Meadows drives in two runs, Montero shuts down Mariners in Tigers' 4-2 win

SEATTLE (AP) — Parker Meadows homered and drove in two runs, Keider Montero pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Montero (2-5), making the ninth start of his career, allowed just four hits, including Luke Raley's solo homer in the fifth.

Meadows put the Tigers on the board first with an RBI single off Mariners starter Luis Castillo in the fourth, and Detroit plated two more runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Colt Keith and Wenceel Pérez to make it a three-run game.

Meadows made it 4-1 with a 415-foot blast off Trent Thornton in the eighth.

Raley pulled Seattle within two runs with his homer in the fifth inning, and Seattle scored again when Jorge Polanco hit a flyball that fell between Pérez and Meadows in right-center field for an RBI single in the ninth.

Castillo (9-11) went six innings and allowed three earned runs on eight hits, with nine strikeouts.

Beau Brieske got two outs in the ninth, and Tyler Holton struck out Mitch Garver for the final out and his fourth save.

Both teams struck out 14 times.

Cade Marlowe pinch-hit for DH Justin Turner in the ninth. Turner was hit on the left hand by a 95 mph fastball from Will Vest in the seventh, but initially stayed in the game..

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (hamstring) will make a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, according to manager A.J. Hinch … OF Kerry Carpenter (lumbar spine stress fracture) began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday … OF Riley Greene (hamstring) is with the team and doing defensive drills, batting practice, and a running progression as he works back from a hamstring strain he suffered in late July.

Mariners: OF Julio Rodriguez (ankle sprain) took batting practice on Tuesday and is progressing in his rehab, but manager Scott Servais said there is still no timetable for Rodriguez’ return … OF Dominic Canzone (adductor strain) played Tuesday in Triple-A Tacoma and could return from his minor league rehab assignment by the end of the Mariners’ current homestand.

UP NEXT

Detroit lefty and Seattle University grad Tarik Skubal (12-4, 2.57 ERA) will pitch Wednesday against Mariners right-hander George Kirby (8-7, 3.04 ERA).

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