The Detroit Tigers rode a big night from Riley Greene and a steady pitching performance from Casey Mize to defeat the Miami Marlins 6–1 on Saturday, securing manager A.J. Hinch’s 400th victory with the club.
Greene delivered the decisive blow with a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs, helping Detroit win its second straight game after snapping a five-game losing streak.
Detroit wasted little time jumping ahead. Colt Keith opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning and later crossed the plate on Greene’s run-scoring single off Miami starter Janson Junk, giving the Tigers an early 2–0 edge.
The momentum carried into the third inning when Greene capped a 10-pitch at-bat by launching a three-run homer on a fastball to stretch the lead to 5–0. Rookie Kevin McGonigle scored twice in the game, continuing his encouraging early-season contributions.
On the mound, Mize (1–1) delivered a strong outing, allowing just one run on six hits over 5⅔ innings while striking out five. He worked around traffic effectively as Miami repeatedly threatened but failed to capitalize.
Detroit’s bullpen sealed the victory in impressive fashion. Drew Anderson tossed 3⅓ hitless innings for his first major league save, navigating two walks and closing the game by retiring Jakob Marsee in a dramatic 14-pitch at-bat the longest plate appearance in the majors this season. The moment carried extra significance for Marsee, a Detroit area native playing in front of a large group of family and friends.
Offensively, Spencer Torkelson reached base three times and added an eighth-inning RBI single to pad Detroit’s advantage.
Miami’s lone run came on a sacrifice fly by Connor Norby in the fourth inning, but the Marlins struggled throughout the night with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-10 and leaving nine men stranded. Defensive miscues also proved costly, as errors by catcher Agustín Ramírez and Norby pushed Miami’s season total to a National League-high 15 errors in just 15 games.
Junk (0–2) allowed five runs four earned on five hits over five innings in the loss.
After being shut out in the series opener, the Marlins again found timely hitting elusive, while Detroit combined power hitting, solid pitching, and opportunistic offense to secure a milestone win for Hinch and continue building momentum in the series.
