good, with Valencia's hit serving as the go-ahead run in a 2-2 game. Zach McKinstry's sacrifice bunt brought Matt Vierling home, and when pitcher Tim Mayza threw wildly on the play, McKinstry reached first safely. James Outman then tripled to center, scoring Valencia and McKinstry. Outman scored on a balk to cap the five-run inning. Detroit added three more in the seventh on solo home runs by Colt Keith and a two-run shot by Spencer Torkelson, who scored Greene ahead of him.
The Phillies' offense managed just 4 hits. Derek Hill gave Philadelphia an early lead with a 427-foot home run to center in the third, and his single in the fourth scored Bryce Harper to tie the game at 2-2. But that was all Philadelphia could muster. Aaron Nola departed after 5.0 innings having allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts. Tim Mayza took the loss, allowing 5 runs — 4 earned — in 1.0 inning, falling to 2-3 on the season.
Kevin McGonigle's two-run homer to center in the third, which scored Jake Rogers, had given Detroit its first lead of the game before Hill's fourth-inning single tied it. Detroit's offense ultimately produced 10 runs on 8 hits, with multiple players contributing across the lineup. Hill went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for Philadelphia in a losing effort.
Detroit improved to 44-50 on its six-game winning streak. Philadelphia fell to 52-43. On the milestone front, Aaron Nola is 22 strikeouts away from 2,000 career strikeouts, and Spencer Torkelson — who hit his 16th home run of the season — is 4 home runs shy of 100 for his career.