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View Comments Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch gave Tyler Alexander a soft fist bump on the chest and smiled. The left-handed reliever — starting Monday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers — had just walked away from the on-deck circle and into the dugout. Nomar Mazara came off the bench to pinch-hit for him in the second inning, following Alexander's two-strikeout scoreless first inning. Playing at American Family Field, a National League ballpark, Hinch didn't want his pitcher to bat with two outs and the bases loaded against Corbin Burnes, one of the best pitchers in baseball. Unf...

Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal made sure the New York Yankees didn't get within striking distance by posting six scoreless innings.

The Detroit Tigers are taking a "very conservative" approach with Jose Urena's forearm injury, manager AJ Hinch said. He might miss his next start.

Six innings Turnbull fired 53 of his 86 pitches for strikes. He threw eight pitches in the first inning, four in the second, 28 in the third, 15 in the fourth, nine in the fifth and 22 in the sixth. Cleveland tied the score in the sixth inning when Harold Ramirez lined a pitch back at Turnbull. The ball deflected off his glove and ended up as an RBI infield single. (He allowed two runners, including Ramirez, to steal second base in the sixth.) "I would have felt a lot better if I could have kept that third run off the board," Turnbull said. "Coming out with the lead, I would've been really h...

Through 36 games this season, Jones is 17-for-100 (.170) with two doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs, five walks and 42 strikeouts. In Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals, the 29-year-old struck out in two of four plate appearances, though he did walk once. Jones has been considered the Tigers' everyday center fielder in recent years, but his playing time was trimmed this season because of the emergence of 22-year-old 2020 Rule 5 draft pick Akil Baddoo. A more crucial factor in the lack of opportunities: Jones has struggled at the plate. His woes are comparable to what Reyes went t...