Tigers: Kerry Carpenter homered twice in his return from injury, Jake Rogers drove in seven runs and pitcher Tarik Skubal earned his MLB-leading 14th victory as the igers routed the Mariners 15-1 on Tuesday night in Detroit. “I was getting chills before the game just from seeing the guys and getting back out here,” said Carpenter, who had been out since May 26 with a stress fracture in his back. “It was really tough not being on the field, so this is a lot better.” Rogers drove in two runs with a double in the third inning, added a grand slam in the fourth and hit an RBI double in the sixth to become the first Tigers players with seven RBIs in a game since Ryan Raburn against the White Sox on July 25, 2007. The Tigers scored a season-high in runs and banged out a season-best 21 hits in their second straight victory and fourth win in seven games. Skubal allowed one run on three hits in six innings. The 27-year-old left-hander struck out nine — raising his season total to a majors-leading 180 — walked one and hit two batters. Joey Wentz pitched the final three innings and earned his first MLB save. Skubal’s biggest problem was waiting through Tigers’ lengthy offensive innings. “That’s tough, but you are never going to complain about getting 15 runs,” he said. “We have really missed (Carpenter) — he has a special bat.” In Skubal’s previous start, he held the Mariners to two runs in seven innings while striking out another nine. “That’s twice seeing Tarik Skubal in six days, which is tough,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I’ve been in this league a long time seeing left-handed pitching and he’s as good as you are going to see.” The Mariners’ George Kirby (8-9) had his worst MLB start, allowing career highs in runs (11) and hits (13) in 3 2/3 innings.

Astros: Alex Bregman and Jeremy Peña homered, and the AL West-leading Astros won their seventh consecutive game by beating the host Rays 3-2. Yusel Kikuchi (6-9) allowed one run and three hits over 5 2/3 innings to go 2-0 in three starts with the Astros since being acquired from the Blue Jays on July 29. Josh Hader got three outs for his 26th save in 27 chances for the Astros, who increased their division lead to 1 1/2 games over the Mariners. The Rays loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with one out in the eighth against struggling reliever Ryan Pressly. Brandon Lowe made it 3-2 on a one-hop fielder’s choice before Christopher More hit a grounder to end the inning. Pressly has allowed a run in four straight appearances. Bregman set a career high with a HR in his fourth consecutive game, a solo shot in the fifth. Peña’s solo drive off Shane Baz (0-2) put the Astros ahead 3-1. Bregman had three hits.

Marlins: Jake Burger homered in the fourth straight game, Valente Bellozo tossed seven shutout innings and the 75-loss Marlins kept the Phillies in a summer swoon that has cost them the best record in baseball with a 5-0 win. Taijuan Walker (3-4) allowed three runs and walked three over four innings in his first start for the Phillies since June 21. Walker, who turned 32 on Tuesday, wasn’t expected to pitch deep into the game in his return from right index finger inflammation. Bellozo struck out four and walked one. Burger hit his 23rd HR of the season and 13th since the All-Star break.