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McGonigle went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Twins.
McGonigle provided all of Detroit's offense in the fifth inning with his 16th home run of the season, which was his second long ball in as many nights. After slowing down a bit in August with a .231 batting average and .697 OPS across 27 games, the rookie infielder is aiming to wrap up his debut campaign with a flourish. No matter how he finishes the year, McGonigle has done more than enough to establish himself as a rising fantasy star heading into 2027.
Torkelson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
The 27-year-old will hit the bench Tuesday for the second time in Detroit's past three games. Torkelson has been struggling at the plate the last few weeks with a .133/.235/.283 slash line and 38.2 percent strikeout rate in his past 20 contests.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Dingler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Dingler will receive Tuesday off after starting the previous three games. The 27-year-old hasn't hit a home run since clubbing one in three straight contests from Aug. 4-6, and he's batting .117/.171/.146 during the 27-game power drought. Eduardo Valencia is working behind the plate and batting fifth versus Minnesota righty Dean Kremer.
Melton (8-4) earned the win over Minnesota on Monday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 5.2 innings.
Melton looked like he was headed for a quality start when he retired the first two batters in the sixth inning while holding a 5-2 lead, but the right-hander then gave up two singles and a double to yield two runs. That spelled the end of Melton's outing, and despite the disappointing finish, Detroit held on to hand him the victory. He had lost three straight games coming into Monday. Melton is scheduled to make his next start at home in a favorable matchup against Colorado.
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Tigers' Kenley Jansen: Secures save Monday
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Jansen worked around a walk to pitch a clean ninth inning and secure the save in Monday's 5-4 win over the Twins.
Jansen needed 11 pitches to sit the Twins down and secure his 18th save of the season. The veteran reliever has now rattled off six straight appearances without allowing an earned run, lowering his ERA to 3.63. Jansen is far from the dominant option he was earlier in his career, and he's liable for a rough outing here and there due to diminished stuff, though he's in no real danger of getting replaced as the closer in Detroit.
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Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Hits 15th home run in win
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McGonigle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-4 win over the Twins.
McGonigle hit his 15th home run of the season and first since Aug. 23 to help lead the Tigers to a win. Since that Aug. 23 long ball, the 22-year-old infielder is batting just .157, a sign that he's maybe starting to hit a wall in what's been a very productive debut campaign overall. Even with the recent slump, McGonigle remains the favorite for AL Rookie of the Year honors, and his future as a fantasy asset appears to be bright.
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Tigers' Riley Greene: Leads offense Monday
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Greene went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-4 win over the Twins.
Greene connected for his 19th home run of the season in the fifth inning to help extend Detroit's lead to 5-2. The talented outfielder is heating up, as he's gone 9-for-13 over his last three games with three long balls and eight RBI. Greene isn't going to match last year's 36 homers or 111 RBI, but he remains a productive fantasy asset whenever he's in the lineup for the Tigers.
Tigers' Brett Callahan: Losing out on playing time
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Callahan is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Callahan will exit the starting nine after he struck out in all four of his at-bats during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians, bringing his slash line down to .231/.279/.385 through his first 43 plate appearances in the big leagues. Now on the bench for the fifth time in seven games, Callahan appears to have faded into a reserve role following Riley Greene's recent return from the injured list.
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Tigers' Ben Malgeri: Back on bench after four straight starts
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Malgeri is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Malgeri will retreat to the bench after he started in each of the Tigers' last four games -- three against left-handers, one against a righty -- while going 4-for-14 with a double, two walks, a stolen base, three RBI and one run. The 26-year-old has maintained a respectable .732 OPS over his first 108 plate appearances in the big leagues, but he appears unlikely to break out of his short-side platoon role in the outfield anytime soon.
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Tigers' Hao-Yu Lee: First day off since Aug. 18
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Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Gleyber Torres will cover second base in the series opener while Lee heads to the bench for the first time since Aug. 18, ending a streak of 17 consecutive starts for the rookie. Lee looks poised to handle a near-everyday role in the Detroit infield as the season winds down, but outside of maintaining a serviceable .260 batting average over his 289 plate appearances, he hasn't been a strong fantasy contributor (eight home runs, two steals, 37 RBI, 31 runs in 98 games).
Tigers' Riley Greene: Doubles twice, drives in two in loss
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Greene went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Guardians.
Greene couldn't quite match the two home runs he recorded Saturday, though he still had another strong performance. The outfielder just returned from the injured list Tuesday after missing a few weeks with a hamstring strain. After recording only two hits and two RBI total in his first three games back, Greene now has six hits and six RBI over his last two contests. It looks like he's settling back into an offensive groove, though with the Tigers sitting at 65-78, the 25-year-old star may get some rest down the stretch as Detroit turns its attention to 2027.
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Tigers' Kyle Finnegan: Takes first 2026 loss
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Finnegan (3-1) allowed an unearned run on two hits without recording an out to take the loss in Sunday's 3-2 defeat to the Guardians in 10 innings.
Finnegan was tasked with navigating the bottom of the 10th inning in a 2-2 game, but he allowed two quick singles on five pitches to allow the automatic runner to score from second and take his first loss of the season. While he wasn't charged with any earned runs Sunday, the righty still continued his recent struggles, as he's sitting with an 8.76 ERA across his last 15 appearances to go along with two blown saves and a loss on his ledger. Overall, Finnegan has been better with a 3.86 ERA in 58.1 innings this season, though his 1.61 WHIP would easily be a new career worst.
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Tigers' Jack Flaherty: Makes rehab start
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Flaherty (forearm) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, striking out two while yielding one hit and one walk over 1.1 scoreless innings.
Making his first appearance in seven weeks, Flaherty threw only 19 pitches in the outing, so he's not close to being fully stretched out. The veteran right-hander has been sidelined since late July due to right forearm flexor inflammation.
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Tigers' Jackson Jobe: Bounces back vs. Cleveland
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Jobe didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
It was a strong bounce-back effort from Jobe, after he gave up five runs (four earned) in a loss to Minnesota his last time out. The right-hander held Cleveland to a pair of runs Sunday while setting a season high with seven strikeouts. Overall, Jobe is 1-2 with a 4.45 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 26:12 K:BB across six starts (28.1 innings) this season. He's currently lined up to face the Rockies at home in his next outing.
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