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Tigers aim to stop losing streak in matchup with the Royals

The Detroit Tigers are looking to end their five-game skid with a win against the Kansas City Royals

2 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Wacha shines on mound, Witt hits an inside-the-park homer, and Royals cruise 5-1 over the Tigers

Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1

8 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Carpenter exits with left shoulder soreness after crashing into sidewall KANSAS CITY -- Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter left Saturday’s game with left shoulder soreness after crashing into the right-field sidewall...

9 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Exits game with shoulder injury Carpenter was removed from Saturday's game against the Royals due to a left shoulder injury, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact Carpenter slammed his left shoulder against the outfield wall on a misplay while attempting to field the ball, which resulted in an inside-the-park home run for Bobby Witt in the first inning. Carpenter didn't immediately leave the game, but he was eventually pulled before the bottom of the third inning and was replaced by Wenceel Perez. The Tigers should have an update on Carpenter's injury once the veteran outfielder undergoes more tests on his shoulder.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Idle against lefty Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Carpenter will hit the bench for the series opener while southpaw Payton Tolle takes the hill for Boston. Detroit will go with Riley Greene, Matt Vierling and Wenceel Perez as its starting outfield from left to right.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Danny Jansen's HR, Josh Jung's two RBIs lead Rangers past Tigers 5-4

Danny Jansen homered and Josh Jung drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on a rainy Friday night

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Torres has 3 hits and go-ahead sacrifice fly as Tigers rally to beat Braves 5-2 and avoid sweep

Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 to avoid a three-...

APRIL 30 • Associated Press

Drives in two runs Sunday Carpenter went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a run scored during the Tigers' 8-3 win over the Reds on Sunday.

Impact Carpenter opened Sunday's scoring with a two-run double in the first inning before coming home to score in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Matt Vierling. Carpenter has logged at least one hit in four of his last five games, and over that span he has gone 5-for-16 (.313) with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Pinch hitter Hao-Yu Lee's first MLB homer helps Tigers to an 8-3 win over the Reds

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 C...

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Tigers take on the Reds looking to stop road skid

The Detroit Tigers travel to the Cincinnati Reds looking to end a three-game road skid

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Enters contest, goes deep in loss Carpenter went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Reds.

Impact Carpenter began this game on the bench, with Jahmai Jones getting the start to face Cincinnati lefty Andrew Abbot. The Tigers turned to Carpenter as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, and he ultimately launched his sixth home run of the season in the eighth. The 28-year-old outfielder is once again providing good pop with an .821 OPS through 24 games.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Tees off in win Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.

Impact Carpenter launched his fifth home run of the season in the eighth inning, and he's starting to heat up after a slow start to the year. The 28-year-old has three long balls across his last eight games, and he's batting .263 during the stretch. Carpenter was batting just .200 with two home runs before the recent power surge. He hit a career-high 26 homers during the 2025 regular season, and the outfielder remains a great offensive threat against right-handed pitching.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Mize and Torkelson power the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Brewers

Casey Mize struck out seven and allowed one run in six innings, Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the season, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Collects two RBI vs. Boston Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional RBI during the Tigers' 4-1 win over the Red Sox on Saturday.

Impact Carpenter gave the Tigers their first run of the game after drawing a bases-loaded walk in the first frame before extending his team's lead to 2-0 with a solo homer off Brayan Bello in the fourth. It was Carpenter's fourth home run of the season and his second multi-hit game of the 2026 campaign. He has struggled at the plate to open the season, slashing .218/.318/.455 with 12 RBI and a 37.1 percent strikeout rate that ranks in the bottom-three percentile in the majors.

APRIL 18 • ROTOWIRE

Tarik Skubal fans 10, Tigers end 9-game road skid with 4-1 win over Red Sox

Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 10 over six innings of one-run ball, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Saturday, ending a...

APRIL 18 • Associated Press

Tigers take road slide into matchup against the Red Sox

The Detroit Tigers will try to end their nine-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Boston Red Sox

APRIL 18 • Associated Press

Tigers' Kerry Carpenter problem has a clear culprit | Sporting News Carpenter isn't getting the job done so far.

APRIL 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Idle versus lefty Carpenter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

Impact Detroit didn't face a left-handed starting pitcher through its first 16 games of the season, but the Tigers have now taken on a pair of southpaws (Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic) in their three-game series with the Royals. Carpenter has found himself on the bench for both contests and looks like he could be in line for a strong-side platoon role while the Tigers have all their key bats available, save for Parker Meadows (arm). Wenceel Perez will join the starting nine in place of Carpenter, manning right field and batting eighth.

APRIL 16 • ROTOWIRE

Royals take on the Tigers looking to stop road skid

The Kansas City Royals will attempt to break their four-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Detroit Tigers

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Royals bring road slide into matchup against the Tigers

The Kansas City Royals will try to break their three-game road slide in a matchup against the Detroit Tigers

APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Tigers try to keep home win streak going, host the Royals

The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak

APRIL 14 • Associated Press

Socks third homer in win Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Marlins.

Impact Carpenter mashed his third homer of the campaign Sunday, taking Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara deep in the sixth inning. The lefty-swinging slugger went just 2-for-19 in March, but he's starting to pick up some momentum in April. Over his last 29 at-bats, Carpenter is batting .276 with four extra-base hits, eight RBI and four walks.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Skubal outduels Alcántara, Tigers hit 3 homers in 8-2 win for 3-game sweep of Marlins

Tarik Skubal outpitched Sandy Alcántara in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners, Dillon Dingler, Kevin McGonigle and Kerry Carpenter homered and the Detroit Tigers earned a three-ga...

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Tigers play the Marlins leading series 1-0

The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Miami Marlins

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Twins try to keep home win streak going, host the Tigers

The Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers trying to extend a three-game home winning streak

APRIL 9 • Associated Press

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