Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers silenced T-Mobile Park on August 4, 2026, blanking the Seattle Mariners 8-0 to swing the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Seattle win from 54 percent before first pitch all the way to zero percent by the final out. Detroit finished with 13 hits and committed no errors, while Seattle managed just four hits and was charged with one error across a thoroughly one-sided afternoon.
The decisive damage came in the third inning, when the Tigers knocked around Mariners starter Emerson Hancock for what became the game's turning point. Colt Keith delivered a single that shifted win probability 17.6 percent in Detroit's favor, and Riley Greene followed with a single worth another 11.2 percent. Zach McKinstry added a double that contributed 6.4 percent, and though Gleyber Torres grounded into a fielder's choice out that surrendered 7.8 percent back, the Tigers plated three runs in the frame and never looked back. Greene continued to punish Hancock in the fifth inning, depositing a home run that moved the needle another 7.8 percent and pushed the lead to four. Detroit tacked on four more in the ninth to set the final margin.
By the DiamondIQ model's accounting, Keith was the game's offensive standout, finishing at plus-20.0 percent WPA and plus-2.6 RE24, with Greene close behind at plus-18.0 percent WPA and plus-1.9 RE24. McKinstry rounded out the top three offensive contributors at plus-7.9 percent WPA and plus-1.4 RE24. On the mound, Troy Melton was the model's clear pitching leader at plus-28.5 percent WPA, with Jacob Waguespack and Michael Rucker providing clean relief work behind him to complete the shutout.