Torkelson walk-off homer lifts Tigers past Brewers 5‑4

DETROIT (Interstat) — Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. Torkelson’s blast to left-center field off Abner Uribe (1-1) capped a comeback that began with Riley Greene’s two-run homer in the first inning. Milwaukee took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on Gary Sánchez’s RBI double and added two more runs in the seventh on Blake Perkins’ two-run double, then a David Hamilton single. The Tigers tied it in the eighth on Jahmai Jones’ solo homer. Brandon Sproat started for Milwaukee, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Tarik Skubal gave up four earned runs in six innings for Detroit. Brant Hurter (2-0) earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Detroit improved to 14-12; Milwaukee fell to 13-12. Attendance was 25,224. The game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.