Wenceel Pérez helped the Tigers break through in the fourth. After a 10-pitch at-bat that included several foul balls -- one of them barely missing the right-field foul pole -- Pérez launched his career-high 10th home run to right field. He had nine in his rookie season last year. The Tigers now have nine players with double-digit homers in 2025.

Anyone who has lamented Jack Flaherty’s inconsistency of late didn’t have much reason to stop following Sunday.