Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers identified catcher Carson Kelly as a player they could help, designed a plan for his offseason and guided him to the finish line.

Tarik Skubal takes the Comerica Park mound for the Detroit Tigers in the second game of their three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.

Byron Buxton hit a home run and a double, Christian Vázquez had a homer and three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Friday night. "I think everybody put something on the table to win this game," said Vázquez, who has three of his five homers this season against the Tigers. Pablo López (9-7) allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings, striking out seven. Tigers starter Keider Montero (1-4) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings.

Friday night, the absence of Riley Greene was felt for a team that still seems unsure of where it will go with Tuesday's trade deadline coming closer. Without their best player in a game that felt like everything that could go wrong did, the Tigers were handily taken care of in a 9-3 loss to the Twins on Friday night. Just before the game, it was announced that Greene was put on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.

Rainfall on Wednesday morning didn't delay the hundreds of kids at Echo Grove Camp and Retreat Center from their home-run opportunity to meet former Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks. The once-versatile OF, who has now found himself in the broadcast booth, provided the opportunity to interact with the approximately 200 local children that were there attending The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit's sports camp. “The youth of the area, that's the future of what we have in the country and in the communities, and it's good for kids to be able to have exposure to lots of different things,” Dirks said.

Royce Lewis is back with the Twins as they get another big piece back in their lineup. Lewis was activated Friday from the 10-day injured list after playing two rehab games with Class AAA St. Paul, where he was 1 for 6 with a double and a walk. Lewis, who hasn’t played in the big leagues since straining his right adductor on July 2, joined the team in Detroit and was hitting cleanup and ...

Javier Báez hit a three-run homer in the second inning and six pitchers combined on a four-hitter, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty is lined up to make his next start Monday at Comerica Park, but the trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Josh Naylor singled with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring younger brother Bo Naylor with the go-ahead run, as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday night.