Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Casey Mize matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on shoddy defense by the slumping New York Yankees in a 7-3 victory.

Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series.

Troy Melton allowed only two runs over a career-long eight innings, Dillon Dingler drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-2 victory.

Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2.

After closer Kenley Jansen suffered his third blown save, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch turned to Kyle Finnegan for the ninth-inning save against the Braves, resulting in a 5-2 comeback win. Jansen, who signed an $11 million deal to be Detroit’s closer, has struggled with a 6.14 ERA, while Finnegan boasts a 0.57 ERA and a strong track record. Hinch cited bullpen fatigue and recent struggles as reasons for the change. The win helped Detroit avoid a sweep and regain a share of the AL Central lead.

All-Star slugger Adolis García tied the Rangers' single-season rookie record with his 30th home run and last-place Texas beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 8-1.