Parker Meadows and Spencer Torkelson's home runs propelled the Detroit Tigers to a convincing 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, solidifying their pursuit of an American League wild card. With this win, the Tigers improved to 10 games over .500 and have won four straight games.

Detroit is now tied with Kansas City for second in the wild-card standings, propelled by the strong performances of pitcher Tarik Skubal and the young pitching staff. The Rays, meanwhile, have been eliminated from postseason play.