Detroit Tigers veteran Alex Cobb, suffering from a hip injury, tossed two scoreless innings on 24 pitches in the first start of his rehab assignment.

Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estévez tied a franchise mark with his 16th save of the season. Estévez worked a scoreless ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. He navigated the top of the Tigers lineup in securing a 1-0 victory.

Spencer Torkelson, who has an up-and-down tenure with the Tigers, hit his 14th home run on Friday night in a win over the Kansas City Royals.

The Tigers do things a little bit differently, and now they've combined that edge with a focused determination to surpass last season.

The Detroit Tigers claimed right-handed pitcher Ryan Cusick off waivers from the Athletics on Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo. Cusick, 25, had been designated for assignment by the A’s earlier this week.

The Days of Roar podcast breaks down the competitiveness of the American League Central — and which team the Detroit Tigers should keep an eye on.

It's well-documented that the Detroit Tigers believed they were out of the running for the playoffs last year before the trade deadline, prompting the front off

After Kansas City's Michael Wacha and Detroit's Tarik Skubal were locked in a classic pitchers' duel for seven innings, the host Royals managed to break through via Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the eighth for a 1-0 win on Saturday.