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Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. This marked Torkelson's second home run of the season and secured a series win for the Tigers.
Detroit — Spencer Torkelson got to play hero, bashing a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to walk off the Milwaukee Brewers and push the Tigers to a 5-4 win Thursday and a series victory.
It’s just Torkelson’s second home run of the season — his first came on Wednesday — and helped salvage an afternoon where ace Tarik Skubal had a strong-but-not dominant outing and the Tigers offense wasn’t going gangbusters.
Skubal opened the game with some electricity, striking out the first two batters he faced and three of the first four. He didn’t give up a hit through three innings.
Skubal eventually succumbed slightly to the Brewers’ offense, giving up a pair of two-out doubles in the fourth inning that put the visitors on the board for a run.
The Tigers’ ace had to start battling in the later innings. He escaped a jam with runners on the corners and one out in the top of the sixth inning, inducing a double play ball to end the threat.
Then in the top of the seventh inning, Skubal gave up a game-tying double to Blake Perkins after the first two runners got on. That spurred manager A.J. Hinch to go the bullpen and insert Tyler Holton, who picked up the first out on a groundball before back-to-back singles put the Brewers ahead, 4-3, with runners on first and second base.
Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Spencer Torkelson has hit two home runs this season.
The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Detroit Tigers.
Tarik Skubal had a strong outing, striking out several batters but faced challenges later in the game.
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Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle gets the force out at second and jumps over a sliding Brewers baserunner Jake Bauers (9) in the first inning. Detroit Tigers take on the Milwaukee Brewers on April 21, 2026 at Comerica Park in Detroit.
As he went into the dugout after getting relieved, Skubal threw his glove and a small cooler in evident frustration. He finished going six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits with no walks.
Holton eventually escaped with the bases loaded and one out by inducing an infield ground ball that Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler passed back-and-forth on a well-executed 3-2-3 double play.
But what was looking like a squandered Skubal start turned around quickly in the bottom of the eighth inning when Hinch had Jahmai Jones pinch hit.
The outfielder worked to a full count before smacking a solo home run into left field, tying the game, 4-4, with an inning remaining.
Detroit’s offense had pounced at the start, with Kevin McGonigle leading off the game with a double looped down the left field line.
He’d end up scoring three batters later, when Riley Greene blasted a first-pitch curveball into the visitors bullpen through left-center field.
Detroit added a third run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a fielder’s choice to the infield off the bat of Dingler.
The next two runs Detroit scored, both home runs in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, proved to be the difference in a come-from-behind win.
Andrew Graham is a freelance writer.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Spencer Torkelson's blast lifts Detroit Tigers over Milwaukee Brewers