GAME 90 - Detroit Tigers @ Texas Rangers, Sunday, July 5, 2026, 3:30 PM

[kalinecountry]

These umpires have accepted buyouts and will retire at the end of the season:
CB Bucknor (ranked 91st of 91 this season). Worst of the worst.
Laz Diaz (83rd)
Brian O'Nora (85th)
Lance Barksdale (70th)
Marvin Hudson (52nd)
Tony Randazzo (No games called this season)
Andy Fletcher (74th)…
Good riddance to these excuses for umpires for way too many years.

 

[kalinecountry]

When Dillon Dingler is catching the Tigers have a .454 Win% and a 3.88 team ERA.
When Jake Rogers is catching the Tigers have a .400 Win% and a 3.52 team ERA.
Detroit has a DH problem, not a backup catcher problem.
Tigers Data

 

[lonesometiger]

Mize was fabulous again.

He still just 4-5 10% of the Tigers record! Fix the offence. Two players carried the 5 rbis today.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers minor leagues.
Toledo (34-40) First half. (8-4) 2nd half. (42-44 overall).
Toledo won Sunday 6-2 Final. Back to back wins over the Iowa cubs (35-49). Clark was 1-3 with a walk and 2 runs. Anderson was 2-4, rbi and 2 runs. Workman was 3 for 4 , 2 RBIs and runs. Again workman and Anderson is crushing Triple A pitching. Both batting over .300.
Top three batters scored all the runs did most of the work.
Four pitchers had. (6/1) K/BB ratio. File the starter was really good.
Vanasco got the save. Luke Taggert (28) had a hold his stats over 34 innings looks fabulous.


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Erie. (36-32) 1st half. (11-1) 2nd half. (47-33) overall
Won 9th in a 4-3 at Akron (36-44) in 10 innings . Burt (3) snd Pennington (2) hit homers. Pennington. Is crushing AA pitching.
Four pitchers (12/3) K/bb ratio.


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Gameday: SeaWolves 4, RubberDucks 3 Final Score (07/05/2026)

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West Michigan (24-40) 1st half . (8-7) 2nd half. (32-47) overall.
Three game losing streak at home. Lost to 45-33 captains 6-4 final.
Rainer had just 1 hit.

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Gameday: Captains 6, Whitecaps 4 Final Score (07/05/2026)

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Lakeland. (31-34) 1st half (6-9) 2nd half (37-43)overall.
Lost 5-3.

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Gameday: Cardinals 5, Flying Tigers 3 Final Score (07/05/2026)

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[kalinecountry]

Tigers starters over the last 10 games:
Framber Valdez: 11 IP / 7.36 ERA
Rest of the starters: 49.2 IP / 0.72 ERA

The Tigers are 18-12 since June 1st, which is the best mark in the AL.40-50 isn’t pretty, but they’re miraculously 7.5 games out of first. As wild as this season has been, this is still very much possible.

 

[kalinecountry]

MID-SEASON GRADES: ROTATION

by Holly Horning We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the …

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MID-SEASON GRADES: ROTATION.
Totally Tigers

We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the end, we’ll post the final results.
Today, we’re continuing the evaluation and focusing on the rotation.
Please grade each pitcher based primarily upon their ERA, WHIP, FIP and K%. Also compare each player with where he sits in the rest of the pitching roster.
To assist you in your evaluation, please refer to each player’s stats at:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2026.shtml

There are multiple votes to be cast so please make sure that you cast votes for each poll in today’s blog.

