Miami Marlins’ Otto Lopez (6) hits a single toi center field during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Keider Montero (54) aims a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Adam Mazur aims a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Detroit took advantage of three errors by Miami on a single ball in the second inning, scoring both runs and going on to stop a three-game losing streak.
Urquidy, a 30-year-old right-hander, had Tommy John surgery for the second time in June 2024 and following five seasons with Houston.
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He relieved Keider Montero (5-3) started the sixth and worked around AgustÃn RamÃrez’s two-out single. Eric Wagaman singled leading off the seventh and Tommy Kahnle followed with one out. Urquidy threw 25 pitches, averaging 93 mph with his fastball.
Wil Vest followed Kahnle, who got five outs, and finished for his 21st save in 27 chances. After a single and walk put two on with out out, Vest retired Joey Wiener on a flyout and fell behind Javier Sanoja 3-1 before throwing a pair of called strikes with fastballs at the outside corner.
AL Central-leading Detroit, closing on its first division title since 2014, was outhit 7-4.
Montero allowed three hits in five innings.
Miami made three errors in the second as Detroit scored twice. With Spencer Torkelson on first, Colt Keith’s grounder to first went off Wagaman for the first error. Second baseman Máximo Acosta retrieved the ball in foul territory and threw wildly past third.
Left fielder Troy Johnston tried to run down the ball but it bounced off a fence, through his legs and past as Keith reached third. Keith scored on Dillon Dingler’s single.
Adam Mazur (0-4) allowed two unearned runs and one hit over six innings, retiring his final 11 batters.
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Key moment
Kahnle inherited two runners with one out in the seventh, when he retired Victor Mesa Jr. on a flyout and Javier Sanoja on a groundout.
Key stat
Montero pitched his longest outing since throwing six innings against Tampa Bay on July 7.
Up next
Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (14-5, 3.83) starts Tuesday’s series opener against Cleveland and LHP Joey Cantillo (5-3, 3.36).
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