The Detroit Tigers' dominance of the American League became more precarious when a second starting pitcher in two weeks went down.

The Tigers are the best team in baseball so far this year, and their new mentality is a big reason why they keep winning.

There may not be a team in as good of a position as the Detroit Tigers in all of baseball. Not only do they currently own the best record in the American League at 37-20 and have the highest winning percentage in the MLB at .649, dominating currently, they are set up incredibly well for the future, too.

The Detroit Tigers recently flipped their catching depth chart, elevating Dillon Dingler into the starting role — replacing Jake Rogers.

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.

The Detroit Tigers managed only two hits and squandered a gem from Tarik Skubal in a 1-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers (38-21) snapped a five-game winning streak and have split the first two games of the series with the Royals (31-28).

New Detroit Tigers reliever Dylan Smith had a 1.61 ERA with eight walks and 32 strikeouts in 22⅓ innings in 14 games in Double-A and Triple-A.