Detroit Tigers right-hander Troy Melton hasn't completed more than three innings since Aug. 8 and hasn't thrown more than 50 pitches since Aug. 13.

Offensively, they were much better in the first half average wise, slug wise, and in high leverage situations (with RISP and two outs). Timely two-out hits are important, and they had a lot more of those in the first half of the season. That is what has changed with the Detroit Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers have 15 players working out at Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens. All of them are ready to help the Tigers if needed.

Detroit's slide continued in Cleveland on Wednesday night, with another loss to the Guardians — the team's eighth in a row overall — dropping the Tigers to now a full game behind their Central rivals in the division standings. Things are not going great right now, to say the least.

The Tigers, who had a 10.5-game lead in the AL Central on Sept. 1, entered the night one game behind the Guardians after dropping the first two games of the series. With the win, Detroit climbs back into a tie for first place with Cleveland with an 86-73 record.

The Detroit Tigers have fumbled away their massive lead in the AL Central Division, but they still have a chance to make the playoffs via the wildcard.

The 1978 Red Sox own the largest blown division lead in the divisional era dating back to 1969 after squandering a 14-game edge to the Yankees, according to ESPN, but the Tigers will need some outside help to avoid entering the record books for all the wrong season.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch would speak about the 'painful reality" of the team's present status after a collapse in the AL Central.