HOUSTON -- Detroit Tigers center fielder Javier Báez won’t be in the starting lineup Tuesday night. The Tigers (18-11) and Astros (15-13) meet again at 8:10 p.m. Eastern time at Daikin Park.

DETROIT — Javier Báez powered the offense, Tarik Skubal pitched like a reigning Cy Young winner and the Tigers capped off a weekend sweep of the Orioles, 7-0, on Sunday at Comerica Park.

The season is only a month old, but already fans of positional changes (or downright odd defensive alignments) are feasting. The past week alone saw the Athletics introduce Tyler Soderstrom to ...

One of the most surprising sparks behind this surge? Javier Báez. For the better part of two seasons, Báez’s six-year, $140 million contract looked like an anchor around the Tigers’ neck.

Spencer Torkelson to second. Dillon Dingler lines out to first base to Ryan Mountcastle. Javier Baez doubles to left field. Trey Sweeney scores. Spencer Torkelson scores. Kerry Carpenter pops out ...