Torkelson Ties Tigers HR Record, Eyes New Mark

0:00On April 26th, Spencer Torkelson started the week hitting under 200 with zero home runs, but now he's tied the Detroit Tigers franchise record, with home runs in five straight games. That latest blast came Sunday against the Reds, a 421-foot shot to left center that sealed an 8-3 win. He's in a league company now, matching Hall of Famer Hang Greenberg, Rudy York, Vickwards, Willie Horton, and Marcus Thames. Earlier this week, he broke through with a heater over the left field fence at Comerica Park, then kept rolling with a walkoff the next night and, more bombs against tougher levers. The Reds tried stuffing him with breaking balls and off-speed stuff to slow him down, but he still crushed a change up for a double before smashing that. Final Fastball. Teammates like Riley Green are hyped, saying it's all from the cagework they shared since AA. Red Skipper, Terry Francona, who's faced him before, called him strong and said he's reaching his level after a few big swings. Torkelson himself just calls him legends,

1:02and credits sticking to his plan. His numbers flipped quick before the streak. He slugged just 275 against Fastballs, now it's 1.667 on those same. Pitches, he's handling everything from rising heaters to hanging sinkers, showing the approach he's built to hit the big part of the yard. Torkelson heads to Atlanta Tuesday for 3 against the Braves, where he could set a new Tigers mark and match the Major's longest streak since. Rafael Devers last year. If he keeps seeing the ball this well, that record books about to get rewritten. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.