Tooth-less Tigers lack team-wide power, swept by Diamondbacks
Detroit was the MLB's lone club with just one home run this season.
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J. Hinch benched Spencer Torkelson on Wednesday. The Tigers manager sent a message to the two-time 30-home run hitter.
Torkelson, along with his middle-of-the-order teammates, needs to produce. The 2020 No. 1 overall draft choice continues to struggle in clutch situations.
In his past 62 at-bats with the bases loaded or runners on second and third, he produced just six hits. Torkelson, who carried a . 150 average into Wednesday’s series finale at Chase Field, struck out eight times during his opening 20 at-bats.