SEATTLE (Interstat) — Troy Melton pitched seven shutout innings, and Detroit scored three runs in the third, one in the fifth and four in the ninth to defeat Seattle 8-0 on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.

Melton (7-1) allowed three hits and struck out four. He was backed by a 13-hit attack. Colt Keith went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, Riley Greene had three hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres homered and drove in two, and Dillon Dingler also homered. Kevin McGonigle drove in a run with a ninth-inning groundout.

Emerson Hancock (6-6) took the loss, allowing eight hits and three earned runs in six innings with six strikeouts. Seattle managed four hits. Josh Simpson, Michael Rucker and Cole Wilcox combined for three scoreless innings of relief for Seattle, while Yilber Díaz added a scoreless inning with three strikeouts for Detroit.

The Tigers improved to 55-58; the Mariners fell to 55-59. Attendance was 35,752, and the game lasted 2:28.