Rookie right-hander Troy Melton gave up a grand slam in the 2nd inning as the Tigers lost to the Bucs, 6-1, for a 3-game sweep.

The Tigers’ vaunted pitching pipeline is about to produce another big arm for the Major League rotation. Troy Melton, the hard-throwing right-hander who has vaulted up Detroit’s system with a breakout summer,

In his MLB debut, Detroit Detroit Tigers right-hander Troy Melton allowed 6 runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts across 5 innings.

For Triple-A Toledo, Detroit Tigers right-hander Troy Melton posted a 2.72 ERA with nine walks and 56 strikeouts across 36⅓ innings in eight games.

Here is the "minimum" potential trade that the Tigers can make at the trade deadline if the team is unable to get Eugenio Suarez.

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The Detroit Tigers have had a tough time lately on the heels of what was an incredible first half, losing nine of their last ten right ahead of the trade deadli

The Tigers might be building something real. And it starts at the top. In T he Athletic’s new midseason prospect rankings, analyst Keith Law placed Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark at No. 1 and No. 2 overall—making Detroit the only team with the top two prospects in all of baseball.