After a rough loss on Monday, the Tigers were looking for a comeback against the Cardinals on Tuesday night. They had Tarik Skubal on the mound, which always helps the odds, and the Cardinals were leaning on Erick Fedde.
The Tigers wasted no time getting on the board, likely wanting to build run support for Skubal as quickly as possible, considering how things went on Monday. Kerry Carpenter hit his 10th homer of the season to put the Tigers on the board with their first batter.
Zach McKinstry got a one-out double, then a Riley Greene single brought him home to give Detroit two runs.