MIAMI -- It was only fitting that some wackiness swung in the Tigers’ direction after the calamitous extra-innings ending for Detroit on Saturday night at loanDepot park .

The baseball gods smiled down on the Tigers on Sunday afternoon following the squad’s gloomy pair of outings to open its road series against Miami. Despite the slow start in the finale, Detroit bounced back to close the series with a 2-0 victory .

The Tigers got 76 pitches in five innings from reliever Keider Montero, who gave them a starter's workload in what was supposed to be a bullpen game. Montero finished with five strikeouts and allowed three hits in five scoreless frames.

José Urquidy -- in his first MLB appearance since Oct. 23, 2023 -- came on to record four outs before Tommy Kahnle took over in the seve

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