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The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 7–3 on June 5 at Comerica Park, improving their home record behind a two-homer offensive performance. Detroit's pitching staff struck out nine batters while allowing 11 hits and three earned runs, posting a 4.00 ERA despite issuing three walks. The Tigers' lineup, batting .237 with a .700 OPS, capitalized on its power advantage—two home runs drove in seven of Detroit's seven runs, offsetting a team-wide strikeout rate of 10 whiffs. Seattle's offense managed 11 hits and a marginally superior .717 OPS but could only convert that production into three runs, hampered by nine strikeouts and just one home run. The Mariners' pitching staff was more efficient in terms of ERA (3.53) and walk rate (zero), but surrendered 12 hits and seven earned runs—a costly discrepancy that proved decisive. Detroit's clean fielding (zero errors) and ability to win the power game despite lower batting average suggests the Tigers may lean on their home-run advantage as the series continues.