Overview

• The Tigers enter the break at 59-38—their best first-half record since 2006—but are riding a season-high four-game losing streak.
• Seattle scored 35 runs over the three-game series, its most prolific output in a set since 2002.
• Back-to-back ninth-inning homers by Jorge Polanco and Cole Young sealed an 8-4 victory in the finale.
• Cal Raleigh finished the first half with 38 home runs, one shy of Barry Bonds’ major league record for homers before the All-Star break.
• Detroit will send a franchise-record six All-Stars to Atlanta while Seattle secures its largest All-Star contingent since 2003 with five selections.