DETROIT (Interstat) — Kevin McGonigle’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park before 34,893 fans.

Seattle took an early lead in the third on Cole Young’s RBI single, then stretched it with two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh. Josh Naylor doubled home a run and later scored on a hit by pitch, and Randy Arozarena added an RBI single.

Detroit answered with a run in the fourth and tied the game in the seventh on Wenceel Pérez’s two-run triple. In the ninth, McGonigle’s line drive to right deflected off second baseman Cole Young, allowing two runners to score.

Will Vest earned the win with a scoreless eighth inning, improving to 2-4. Andrés Muñoz took the loss, falling to 3-4. Luis Castillo struck out five over 5 2/3 innings for Seattle, allowing one earned run. Jack Flaherty fanned seven in five innings for Detroit, yielding three runs.

The Mariners outhit the Tigers 11-6 but left 10 runners on base. Seattle fell to 34-32, while Detroit improved to 27-39. The game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes.