Detroit Tigers right fielder Kerry Carpenter reacted to Spencer Torkelson news on Monday.

It has been quite the week for a Detroit Tigers star. He went from one of the worst on the team in production to sharing a franchise record.

Torkelson's historic home run streak meets McGonigle's quiet, elite plate discipline—a surprising rookie blend fueling the Tigers' early success.

Pinch hitter Hao-Yu Lee hit his first MLB home run and Spencer Torkelson homered for the fifth straight game as the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep with an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Torkelson tied a Tigers record by homering in five consecutive games, joining Rudy York, Hank Greenberg, Vic Wertz, Willie Horton and Marcus Thames. The Tigers led 2-0 after Kerry Carpenter's bases-loaded double in the first before Cincinnati rallied.

Detroit's slow-starting slugger entered Sunday with home runs in four straight starts.

Torkelson became the sixth Tiger all-time to homer in five consecutive games.

In 2026, Spencer Torkelson is hitting .210 with three home runs, 16 walks (16.3% walk rate) and 28 strikeouts (28.6% strikeout rate) across 26 games.

Spencer Torkelson hit a home run in three consecutive games for the Detroit Tigers after not hitting any in his first 24 games.

The Detroit Tigers picked up their ace Tarik Skubal after he lost the lead in the game's latter half.