After five innings of scoreless baseball, it only took Torkelson a few pitches to break the tie, slapping a double into the gap in right center field and scoring ghost runner Riley Greene from second base in the top of the 10th. Detroit added an insurance run as Torkelson scored on a bobbled fly ball in the outfield off the bat of Trey Sweeney.

The Detroit Tigers have been excellent to start the 2025 MLB regular season. They are receiving contributions from players up and down the roster. Areas that were considered weaknesses heading into the offseason are no longer categorized as such with the team owning a 22-13 record entering play on May 7.