The Tigers were in a huge slide around the MLB All-Star Break. Thanks to losing its final four games heading into the league-wide pause, and dropping eight of the team’s next nine games coming out of it, optimism was starting to wane around the Motor City.

The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers will wrap up a three-game road swing against the Philadelphia Phillies, who look to keep pace in the race for the NL East crown. Tigers starting pitcher Troy Melton (1-1,

"First off, across the game, that was crazy," Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "Every minute, it felt like another trade was happening."

Detroit Tigers remade their pitching staff at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, but "didn’t do anything this week to up their World Series odds."

The American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers have acquired a former All-Star closer from the Washington Nationals before the MLB trade deadline.