Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller finally can focus on going deep in an outing when he starts the middle game of a three-game series against the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Big hits from Kerry Carpenter, Gleyber Torres and Spencer Torkelson paced the Tigers' 7-3 home win over the Mariners.

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers kept their June power surge rolling on Friday night, belting two more home runs in a 7-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in the series opener at Comerica Park. The Tigers (26-38) have won four straight since completing their worst May in 30 years.

Kerry Carpenter continued to give the Mariners trouble Friday, clubbing a two-run homer off Bryan Woo to help the Tigers hand Seattle a 7-3 loss.

SportsLine's projection model, which enters Week 11 of the MLB season on a 17-5 run, has locked in its MLB predictions for the Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers on Saturday

Seattle Mariners shortstop JP Crawford exited the game after taking a 96 mph fastball to the hand from Framber Valdez, raising big concerns for the series against the Tigers.

For a team so bad, the Tigers have a curiously high number of likely All-Stars

The Mariners play 16 consecutive games vs. teams floundering below .500. It's an opportunity to show their recent eight-game win streak was more than a mirage.