Lee's pinch-hit single in 10th sends Tigers past Giants 3-1 after Melton and Webb duel on mound

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hao-Yu Lee drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a pinch-hit single and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Sunday in the rubber game of their series.

Spencer Torkelson singled off Sam Hentges (1-4) after Lee's base hit scored automatic runner Riley Greene for a 2-1 lead. Max Clark’s groundout added an insurance run.

Kenley Jansen (3-4) struck out the side in the ninth for the win. Tyler Holton pitched a perfect 10th for his second save as the Tigers finished 7-2 on a three-city trip to the West Coast.

Detroit starter Troy Melton allowed an unearned run on four hits and a walk over six-plus innings, striking out five. The right-hander hasn’t permitted an earned run in his last 20 innings. Melton has given up two runs or fewer in 12 of his 13 starts this season.

Logan Webb yielded one run on four hits and a walk over eight innings for the Giants, throwing 100 pitches.

Willy Adames and Rafael Devers singled to start the fourth against Melton, putting runners at the corners. Osleivis Basabe struck out looking and Adames was thrown out at home by right fielder Zach McKinstry trying to score on Drew Gilbert's flyout, keeping it scoreless.

McKinstry and Kevin McGonigle singled to begin the sixth against Webb to put runners on first and third. McKinstry scored on Gleyber Torres' double-play grounder for a 1-0 lead.

Devers led off the seventh with a single, chasing Melton in favor of Kyle Finnegan. Basabe reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and took an extra base on a throwing error by catcher Eduardo Valencia. Gilbert followed with an infield single to tie it 1-all.

Detroit reliever Drew Sommers loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Devers hit into a double play.

The Giants begin a three-game series with the visiting Astros on Monday.

The Tigers host RHP Tannner Bibee (4-11, 3.85 ERA) and the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.

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Detroit Tigers' Kevin McGonigle (7) watches his single in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Daniel Susac, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Troy Melton throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames, left, is tagged out by Detroit Tigers catcher Eduardo Valencia, back right, on a ball hit by Drew Gilbert during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Detroit Tigers' Hao-Yu Lee, right, hits an RBI single in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Drew Cavanaugh, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines, leaving dozens of people missing Thursday and killing at least five.

So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. The ferry MV June Aster was afloat but listing after the fire, which started Wednesday evening, was put out. Tendrils of smoke still wafted over the charred vessel by midday.

“We are continuing search and rescue operations,” she said, with a coast guard ship and high-speed response boats joined by a military vessel and other government boats, private volunteers and fishermen.

The coast guard made a radio broadcast to ships nearby to be on the lookout for passengers of the ferry. It has also coordinated with coastal villages in case some passengers drifted to the shore.

Images of the nighttime rescue efforts showed coast guard personnel tossed life jackets to survivors as the ferry burned in the background. Passengers were helped into smaller boats taking them to shallow water, and body bags were laid out at what looked like a port.

The ferry had sailed from the capital Manila and was near its destination of Coron in Palawan province when the fire started around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Bad weather and big waves challenged rescuers. The ferry was around 4 nautical miles (7.4 kilometers) off Coron’s village of Turda when it sent a distress signal but strong sea currents had dragged it to a distance of 7.68 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers) off Turda.

Cayabyab said it was unclear what caused the fire, which one survivor said may have begun in the cargo hold, and the coast guard was coordinating with the shipping company and maritime authorities to get more details.

She said 134 people were on board, 117 of them passengers and 17 crew. There was no information about any foreigners onboard.

Ferries are a common transportation method in the Philippine archipelago. Sea accidents are not uncommon due to storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces.

In 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker in the central Philippines, killing more than 4,300 people in the world’s deadliest peacetime maritime disaster.

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, shows remains of ferry MV June Aster that caught fire off Palawan province, western Philippines on Thursday Sept. 10, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, shows remains of ferry MV June Aster that caught fire off Palawan province, western Philippines on Thursday Sept. 10, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

In this image taken from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, remains of ferry MV June Aster that caught fire off Palawan province, western Philippines on Thursday Sept. 10, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

In this image provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, survivors are assisted as they alight from a small boat after being rescued from a burning ferry off Palawan province, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

In this image provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a survivor is assisted as he alights from a small boat after being rescued from a burning ferry off Palawan province, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

In this image provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a survivor is assisted as he alights from a small boat after being rescued from a burning ferry off Palawan province, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)