The Detroit Tigers let a late lead slip away in Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader, allowing seven consecutive batters to reach base during a six-run eighth inning in a 9-4 loss to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Tigers (54-33) and Nationals (36-50) split the twinbill and play the series rubber match on Thursday.

A seventh-inning rally was for naught as the Tigers' bullpen gave up six runs in the eighth in a 9-4 loss to Washington.

The Detroit Tigers, in Riley Greene and Javier Báez, will have two starters in the AL All-Star outfield for the first time since 1976.