Torkelson's First HR Seals Tigers' Win

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome in. This is MLB News Today, where baseball meets AI. Detroit Tigers grab the solid 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, powered by Spencer Torkelson's first home run of the season, a 2-run blast. That sealed the lead. Torkelson's stats have been built into this moment, with a lead chase and walk rates in the 97th and 93rd percentiles, plus top marks. In bat speed and hard hit balls, even as his strikeouts ticked them. He'd been smashing balls at triple-digit exit velocities all year, but low launch angles kept them in the park, like his first at bat were a one. 106 mile per hour liner got snagged in left field. In the fourth, facing Chad Patrick, Torkelson battled to a 2-1 count, then crushed a sinker at 106 miles per hour with a 24. Degree launch angle, sending it deep into the left field seats. Casey Myes backed it up with six strong innings, allowing just one run, while Kevin McGonagall and Colt Keith added insurance runs, showing the tigers.

1:02Sign up clicking as Torkelson finds his groove.