DETROIT -- Justin Upton's second home run Monday night, a leadoff drive in the 12th, provided the deciding drive in a back-and-forth battle, ending the Tigers' three-game losing streak with an 8-7 win over the Mariners at Comerica Park.
Seattle and Detroit traded leads seven times, three of them on two-run home runs. Adam Lind's line drive over the right-field fence, one of 12 Seattle hits in five innings off Tigers starter Mike Pelfrey, gave the Mariners a lead they carried into the late innings before Upton struck with his third home run in four days and his seventh of the season.
That lead, too, didn't last long. Leonys Martin's RBI single in the eighth off Justin Wilson tied it at 7, where it stayed into extras. Upton popped out against former Tiger Joaquin Benoit with the potential winning run in scoring position in the ninth, but didn't miss a changeup over the plate from Vidal Nuno (0-1) in the 12th. The ball went out on a line to left, clearing the bullpen.
Anibal Sanchez (4-7) pitched the top of the 12th, stranding the go-ahead run at third. He earned his first win since April 28, when he was part of the rotation.
Jason Beck has covered the Tigers for MLB.com since 2002. Read Beck's Blog, follow him on Twitter @beckjason and listen to his podcast.
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