Seattle Mariners shut out by Detroit Tigers in 8-0 loss
Troy Melton threw seven sharp innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-0.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Troy Melton threw seven sharp innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Tuesday night to open their post-Tarik Skubal era.
Detroit Tigers 8, Seattle Mariners 0: Box score | Standings
Detroit (55-58) has won four straight and is one of several teams chasing the final AL wild card spot, moving within 1 1/2 games of Cleveland. Seattle (55-59) has lost nine of 13 and dropped 3 1/2 games behind Houston in the AL West.
The Tigers have scored at least eight runs in six straight games, tied for the longest such streak in franchise history.
We’ve scored 8+ runs in each of our last six games, tying a franchise record.
Prior to this streak, we most recently accomplished it from July 4-8, 1927.#DNMW pic.twitter.com/poNKZL55PH
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) August 5, 2026
Melton (7-1) continued his string of dominance since starting the season on the injured list. The right-hander, who has not allowed a run in his last 14 innings, struck out four, walked two and gave up three hits, lowering his ERA to 1.58 in 12 starts. He did not allow a Seattle batter to advance past second base.
The Tigers pulled ahead in the third inning. With two outs, Riley Greene hit a grounder to shortstop Colt Emerson, who made a poor throw to first, allowing a run to score. Keith followed with his single to right that made it 3-0.
Greene homered in the fifth against Emerson Hancock (6-6), who gave up four runs (three earned) in six innings.
RILEYY 🚀 pic.twitter.com/8w4uuclyzB
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 5, 2026
Seranthony Domínguez allowed four runs while only recording one out in his Mariners debut, yielding a two-run home run by Gleyber Torres and a solo shot by Dillon Dingler in the ninth. Designated hitter Taylor Ward, acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline, went 0 for 3 in his first game for Seattle.
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RHP Bryan Woo (7-8, 4.56 ERA) pitches for Seattle on Wednesday against Detroit RHP Drew Anderson (4-4, 4.24).
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This team is becoming unwatchable. While Melton has had a good year, the Mariners made him look Randy Johnson. Julio, Cal swinging at crap out of the zone and neither appear to have made ANY adjustment. The amount of center cut fastballs they are taking is beyond frustrating.
The league knows how to pitch to the Mariners since nothing has changed from in April where everyone was swinging at garbage and looking at too many good pitches.