The Detroit Tigers hadn't lost more than three games in a row — until this skid. "We were the last team to lose four games in a row," A.J. Hinch said.

Skubal, who beat the Rangers in Detroit in May, is 10-3 and is third in the majors in ERA (2.23), second in strikeouts per nine innings (11.38) and sixth in innings pitched (122). He was the AL starter for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

Kumar Rocker took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Rowdy Tellez hit a three-run home run in his second game with the Rangers as Texas beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1.

The Detroit Tigers will kick off the second half of the season on Friday night when they visit the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Though Detroit lost four s

Former Detroit Tigers infielder Sergio Alcántara is back for a sixth stint in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. This one might be brief. The Diamondbacks signed Alcántara and selected him to the roster on Friday to fill in for Ketel Marte, who is taking a few days off after his home was burglarized during the All-Star break.

At this stage, there’s no reason to believe that the Detroit Tigers won’t be buyers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. Why would a team with an 11-game divisi