The Detroit Tigers have been playing some good baseball of late, and decisions at the trade deadline have paid off so far.  In the first half of the season, the

Trey Sweeney drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Casey Mize struck out 10 batters, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Bailey Horn registered a 3.06 ERA with 18 walks and 44 strikeouts across 35⅓ innings in 26 games for Triple-A Toledo.

As the Detroit Tigers start to try to gain some momentum, they have seen some strong performances of late from newly acquired players.  Despite being one of the

DETROIT — One year ago, Jake Rogers caught every one of Tarik Skubal’s outings. Skubal won the Cy Young Award and a pitching Triple Crown. He gifted his personal catcher a Rolex as a thank you.

The Detroit Tigers clung to a 1-run lead against the Twins in the bottom of the 11th inning, one out away from escape and one pitch away from victory.

The Tigers (72-52) play the Twins (57-65) at 7:10 p.m. Eastern time at Target Field. Catcher Jake Rogers; infielders Javier Baez and Andy Ibanez; and outfielder Jahmai Jones will be available off the bench. The full lineup is below. Tigers right-hander Casey Mize (11-4, 3.50 ERA) will face Twins righty Zebby Matthews (3-4, 5.11).

McGonigle perhaps has a better chance than Clark to debut, but still a very low percentage. The Tigers seem to believe in Trey Sweeney. There are other infielders, such as Jace Jung and Hao-Yu Lee, in Toledo. McGonigle is an awesome prospect with a hitting profile that should translate well to the major leagues.