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

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 in the rubber game of their series

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

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

2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Which Teams Fared The Best?

Here are the winners and losers of the 2026 MLB trade deadline. How did the Dodgers, Red Sox and Yankees fare?

AUGUST 4 • FOX SPORTS

2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Which Teams Fared The Best?

Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez hits his 318th home run, passes George Brett on Royals' list

Salvador Perez has hit his 318th career home run, breaking George Brett’s Kansas City Royals franchise record, with a solo shot against the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Cleans up for second save Finnegan earned the save Thursday against the Royals, recording the final two outs in a 4-3 victory.

Impact With Kenley Jansen unavailable after pitching in three of the previous four days, Drew Sommers got the initial call in the ninth but was pulled after allowing a walk and a single. Finnegan entered with two runners on and one out and needed just two pitches to induce Salvador Perez into a game-ending double play, earning his second save of the season and first since April 30. While the veteran owns a respectable 2.36 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 35:25 K:BB across 45.2 innings, he has struggled to capitalize on closing opportunities, converting just two of eight save chances this season.

JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Outman has 3-run homer and Dingler the go-ahead RBI to lift surging Tigers to 4-3 win over Royals

James Outman hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Dillon Dingler had a tiebreaking double in the eighth and the surging Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royal...

JULY 24 • Associated Press

Montero and relievers combine on a 4-hitter, Lee hits a 3-run HR and the Tigers beat the Cubs 5-1

Keider Montero and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday night

JULY 23 • Associated Press

Torkelson and Dingler help the Tigers beat the Cubs 8-6 in 10 innings

Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run single in Detroit’s three-run 10th inning, and the Tigers topped the Chicago Cubs for a wild 8-6 victory

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance in the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the A's

Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursda...

JULY 10 • Associated Press

Tarik Skubal and Colt Keith lead the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics

Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Christian Walker's 3-run homer in 10th inning helps power Astros past Tigers 7-5

Christian Walker's three-run homer highlighted a four-run 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Catching a 97 mph fastball AND a helmet isn't as easy as this looks Catching is hard enough as it is, but the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler had to deal with an additional obstacle behind the plate on Tuesday against...

JUNE 24 • MLB.COM

Colt Keith has 3 home runs and 6 RBIs as the Tigers blow past the Astros 9-3

Colt Keith had three home runs and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 9-3

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Earns ninth hold Finnegan tossed 1.2 scoreless innings and earned a hold in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Twins. He walked one and struck out three.

Impact Finnegan got the last two batters of the seventh inning and then worked through the eighth for the Tigers. With Kenley Jansen (pelvis) on the IL, Finnegan has gotten some run as Detroit's closer, but he's blown four saves in five chances this year. The Tigers have seemingly turned to Will Vest to end games instead, though Finnegan has been effective overall with a 2.01 ERA across 31.1 innings out of the bullpen this season. The righty also leads the team with nine holds.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin McGonigle's clutch hit with 2 outs in 9th rallies Tigers to 5-4 win over Mariners

Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 v...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Another blown save Finnegan was charged with a blown save in Friday's extra-inning loss to the White Sox. He allowed one run on two hits over one inning of work with no walks or strikeouts.

Impact Finnegan entered the game in the ninth with the Tigers holding a 2-1 lead, but he couldn't close the door. With two outs, the White Sox forced extra innings when Andrew Benintendi crossed home plate on a sac bunt from Rikuu Nishida, albeit helped by a throwing error from first to home made by Spencer Torkelson -- a throw that would've ended the game hadn't it been an error. As a result, Finnegan was charged with a blown save for the fourth time in his last nine outings. He has one save and six holds this season, but his late-inning issues are worrisome -- even if he has a 2.03 ERA in 26 appearances so far. He also has a career-worst 1.58 WHIP.

MAY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Torkelson HRs, 5 pitchers combine for 2-hitter as Tigers beat Angels 4-0 to snap 7-game home skid

Spencer Torkelson homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and five Detroit pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Tigers snapped a season-worst seven-game home skid with...

MAY 28 • Associated Press

Cowser's 3-run homer with 2 outs in 9th gives Orioles 5-3 win, deals Tigers 8th straight loss

Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit 5-3 in a day-night doubleheader opener that extended...

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Charged with blown save Saturday Finnegan allowed a solo home run and a walk in an inning of relief in Saturday's 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Finnegan came on in the seventh inning with Detroit up 1-0 but promptly served up a game-tying home run to Yohendrick Pinango. That gave Finnegan his third blown save of the season. The righty reliever started the year with 11 straight scoreless appearances, and he's got a stellar 1.66 ERA overall, though he has allowed three earned runs over his last four outings. All three of Finnegan's blown saves have also come during this stretch.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Daulton Varsho drives in the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 2-1

Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning and Yohendrick Pinango homered Saturday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Ti...

MAY 16 • Associated Press

WATCH: Blue Jays outfielder Yohendrick Piñango hits first career home run Yohendrick Piñango has finally done it. During Saturday afternoon’s game against the Detroit Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays’ outfielder went...

MAY 16 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Benge walk-off single in 10th gives Mets 3-2 win over Tigers, atones for earlier misplay

Rookie Carson Benge delivered his first big league walk-off hit, a 10th-inning single that atoned for a first-inning misplay and lifted the Mets past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 after N...

MAY 14 • Associated Press

Isbel gets first walk-off hit, makes pair of great catches to lift Royals over Tigers 4-3

Kyle Isbel hit a walk-off single in the ninth after his run-scoring hit fueled a two-run, eighth-inning rally and also made two excellent catches that likely saved a run, helping t...

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Closing the ranks: Tigers' bullpen working through Kenley Jansen's early-season struggles | Sporting News Detroit's top ninth-inning option had three blown saves in 10 appearances season. Is Kyle Finnegan a new closing option?

MAY 1 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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