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Meadows makes homer-saving catch as Tigers beat Mariners 6-2

Seattle U. product Tarik Skubal works 7 strong innings for Detroit

By ZACH MARTIN, Associated Press
Published: August 7, 2024, 9:57pm
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Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows leaps and catches a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh during the eighth inning in a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Seattle.
Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows leaps and catches a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh during the eighth inning in a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) Photo Gallery

SEATTLE — Tarik Skubal allowed two runs over seven innings, Parker Meadows made a homer-saving catch in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Skubal (13-4) was overpowering in stretches. The 27-year-old left-hander allowed three hits, struck out nine and continued to strengthen his resume in the AL Cy Young Award conversation.

But Meadows’ catch will be the lasting image of the game as Seattle fell out of first place in the AL West, slipping a half-game behind Houston.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth and Seattle trailing 3-2, Cal Raleigh drove Jason Foley’s slider to deep center field. Meadows tracked the ball, timed his jump perfectly and was well above the top of the wall when the ball dropped into his glove.

Raleigh homered in the fourth inning, also with Arozarena aboard, for the only blemish on Skubal’s otherwise terrific outing.

Skubal, who pitched collegiately a couple of miles away at Seattle University, retired the first 10 batters he faced and moved into a tie with three other pitchers for the most wins in baseball.

Wenceel Pérez led off the game with a home run and Jake Rogers added a solo shot in the fourth inning. Matt Vierling and Gio Urshela had RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Tigers scored three times on the heels of Meadows’ catch.

Seattle’s George Kirby labored to get through five innings, throwing 97 pitches, 65 for strikes. Kirby (8-8) struck out seven and gave up three runs.

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TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (hamstring) will throw a couple innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, and his pitch efficiency will be monitored, according to manager A.J. Hinch. … OF Riley Greene (hamstring) is still not running bases and Hinch said a rehab assignment is “not imminent.” … OF Kerry Carpenter (lumbar spine stress fracture) went 1 for 4 in his rehab start with Triple-A Toledo, and Hinch said he came out “fine” from the game.

Mariners: OF Julio Rodriguez was doing outfield work with the rest of the team on Wednesday. Manager Scott Servais declined comment on the subject until he spoke with the trainer.

ROSTER MOVES

Mariners: Seattle recalled INF Ryan Bliss from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. Bliss returns to the Mariners after hitting .220 with seven RBI in 31 games. In a corresponding move, OF Cade Marlowe has been optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.

UP NEXT

Seattle will throw RHP Bryan Woo (5-1, 2.08 ERA) in the series finale against Detroit on Thursday. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he will make a decision on Thursday’s starter following Wednesday’s game.

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TIGERS 6, MARINERS 2

Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pérez rf 4 2 1 1 1 2 .246
Keith dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .251
Vierling lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .255
Madris 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .326
Urshela 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .243
Meadows cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .173
McKinstry 2b 4 0 2 0 1 2 .188
Báez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .179
Rogers c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .194
Totals 39 6 13 5 4 9
Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Robles cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Arozarena lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .297
Raleigh dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .213
Turner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Moore 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Haniger rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .207
Garver c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .168
Rivas ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200
a-Rojas ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 11
Detroit 101 100 003—6 13 0
Seattle 000 200 000—2 5 1

a-struck out for Rivas in the 8th.

E—Haniger (5). LOB—Detroit 10, Seattle 4. 2B—Madris (3), Keith (11), Urshela (9), Garver (15), Arozarena (4). HR—Pérez (9), off Kirby; Rogers (8), off Kirby; Raleigh (24), off Skubal. RBI—Pérez (32), Rogers (23), Vierling (44), Urshela 2 (36), Raleigh 2 (69). SB—Meadows (5), McKinstry (9), Vierling (3).

Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 5 (Báez 2, Meadows, Urshela, Pérez); Seattle 3 (Polanco, Rivas, Raleigh). RISP—Detroit 4 for 16; Seattle 0 for 3.

Runners moved up—Keith. GIDP—Polanco.

DP—Detroit 1 (Báez, Madris).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Skubal, W, 13-4 7 3 2 2 2 9 102 2.57
Foley, H, 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 3.67
Hanifee 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 4.50
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Kirby, L, 8-8 5 7 3 3 1 7 97 3.13
Chargois 1 0 0 0 1 1 16 0.00
Snider 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.25
Voth 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 3.09
Hernández 1-3 1 3 3 2 0 18 11.57
Thornton 2-3 3 0 0 0 1 10 4.35

Inherited runners-scored—Thornton 2-2.

Umpires—Home, Shane Livensparger; First, Chris Conroy; Second, Alex MacKay; Third, Brian O’Nora.

T—2:33. A—26,033 (47,929).

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