Overview

• Rookie Troy Melton made his first start since July 28, allowing one hit over five shutout innings while striking out six on 56 pitches.
• Wenceel Pérez provided the game’s only run with a sixth-inning bases-loaded sacrifice fly that scored Kerry Carpenter.
• Relievers Sawyer Gipson-Long, Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest combined for four hitless innings, with Vest securing his 18th save.
• The 1-0 win improved Detroit to 70-52 and extended the Tigers’ narrow AL Central lead following a stretch of offensive inconsistency.
• Detroit now turns to ace Tarik Skubal for the opener of a four-game series in Minnesota on Thursday.