Seattle — The Tigers went into slug mode to start the second half.
Home runs by Kerry Carpenter, Akil Baddoo and Nick Maton accounted for all the runs in the Tigers’ 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners Friday night at T-Mobile Park.
Carpenter hit a two-run home run (406 feet) in the first and Baddoo a solo shot in the fifth (402). Both hit two-strike changeups from Mariners’ starter Luis Castillo.
Maton, recalled from Triple-A Toledo before the game, swatted a slider off reliever Ty Adcock in the seventh. The two-run shot re-established the three-run lead that was trimmed to one in the fifth.