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- Tigers beat Diamondbacks 7-2, winning 4th straight after a 1-12 slump</p>
<p>LARRY LAGEJuly 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM</p>
<p>1 / 5Diamondbacks Tigers BaseballDetroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)</p>
<p>DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, Chris Paddack threw six solid innings in his Detroit debut and the Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The AL Central-leading Tigers have won four straight games, coming off a 1-12 slump that spanned before and after the All-Star Game.</p>
<p>Detroit may make moves before the trade deadline on Thursday to bolster its chances winning the franchise's first World Series since 1984.</p>
<p>Arizona has lost five straight, matching its longest losing streak of the season.</p>
<p>Paddack (4-10) gave up only one run on three hits with five strikeouts and no walks, two days after the right-hander was acquired in a trade from the Minnesota Twins.</p>
<p>Ryne Nelson (6-3) allowed four runs — one earned — on six hits. Kyle Backhus followed and gave up three runs on four hits, retiring only two batters.</p>
<p>Carpenter snapped a scoreless tie with a two-out triple in the third inning, scoring Colt Keith after his second single of the game.</p>
<p>Jake Rogers hit a two-run home run in a three-run sixth inning, giving the Tigers a six-run cushion that was comfortable against the offensively challenged Diamondbacks.</p>
<p>Arizona All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suarez, a potential trade target, was 1 for 4 at the plate. Suarez returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday's game because he was hit on the right hand by a pitch the previous night.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Carpenter's two-run homer in the fifth inning gave Detroit a 4-1 lead.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>Paddack gave up only one run in his second straight start.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-6, 3.22) is the team's probable pitcher Friday night on the road against the Athletics. Detroit plays at Philadelphia on Friday night with Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (6-10, 4.51) and Phillies LHP Ranger Suárez (8-4, 2.59) expected to pitch.</p>
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