Tigers Rally Late, Top Padres to Stay Unbeaten
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The Detroit Tigers scored four runs in the eighth inning to break a tie and defeat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Friday night at PETCO Park.
The game was tied 1-1 before Detroit’s rally. Riley Greene and Kevin McGonigle delivered key RBI singles in the eighth, with McGonigle driving in two. Spencer Torkelson had a tying RBI single in the sixth.
Detroit’s Framber Valdez allowed one run over six innings in a no-decision. Enmanuel De Jesus earned the win in relief. Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth for the save.
San Diego’s Jeremiah Estrada took the loss. Miguel Andujar and Ramón Laureano had RBI hits for the Padres.
Attendance was 44,896. The Tigers improved to 2-0, while the Padres fell to 0-2.