What mid-season grade would you give Jack Flaherty?
A
B
C
D
E

What mid-season grade would you give Troy Melton?
A
B
C
D
E

What mid-season grade would you give Casey Mize?
A
B
C
D
E

What mid-season grade would you give Keider Montero?
A
B
C
D
E

What mid-season grade would you give Tarik Skubal?
A
B
C
D
E

What mid-season grade would you give Framber Valdez?
A
B
C
D
E

I voted
Flaherty C
Melton A
Mize A
Montero A
Skubal B
Valdez D

 

[kalinecountry]

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The Tigers have sent RHP Matt Seelinger to the New York Mets for a cash consideration. This is another deal prompted by an upward-mobility clause. Seelinger was not on the 40-man roster.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tarik-skubal-pitching-for-tigers-with-trade-deadline-looming

With under a month to Trade Deadline, Skubal staying steady for Tigers.
Tigers official site

Tigers may have unique leverage with Dodgers involving veteran slugger

The Detroit Tigers have a good trade chip in Gleyber Torres and the Los Angeles Dodgers may make sense as a trade partner given their needs.

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Tigers may have unique leverage with Dodgers involving veteran slugger.
The Dodgers may want this guy.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

McGonigle's plate discipline, coolness way beyond his years

It's astounding that Kevin McGonigle, at 21, is already the Tigers' best hitter and it's not particularly close.

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McGonigle's plate discipline, coolness way beyond his years.
It's astounding that Kevin McGonigle, at 21, is already the Tigers' best hitter and it's not particularly close.
GregEno substack

 

[coulomb]

Bleh, i think skubal is already gone.. Tiger's should focus on retaining mize..

 

[kalinecountry]

All-Star Game players vote vindicates Tigers fans' Dillon Dingler outrage

The Tigers' Dillon Dingler won the All-Star Game player vote for AL catcher by a huge margin.

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All-Star Game players vote vindicates Tigers fans' Dillon Dingler outrage.
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[lonesometiger]

Bleh, i think skubal is already gone.. Tiger's should focus on retaining mize..

Leaning towards your thinking. But should Tigers get close? And I'm a thinking Tigers might get into Skubal resign as well. They could trade him and resign him like they did Jack, any thing possible. And they have TK 32 m, and JV 13m's to bid with. So don't count them out.

 

[kalinecountry]

MID-SEASON GRADES: MANAGER AND COACHES

by Holly Horning We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the …

totallytigers.wordpress.com

MID-SEASON GRADES: MANAGER AND COACHES.
Totally Tigers

We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the end, we’ll post the final results.
Today, we’re continuing the evaluation and focusing on the manager and to a lesser degree, his coaches.
Please evaluate them primarily based upon this year. To a much smaller extent, you may consider past performance. Also consider what they’ve done with the talent they are given. The manager does not assemble the roster so he should not be graded on who is on the roster.

What mid-season grade would you give A.J. Hinch and his coaches?
A
B
C
D
E
VOTE

I gave him a C.....barely.

 

[tomdalton22]

MID-SEASON GRADES: MANAGER AND COACHES

by Holly Horning We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the …

totallytigers.wordpress.com

MID-SEASON GRADES: MANAGER AND COACHES.
Totally Tigers

We are just over the halfway mark of the 2026 MLB season and we’re continuing to hand out grades this week to the rotation, manager/coaches, PoBO and more. At the end, we’ll post the final results.
Today, we’re continuing the evaluation and focusing on the manager and to a lesser degree, his coaches.
Please evaluate them primarily based upon this year. To a much smaller extent, you may consider past performance. Also consider what they’ve done with the talent they are given. The manager does not assemble the roster so he should not be graded on who is on the roster.

What mid-season grade would you give A.J. Hinch and his coaches?
A
B
C
D
E
VOTE

I gave him a C.....barely.

I gave him a D. I know his hands are tied a bit with the roster, but his bull pen and pinch hitting decisions are so bad.

 

[coulomb]

Leaning towards your thinking. But should Tigers get close? And I'm a thinking Tigers might get into Skubal resign as well. They could trade him and resign him like they did Jack, any thing possible. And they have TK 32 m, and JV 13m's to bid with. So don't count them out.

I don't think the tigers would pony up the cash him and his agent are thinking they are entitled to. And i honestly think the starters are ok without him. May as well get some value for him while you can.