Detroit’s Kenley Jansen retired Miami in order in the ninth inning and tied for third in MLB history with his 478th save, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Jansen struck out one and tied him with Hall of Famer Lee Smith (1980-97) on the saves list. The 38-year-old right-hander earned his second save of the season.
Baez hit a line drive to left field that hit the top of the wall and left the field to make it 2-0 in the fifth inning, his second home run of the season.
Detroit’s Keider Montero (1-1) struck out seven batters and allowed two hits and a walk in six innings.
The Tigers came into the game having lost nine of their last eleven games since beginning the season with two wins in San Diego.
Detroit had three straight hits to start the bottom of the second inning, and Spencer Torkelson got the Tigers on the board with a single to left field. The Tigers then loaded the bases with two outs before Owen Caissie made a spectacular sliding catch in right field to end the inning.
Miami, which had 12 hits in two consecutive games, took until the eighth inning to get the first batter on base. But then Graham Pauley hit a fly ball that resulted in a double play.
