SEATTLE (AP) — Parker Meadows homered and drove in two runs, Keider Montero pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2: Box score

Montero (2-5), making the eighth start of his career, allowed just four hits, including Luke Raley’s solo homer in the fifth.

Meadows put the Tigers on the board first with an RBI single off Mariners starter Luis Castillo in the fourth, and Detroit plated two more runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Colt Keith and Wenceel Pérez to make it 3-0.

Meadows made it 4-1 with a 415-foot blast off Trent Thornton in the eighth. Meadows has two hits in each of his two games since coming off a nearly month-long injured list stint on Saturday, with a triple and a home run.

“I think the biggest part of that, obviously, he’s getting better pitches to hit,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “His bats have been really good, his outs have been competitive, his damage is noteworthy tonight, … his rehab was good and his reintroduction back to this level has been very fun to see.”

Raley pulled Seattle within two runs with his homer in the fifth inning, and Seattle scored again when Jorge Polanco hit a flyball that fell between Pérez and Meadows in right-center field for an RBI single in the ninth.

Castillo (9-11) went six innings and allowed three earned runs on eight hits, with nine strikeouts.

Montero struck out a career-high eight and walked one.

“One of the things I’ve been doing is to calm myself down, put the emotions down on the mound,” Montero said through translator Carlos Guillén. “I’m not very fond of the hitters taking the rhythm towards me, because I like to impose my rhythm on the mound. It’s one of the things, I’ve been working on it, and we’re getting progress on it. I’m very proud of what we’re doing so far.”

Beau Brieske got two outs in the ninth, and Tyler Holton struck out Mitch Garver for the final out and his fourth save.

Both teams struck out 14 times.

Cade Marlowe pinch-hit for DH Justin Turner in the ninth. Turner was hit on the left hand by a 95 mph fastball from Will Vest in the seventh, but initially stayed in the game.

After the game, manager Scott Servais said that X-rays were negative, and Turner is day-to-day.

“You’re always nervous something is going to be fractured,” Servais said. “Hopefully, we dodged a bullet there and we’ll see if he’s going to be available tomorrow or not. We’ll just have to wait and see when we get here to the ballpark.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (hamstring) will make a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, according to Hinch … OF Kerry Carpenter (lumbar spine stress fracture) began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday … OF Riley Greene (hamstring) is with the team and doing defensive drills, batting practice, and a running progression as he works back from a hamstring strain he suffered in late July.

Mariners: OF Julio Rodriguez (ankle sprain) took batting practice on Tuesday and is progressing in his rehab, but Servais said there is still no timetable for Rodriguez’ return … OF Dominic Canzone (adductor strain) played Tuesday in Triple-A Tacoma and could return from his minor league rehab assignment by the end of the Mariners’ current homestand.

UP NEXT

Detroit lefty and Seattle University grad Tarik Skubal (12-4, 2.57 ERA) will pitch Wednesday against Mariners right-hander George Kirby (8-7, 3.04 ERA).

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Five months after his release from the Seattle Seahawks, Quandre Diggs ended any chance for a delayed reunion on Sunday night when he signed a one-year deal worth up to $5 million with the Tennessee Titans.

Diggs, 31, first came to Seattle in a midseason trade with the Detroit Lions in 2019. In his four and a half seasons with the Seahawks, he became a fan favorite as he racked up 324 total tackles, 32 passes defended and 18 interceptions. He also earned three straight Pro Bowl selections from 2020-2022.

After being a cap casualty at the end of the 2023 season, the time came to say goodbye to Seattle, and Diggs made sure to leave a lasting impression.

“Have to thank God, my family, and the Seattle Seahawks organization,” Diggs wrote on Instagram. “These past 4 1/2 years have been some of the best years of my life. Played some of my best football, made lifelong friendships, learned how to win along the way, and most of all continued to add to my family.

“To the 12’s I just wanna say thank you for believing in me and letting me become a part of your family. To John and Pete thank you both for believing in me twice I know I’ve told you guys plenty of times but you really rescued me and showed me you can win and have fun playing the game. To all of my teammates, coaches, trainers, eq staff, media team, and etc I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me everyday be the best version of me.”

It won’t be long until the Seahawks see Diggs (and fellow safety Jamal Adams) again, as they travel to Nashville next week for joint practices ahead of a preseason matchup. Nonetheless, Diggs’ departure is an emotional one for all the 12s.

The Detroit Tigers hit the road this week for a six-game West Coast trip that will first take them to play three against the Seattle Mariners starting Tuesday night.

After a solid showing for much of July, AJ Hinch’s squad has dropped seven of their last nine games — and with the trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, it does not look like it is going to get much better over the home stretch of the season either. Seattle has also seen some struggles lately, having gone 8-7 since the All-Star Break aided greatly by a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox plus taking two of three from the Philadephia Phillies last weekend.

These trips to the Left Coast have been perilous in the past for the Olde English D and it does not look much better over the next three games. Take a look at the pitching matchups lined up for this week’s series, with an obligatory TBD for the Tigers on Thursday.

Detroit Tigers (53-60) at Seattle Mariners (59-54)

Times (ET): Tuesday: 9:40 p.m.; Wednesday: 9:40 p.m.; Thursday: 9:40 p.m.
Place: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington
SB Nation Site: Lookout Landing
Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 114: RHP Keider Montero (1-5, 6.18 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (9-10, 3.43 ERA)

Montero

Castillo

Game 115: LHP Tarik Skubal (12-4, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (8-7, 3.04 ERA)

Skubal

Kirby

Game 116: TBD vs. LHP Bryan Woo (5-1, 2.08 ERA)

Series Outlook: It’s always tough out West

The Mariners lead the American League West but only by 1.5 games over the Houston Astros while the Tigers are 14.5 games behind the Central-leading Cleveland Guardians coming into this one.

Offensively, these teams are not terribly different, with Detroit ranked No. 26 in OPS (.676) while Seattle is ranked No. 27 (.673); in fact, the visitors have scored significantly more runs (20th, 470) than the home team (27th, 447). However, there is a significant difference in the pitching staffs, with the Mariners sitting second in the majors in ERA (3.48) while the Tigers rank 17th (4.01).

Long story short, the good guys do not match up terribly well against the home team and the difference in team records stands for a good reason. Maybe — just maybe — Detroit can catch them with their pants down this week.