Atlanta Braves at Detroit Tigers
DETROIT (Interstat) — Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game, defeating the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Spencer Strider (7-13) earned the win, pitching five scoreless innings and allowing six hits while striking out six. The Braves scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings before adding three in the ninth. Detroit’s two runs came in the bottom of the ninth.
Casey Mize (14-6) took the loss for the Tigers, who were swept in their final six-game homestand and have lost nine of their last 10. Their lead in the American League Central is down to one game over Cleveland. The announced attendance was 34,042.