The Detroit Tigers swept the San Francisco Giants, secured their fourth win a row and now enter a seven-game road trip with as much momentum as they’ve had in weeks.
They’re playing like the best team in baseball again.
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The Tigers secured a 4-3 win over the Giants on Wednesday, May 28, in the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park, scoring all four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The clutch hit: Justyn-Henry Malloy drove in two runs on a single with two strikes and two outs, taking the lead.
Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (34) is safe at third base against San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26) during the fifth inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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The Tigers (37-20) swept a series for the third time in May.
Before Malloy’s big hit, Colt Keith ripped a double down the right-field line to plate the first two runs in the fifth — cutting the Tigers’ deficit to 3-2. After Keith’s two-run double, Malloy flipped the scoreboard with his two-run single — putting the Tigers ahead, 4-3.
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Keith hit right-handed starter Landen Roupp, while Malloy hit right-handed reliever Randy Rodríguez.
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The Tigers, though, had to fend off a comeback effort from the Giants in the eighth inning, as righty reliever John Brebbia allowed two runners in scoring position.
There were no outs, so the Tigers turned to righty reliever Tommy Kahnle. He retired three batters in a row: Patrick Bailey flied out, Christian Koss struck out swinging, and Mike Yastrzemski grounded out.
Kahnle escaped the jam without allowing a run, then closed out a scoreless ninth for his seventh save of the season.
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Jackson Jobe starts
Right-hander Jackson Jobe allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts across 4⅔ innings, surrendering two of three runs in the fifth inning.
It was his fourth start in a row with at least two walks.
He threw 95 pitches.
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In the fifth, Heliot Ramos hit a two-run home run off Jobe’s middle-middle sinker.
That put the Giants ahead, 3-0.
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