DENVER (AP) — Casey Mize pitched six effective innings, Spencer Torkelson had three RBIs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Andy Ibáñez had two hits and two RBIs for AL Central-leading Detroit, which won for the sixth time in seven games. Trey Sweeney had two hits and scored twice.
Mize (6-1) struck out eight in his fourth consecutive win. He permitted one run and three hits while moving into a tie with Yankees left-hander Max Fried for the most wins in the majors.
Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (0-5) was charged with nine runs — five earned — and 11 hits in three innings.
The last-place Rockies finished with three errors and four hits.
Detroit broke it open with five runs in the second. Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single and Torkelson made it 7-0 with a two-run double.
Sweeney and Justyn-Henry Malloy each hit an RBI single in the third.
Alan Trejo and Hunter Goodman each hit a sacrifice fly for Colorado in its fifth straight loss.
Mize retired 13 straight batters after Brenton Doyle singled leading off the first.
Freeland has given up 31 runs — 25 earned — in his last six starts covering 26 2/3 innings.
Tanner Gordon (0-6, 8.65 ERA) starts the second game for Colorado. Detroit had yet to name a starter.
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