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Braves Sweep Slumping Tigers, Detroit’s AL Central Lead Down to One

The defeat leaves Detroit’s margin razor-thin with a three-game trip to Cleveland now likely to decide the division.

Overview

  • Atlanta beat Detroit 6-2 to complete a sweep and hand the Tigers an 0-6 finale to their last homestand, leaving them 85-71 with nine losses in their past 10 games and a one-game division lead.
  • Spencer Strider delivered five scoreless innings with six strikeouts before six Braves relievers finished the win.
  • Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs, while Tigers starter Casey Mize allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings.
  • Detroit stranded 13 runners and repeatedly failed to convert rallies, including multiple chances in the middle innings.
  • The game was moved up to dodge rain and still paused for about 26 minutes, and next up is a three-game series in Cleveland starting Tuesday with Tarik Skubal set to face Gavin Williams in the opener.