Detroit Tigers fan Jed Oliver travels from London to Comerica Park
Detroit Tigers fan Jed Oliver traveled from London to visit Comerica Park for the first time May 23, 2025. He also received a gift from the Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, taking down the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, on Wednesday, May 28.Justyn-Henry Malloy drove in the winning run on a two-out, two-run single, part of a four-run fifth inning.Rookie right-hander Jackson Jobe allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings for the Tigers.
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.
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.
The Tigers (37-20) swept a series for the third time in May.
They also moved past the rained-out Philadelphia Phillies (35-19) for MLB’s best record, with a win percentage of .649, a point ahead of the Phillies’ .648.
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, 3-2. After Keith’s two-run double, Malloy flipped the scoreboard with his two-run single — putting the Tigers ahead, 4-3.
Keith hit right-handed starter Landen Roupp’s down-and-in curveball, while Malloy hit right-handed reliever Randy Rodríguez’s middle-middle fastball.
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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 into scoring position. Catcher interference and a single put pressure on the Tigers, but a pitching change saved the game.
There were no outs, so the Tigers turned to righty reliever Tommy Kahnle — known for limiting hard contact and missing bats. He retired three batters in a row: Patrick Bailey flied out, Christian Koss struck out swinging, and Mike Yastrzemski grounded out.
Just like that, Kahnle escaped the jam he inherited without allowing a run. He then closed out a scoreless ninth for his seventh save of the season.
Kahnle has a 1.52 ERA in 22 relief appearances.
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Is Jackson Jobe missing?
Right-hander Jackson Jobe — the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft — 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.
In the fifth, Heliot Ramos hit a two-run home run off Jobe’s middle-middle sinker.
That put the Giants ahead, 3-0.
After the game, Jobe did not talk to reporters and was not seen in the clubhouse. The Tigers didn’t provide any explanation for his absence, but it’s worth noting his fastball velocity was down 1.5 mph — from 96.6 mph in his first nine starts to 95.1 mph on Wednesday, his 10th start.
He has a 4.22 ERA in 10 starts.
How many strikeouts?
The Tigers were mostly shut down by the Giants on offense, aside from the fifth inning.
The offense racked up 16 strikeouts, its second such game of the season. (The Tigers also struck out 16 times in Game 2 of 2025, on March 28 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.)
Riley Greene finished 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
Greene — who is hitting .274 with an .830 OPS — ranks second in MLB with 71 strikeouts in 55 games, trailing only Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia’s 78 strikeouts in 52 games. If Greene continues on his current strikeout pace, he would finish with about 206 strikeouts, more than 20 ahead of the franchise record of 182, set by Cecil Fielder in 1990
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