Right-hander Troy Melton will be making his MLB debut as the Tigers’ starter against the Pirates lefty Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA).

The Detroit Tigers are ice-cold right now. It's spanned both before and after their return from the All-Star break, losing eight of their last nine games and st

Eugenio Suarez. The same one who debuted with Detroit back in 2014 is now one of the most productive hitters in the league. And according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel, he’s also the most productive player likely to be traded before the deadline.

"We're a really good team," Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson said after the eighth loss in nine games. "We just got to play like it."

Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter is working his way back from a hamstring injury. He started his rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Toledo.

The Tigers’ annual series vs. the Pirates is a matchup of the two franchises that Hall of Famer Jim Leyland managed the longest, which means a chance for Detroit and Pittsburgh fans to both show appreciation for their legendary skipper.

It wasn’t an ideal start to the second half of the season for the Detroit Tigers, who lost two out of three games to the Texas Rangers.

Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle pitched a clean, 13-pitch, nine-strike eighth inning on Monday against the Pirates.

Javier Baez will be starting at shortstop for the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night after missing a game with a stiff shoulder. The Tigers (60-41) and Pittsburgh Pirates (40-61) play at 6:40 p.m. at PNC Park.