The Tigers beat up on Rocker pretty badly on May 2nd; with a lineup that included Gleyber, Wenceel, and Jace Jung. Gleyber and Wenceel combined for three hits off of him in the two innings he pitched, giving up 5 runs before they pulled him, with the other four hits coming from players that are still on the team now.

Looking ahead to Tigers-Athletics at Comerica Park:
Tuesday -- Tarik Skubal
Wednesday -- Troy Melton
Thursday -- Framber Valdez
Athletics haven't announced their starters.

Looking ahead, if everything stays in line, the last 2 pitching matchups before the ASB:
Christopher Sanchez/Casey Mize
Zach Wheeler/Tarik Skubal

A very correct observation based on stats from the Peter Chase notes aka Tigers notes this morning on Casey Mize.

Tigers starters ERA over their last 5 starts:
Jack Flaherty - 1.90
Keider Montero - 2.01
Troy Melton - 2.30
Casey Mize - 2.89
Tarik Skubal - 3.68
Framber Valdez - 4.50

Since June 1, we rank:
1st in the AL with a .586 win% (17-12 record)
1st in MLB with a 3.22 team ERA
2nd in the AL with a .778 team OPS

From Tigers media relations: Kevin McGonigle has reached base safely multiple times in 51 games this season. Since 1933, only one rookie has done that in more games before the All-Star break: Aaron Judge did it in 52 games in 2017.

Astros Interested In Rockies Outfielders, Skubal, Gray.
MLBTR
We will give them Skubal for Yordan Alvarez.

Rocker's "elbow dominant" delivery will result in UCL damage/surgery in a few years or less.

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There was talk the Tigers would draft him, and then they passed, or he was drafted before it became their turn to pick, I don't remember the teams' draft order.

He has already had TJ surgery in 2023.

Damn .167 hitter gets walked because Rogers misses challenging a darn strike. To be fair it was only a 2nd strike but you have to get that batter out. Because now you have to face a .327 hitter.
Mize gets out of the jam.

Great Catch earlier in the inning by Kevin.

Come On hitters start hitting this guy !

Tigers 3rd.

Rogers (auto out now batting .145)
Outman (auto out now batting F-8 now batting .155)
Kevin 4-3.


Tigers have a minor league C-1B-DH with 15 or 16 homers..

Texas homer on a 1st pitch 88 mph BP slider. Right over the heart of the plate. 1-0 Texas .

Greene makes a nice diving grab off a screamer in left field.

Tigers 4th
Dingler popout
Carpenter single
Kaboom ! Riley Greene 2:run shot 431 feet pulled to RF (2-1 tigers)
Tork strikeout.
Keith BB
McKinstry. Lineout to 1st.

2-1 tigers bottom 4th.

Mize a very fast 123 fourth.

Tigers 5th
Rogers Auto out K’s (.143)
Outman auto out (infield single! Yippe !
Pitching chang
Kevin singles
Dingler singles 3-1 tigers
Carpenter (Catchers interference)
Wild pitch (4-1) tigers
Greene triples LF. 6-1 tigers !
Tork BB
PH-lee. Popsout
Mckinstry k's


AJ pinch hit again and it fails.

Tigers lead 6-1.

Tigers bust this game open 6 to 1 but it is far from over with our "great" bullpen.

Top 6 .
Tigers lead 6-2

Rogers K's
Outman K's
McGonigle BB
Dingler popsout

Tigers lead 6-2 bottom 6th.

Mize threw 19 pitches that 5th inning now with 75. Hope he can get through the 6th, and then we wait to see if hinch will find the right pieces with long relief man Montero out after 3 innings last night.

Mize 123 6th.

Greene a double away from cycle

Mize was fabulous again.

Rogers has K'd Three times.
He is not a major league player anymore.

Tigers win 6-3 Final !

Was that a clean inning from Jansen !
Wow!

Red-hot Greene rakes again as Tigers top Rangers.
Detroit All-Star finishes with 4 RBIs, double shy of cycle against Rangers.
Tigers official site

Boxscore.

Video highlights of the Tigers win over the rangers.

Riley Greene powers Tigers to a series victory over the Rangers.
Greene was a double shy of the cycle, and added an incredible catch to his work on the day.
BYBTB

Riley Greene's big day sends Tigers to series win over Rangers.
Riley Greene didn’t need to validate his third straight All-Star selection. Each one of those was earned and undisputed.
But, what the heck, he put his stamp on it, just the same.
Greene, the second Tigers outfielder to earn three straight All-Star nods (Al Kaline was the other), had three hits and four RBIs and made a sensational diving catch in left field Sunday to power Detroit to a series-claiming 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.
Detnews

Riley Greene an absolute force in Tigers' 6-3 win over Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene was an absolute force in a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Sunday, July 5.
Greene, who was named to his third-straight All-Star Game on Saturday, hit a homer, a triple, knocked in four runs and made one of the prettiest catches you will ever see. A leaping, reaching, soaring snag to rob Brandon Nimo of an extra base hit.
Freep

Riley Greene drives in 4 as Tigers finish road trip with win over Rangers.
Mlive

Improvement is the word for the game. 40-50 10 under .500 best since June 22 at 34-44. Tigers are now 17-29 12 under .500 on the road. With this win over Texas Tigers win the season series 4-2 and get the tie breaker over Texas. Mize gets his 4thh win now 4-5. Wow Jansen 10 save. Green 3 for 4, 13th Homer and 4 rbis DD 60th rbi rook went 2 for 4.