Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Torkelson had gone 0-for-9 over his last two games before receiving rest for Monday's series opener. He homered in the first inning to snap the mini-slump, and he's now batting .277 (18-for-65) over 16 contests in September. While he still has a poor .233 batting average, he's posted a .763 OPS, 29 homers, 84 RBI, 83 runs scored and three stolen bases across 148 games this season.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Receives rare day off
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Torkelson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
Torkelson has started every game since the All-Star break and has not had a day off since June 28, but both streaks will come to an end Monday. Tyler Nevin will get the start at first base in Torkelson's place.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Extends hitting streak
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Torkelson went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Friday's win over the Angels.
Torkelson extended his hitting streak to six games, a span in which he's gone 9-for-27 with a home run and seven RBI. Overall this month, the youngster is batting a robust .397 with four home runs and 14 RBI across 13 contests. Torkelson is trending up as he nears the end of his second MLB campaign.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Launches 28th home run
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Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Reds.
Torkelson got the Tigers on the board in the third inning with his 28th home run of the season. The young slugger has four of those long balls in 11 games this month, and with Detroit still set to play 17 more contests, Torkelson has a strong chance to reach the 30-homer plateau for the first time in his career.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Doubles, drives in two Sunday
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Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.
Torkelson has done much of his damage this year with the long ball, but he managed to make an impact Sunday without going deep. The youngster is off to a good start this month, batting .333 in September with six extra-base hits and nine RBI in just nine games. Torkelson seems primed to finish his second MLB campaign on a high note over the next few weeks.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers twice in rout
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Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four total RBI in Thursday's 10-3 win over the Yankees.
Torkelson went deep in the first inning with a runner on, then repeated the trick in the fourth inning. The young infielder now has 27 long balls this season after hitting just eight of them as a rookie last year. Torkelson's power has been particularly impactful since the beginning of August, as he now has 11 home runs across his last 34 games. The 24-year-old seems likely to reach 30 long balls as he builds momentum heading into 2024.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Hits key home run Sunday
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Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.
It was a 2-2 game until the top of the seventh inning, when Torkelson blasted his 25th home run of the season. It's a big step forward for the youngster, who hit just eight home runs as a rookie last year. Torkelson has been better across the board in his sophomore campaign with a .230/.317/.441 slash line compared to .203/.285/.319 in 2022.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes 3-for-4 in rout
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Torkelson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-0 victory over the White Sox.
The 24-year-old got the best of Mike Clevinger, lacing a single and a pair of run-scoring doubles off the White Sox starter. Across Torkelson's previous 10 games, the second-year first baseman hit just .086 (3-for-35) with 15 strikeouts. However, Saturday's impressive performance improved his season-long slash line to .230/.316/.437, and he now has 24 home runs, 71 RBI, and 74 runs in 574 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep again Wednesday
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Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.
Torkelson went deep in the sixth inning against New York starter Gerrit Cole, giving him 24 home runs this season and nine in August alone. The youngster struck out in his other three at-bats, and he's striking out just under 25 percent of the time on the year. That will be an area for Torkelson to improve upon if he wants to take another step forward in 2024, though he's definitely shown signs of progress in his second MLB campaign.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Continues power surge Monday
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Torkelson went 4-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Monday's loss against the Cubs.
Torkelson got the Tigers on the board with a solo homer off Javier Assad in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old Torkelson is up to 23 homers on the year, with eight in his last 12 games -- he's gone 17-for-43 (.395) over that span. With his recent hot streak, Torkelson's slash line is up to .239/.319/.452 with 69 RBI and 67 runs scored across 526 plate appearances in his sophomore campaign.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Blasts 22nd home run
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Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Guardians.
Following a walk by Matt Vierling to begin the top of the first, Torkelson sent an 0-1 pitch over the wall in right for an opposite-field homer. The two-run blast was his fifth in eight games and seventh this month, though his previous six August home runs were all solo shots. The batting average is still a subpar .233, but Torkelson's power surge is beginning to provide the Tigers with the type of production they expected when they made him the first overall selection in the 2020 draft.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers two more times Wednesday
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Torkelson went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Twins.
After going deep Tuesday night, Torkelson hit two more long balls during Wednesday afternoon's contest, bringing him to 21 home runs for the season. The 23-year-old slugger now has four multi-homer games this year, including two of them in the last week against Minnesota.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Cranks 19th home run
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Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.
Torkelson is showing some progress in his second MLB campaign, as he's now up to 19 home runs, including four this month in 13 games. He's still batting only .228, so there's some room for growth to become a more consistent hitter who isn't as boom or bust. Torkelson should remain a lineup staple the rest of this season for the rebuilding Tigers, and 2024 could be his true breakout year if he continues to develop.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep in four-hit game
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Torkelson went 4-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Torkelson turned in his first four-hit game of the season and third home run over the last four games. For the year, the 23-year-old is now up to 18 long balls, though he's batting just .229. The skills are there, however, for Torkelson to push that average upward the rest of the way, especially if he strings together a few more multi-hit performances.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep twice in win
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Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a walk, two solo home runs and three runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Twins.
It was a three true outcomes night for Torkelson, as he struck out in his other two at-bats. The youngster was in a 2-for-23 slump before Wednesday, and that's kind of been par for the course this year. Torkelson has displayed good pop with 17 home runs, but he's also not making consistent contact with just a .225 batting average.
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Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: On base three times Sunday
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Torkelson went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Rays.
Torkelson ended an 0-for-13 skid at the plate with a double to lead off the fourth inning. The 23-year-old has cooled off considerably since returning from the All-Star break and is hitting .204/.306/.315 with one home run, seven RBI, five runs and an 8:15 BB:K in his last 15 games. Despite hitting only one home run since July 23, Torkelson still leads the team with 15.
