Tigers rally to snap losing streak at nine

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Ozzie Albies of the Braves steals second base as Tigers shortstop Javier Baez reaches for the throw during the sixth inning Monday night. DUANE BURLESON — GETTY IMAGES

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Spencer Torkelson sparked a three-run, ninth-inning rally against Raisel Iglesias with a two-run homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th, lifting Detroit over the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Monday night to stop the Tigers’ nine-game losing streak.

Andy Ibañez began the comeback from a 4-0 deficit with a seventh-inning homer and threw out Sam Hilliard at the plate from left field in the 10th as Detroit improved to 7-3 in extra-inning games this year.

Atlanta led 5-2 when Jonathan Schoop singled off Iglesias (2-3) leading off the ninth and Torkelson drove a sinker 440-feet to left-center for his sixth homer.

Kerry Carpenter singled, Javier Báez struck out and Nick Maton bounced into a forceout at second, speeding down the first-base line to avoid a game-ending double play,.

Matt Vierling singled and Zach Short tied the score when he singled to left on a changeup with a 1-2 count. Iglesias struck out Ibañez, sending the game to extra innings.

With Ibañez on second as the automatic runner, Rogers popped up a bunt against former-Tiger Joe Jiménez (0-2) that Austin Riley tried to scoop but hit the tip of the third baseman’s glove and bounced under for what was scored a sacrifice and an error.

With the infield and outfield in. Schoop lined to Jiménez and Torkelson hit a 351-foot fly that fell behind the outfield for a winning single.

Braves starter Charlie Morton allowed four hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and three walks.

Atlanta built a four-run lead, including Ronald Acuña Jr.’s two-run double in the fifth.

Michael Harris II homered in the eighth off Tyler Alexander for a 5-1 lead.

METS SIGN VOIT TO MINORS DEAL >> Former big league home run champion Luke Voit signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and will report to Triple-A Syracuse.

New York signed the first baseman nine days after he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Voit, 32, hit .221 with a .284 on-base percentage, zero homers and four RBIs in 22 games with Milwaukee, which designated him for assignment on May 29.

He hadn’t played for the Brewers since May 13. He went on the injured list with a neck issue and later had a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Nashville.

Voit entered this year having homered 20 or more times in three of his past four seasons, including an MLB-leading 22 for the Yankees during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.