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McGonigle homers as Tigers beat Pirates 8-5 and move into a tie for the last AL wild-card spot

Kevin McGonigle hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Monday night and moved into a three-way tie for the final AL wild-card spot

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Crumbles in sixth inning Valdez (8-8) earned the win against the Pirates on Monday, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and four walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out five.

Impact Valdez was cruising along over four scoreless innings initially, but Pittsburgh got to him for four of his five runs allowed in the sixth inning. The left-hander continues to put forth an up-and-down debut season with the Tigers, conceding four earned runs in back-to-back outings to follow up a pair of quality starts to begin August. Valdez is set to bring a 4.35 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 111:54 K:BB over 138.2 innings into a soft matchup against the lowly Royals in Kansas City.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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Tigers aim to end 3-game skid, play the Pirates

The Detroit Tigers are looking to stop their three-game skid with a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Wild in loss Valdez (7-8) took the loss versus the Guardians Wednesday, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out three.

Impact Valdez struggled to find the zone consistently Wednesday, with only 64 of his 102 pitches going for strikes as well as five walks. This was the most walks given up by Valdez since April 24, and it came after back-to-back seven inning quality starts. The 32-year-old is slated to pitch in Pittsburgh next week.

AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE

Jo Adell homers and Angel Martínez gets 3 hits as Guardians hold off Tigers 6-4

Jo Adell homered and Angel Martínez had three hits as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-4 to snap a three-game skid

AUGUST 13 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Tigers' Framber Valdez aims to stay 'locked in' vs. Guardians Deadspin | Tigers' Framber Valdez aims to stay 'locked in' vs. Guardians

AUGUST 12 • DEADSPIN.COM

Guardians look to stop road slide, play the Tigers

The Cleveland Guardians hit the road against the Detroit Tigers looking to break a three-game road losing streak

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Detroit Tigers Star Framber Valdez Starting to Find Consistency The Detroit Tigers just won another road series as they defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-0 on Thursday behind a superb start from veteran Fr...

AUGUST 7 • SI.COM

Deadspin | Framber Valdez fires 7 scoreless innings as Tigers thump Mariners Deadspin | Framber Valdez fires 7 scoreless innings as Tigers thump Mariners

AUGUST 7 • DEADSPIN.COM

Blanks Seattle for seventh win Valdez (7-7) earned the win Thursday over the Mariners, allowing five hits and two walks over seven scoreless innings. He struck out five.

Impact Valdez has now gone seven innings in back-to-back starts while giving up just four runs across 19 innings in his last three outings -- he had struggled to a 7.71 ERA across 18.2 frames in his previous four starts. Valdez has lowered his ERA to 4.17 across 127.1 innings this season with a 1.37 WHIP and 103:45 K:BB. He's currently slated to face the Guardians at home his next time out.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Dingler homers for 3rd straight game, helping Tigers to an 11-0 win over the Mariners

Dillon Dingler homered for the third straight game and finished with three hits and three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-0

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Tigers climbing back into Wild Card race as Valdez shines in new prominent role SEATTLE -- The Tigers finished their AL Division Series rematch with the Mariners by taking another step back into this year’s American Leag...

AUGUST 6 • MLB.COM

Mariners-Tigers Benches-Clearing Incident Gets Combustible Twist With Framber Valdez Starting Series Finale The benches cleared on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Framber Valdez starts Thursday afternoon. Baseball can sometimes have pretty cruel timing. Five ba...

AUGUST 6 • SI.COM

Mariners square off against the Tigers with series tied 1-1

The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Earns sixth win Valdez (6-7) allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings to earn the win over the Athletics on Saturday.

Impact Valdez put together a strong performance in this outing, going seven frames for the second time in his last four starts. The veteran left-hander has allowed 12 runs (11 earned) across 19.2 innings over his last four starts, with his two best performances in that span coming against the A's. He's at a 4.41 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 98:43 K:BB through 120.1 innings over 22 starts this season. Valdez is projected to make his next start on the road in San Francisco.

AUGUST 2 • ROTOWIRE

Max Clark hits his first career homer to lead the Tigers past the A's 8-6

Max Clark homered on his second night in the big leagues and the Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 8-6 on Saturday night before trading star pitcher Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles...

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Athletics come into matchup against the Tigers on losing streak

The Athletics aim to break a three-game losing streak when they take on the Detroit Tigers

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Fans four in no-decision Valdez took a no-decision Sunday against the Royals, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out four.

Impact A fielding error by Hao-Yu Lee with two outs in opening frame kept an earned run off Valdez's line. The 32-year-old southpaw has pitched at least five innings in all but three of his 21 starts this year, so he's providing fairly consistent length in spite of the shakiness he's shown overall during his debut season with the Tigers. Valdez's 4.53 ERA and 1.38 WHIP for the campaign are his worst marks since 2019 with Houston, and he's also registered a career-worst 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 2026.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers play the Royals leading series 2-1

The Detroit Tigers play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 2-1

JULY 26 • Associated Press

Framber Valdez is Sinking Any Hope Tigers Have Left for Postseason The Detroit Tigers lost their most recent game to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday 11-2 and the major culprit for the loss was Framber Valdez.

JULY 22 • SI.COM

Framber Valdez's blowup vs Cubs has kicked off more inane Tigers fan discourse Tigers fans are exhausting themselves over a ridiculous Framber Valdez argument.

JULY 22 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Deadspin | MLB roundup: Cubs erupt in 6-run first, crush Framber Valdez, Tigers Deadspin | MLB roundup: Cubs erupt in 6-run first, crush Framber Valdez, Tigers

JULY 22 • DEADSPIN.COM

Deadspin | Cubs tee off on Framber Valdez, sail to win over Tigers Deadspin | Cubs tee off on Framber Valdez, sail to win over Tigers

JULY 22 • DEADSPIN.COM

Clobbered by Cubs Valdez (5-7) took the loss against the Cubs on Tuesday, giving up six runs on five hits and two walks while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.

Impact Valdez made his first start since July 9, but the extra time off didn't seem to do him any favors. The lefty hurler allowed the first seven batters he faced to reach base, and he was pulled with two outs in the first frame after forcing home a run by issuing a bases-loaded walk to Pete Crow-Armstrong. It was the second time in Valdez's career that he's been unable to get out of the first inning, and it was the third time this season that he's surrendered five or more runs in a start. Valdez's initial campaign with Detroit has been mostly a disappointment, as his 4.57 ERA is the seventh-worst mark among qualified MLB hurlers.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

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