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Detroit Tigers

AL Central · 2021

77-85.47516.0 GB

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Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
CWS	93-69	—	796	636	+160
CLE	80-82	13.0	717	727	-10
DET	77-85	16.0	697	756	-59
KC	74-88	19.0	686	788	-102
MIN	73-89	20.0	729	834	-105

2021 Outlook

Final record

77-85.475 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.463
Deserved record	75-87
Luck (W vs Pythag)	+2
MLB Pythag rank	20th of 30

Schedule

Full schedule →

Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/29	@MIN	L	2-5
9/30	@MIN	W	10-7
10/1	@CWS	L	1-8
10/2	@CWS	L	4-5
10/3	@CWS	W	5-2

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Robbie Grossman	23
RBI	Jonathan Schoop	84
SB	Robbie Grossman	20
AVG	Harold Castro	.283
OPS	Jake Rogers	.802

2021 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Jonathan Schoop	2B	156	674	22	84	2	.278	.320	.755
Robbie Grossman	LF	156	671	23	67	20	.239	.357	.772
Jeimer Candelario	3B	149	626	16	67	0	.271	.351	.794
Miguel Cabrera	1B	130	526	15	75	0	.256	.316	.702
Akil Baddoo	LF	124	461	13	55	18	.259	.330	.766
Willi Castro	2B	125	450	9	38	9	.220	.273	.624
Eric Haase	C	98	381	22	61	2	.231	.286	.745
Harold Castro	2B	106	339	3	37	1	.283	.310	.669
Niko Goodrum	1B	90	325	9	33	14	.214	.292	.651
Víctor Reyes	CF	76	220	5	22	5	.258	.284	.700
Zack Short	SS	61	184	6	20	2	.141	.239	.521
Nomar Mazara	OF	50	181	3	19	0	.212	.276	.597
Derek Hill	RF	49	150	3	14	6	.259	.313	.701
Jake Rogers	C	38	127	6	17	1	.239	.306	.802
Daz Cameron	RF	35	115	4	13	6	.194	.278	.637

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Tarik Skubal	8
SV	Gregory Soto	18
SO	Tarik Skubal	164
IP	Casey Mize	150.1
ERA	Spencer Turnbull	2.88
WHIP	Spencer Turnbull	0.98

2021 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Casey Mize	7	9	3.71	1.14	30	0	150.1	118
Tarik Skubal	8	12	4.34	1.26	29	0	149.1	164
Tyler Alexander	2	4	3.81	1.26	15	0	106.1	87
José Ureña	4	8	5.81	1.60	18	0	100.2	67
Wily Peralta	4	5	3.07	1.33	18	0	93.2	58
Matt Manning	4	7	5.80	1.51	18	0	85.1	57
Matt Boyd	3	8	3.89	1.27	15	0	78.2	67
Michael Fulmer	5	6	2.97	1.28	4	14	69.2	73
Kyle Funkhouser	7	4	3.42	1.40	2	1	68.1	63
Gregory Soto	6	3	3.39	1.35	0	18	63.2	76
José Cisnero	4	4	3.65	1.33	0	4	61.2	62
Spencer Turnbull	4	2	2.88	0.98	9	0	50.0	44

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Jonathan Schoop	+5
FLD%	Robbie Grossman	1.000
RF/9	Jake Rogers	8.86
DP	Jonathan Schoop	79

2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Jeimer Candelario	3B	142	1237.2	91	273	9	30	.976	2.65	0
Jonathan Schoop	1B	114	905.2	826	58	7	79	.992	8.78	+5
Willi Castro	2B	91	713.2	141	211	8	47	.978	4.44	0
Robbie Grossman	LF	82	668.0	123	0	0	0	1.000	1.66	—
Eric Haase	C	66	543.1	487	23	5	3	.990	8.45	—
Niko Goodrum	SS	66	534.1	77	175	8	37	.969	4.24	+4
Akil Baddoo	CF	66	513.1	161	2	2	1	.988	2.86	-1
Zack Short	SS	52	399.0	56	159	4	30	.982	4.85	-5
Miguel Cabrera	1B	44	367.1	312	26	1	34	.997	8.28	—
Derek Hill	CF	45	341.0	100	3	1	1	.990	2.72	—
Nomar Mazara	RF	41	332.0	65	1	3	0	.957	1.79	—
Víctor Reyes	RF	43	331.2	86	1	1	0	.989	2.36	—
Jake Rogers	C	37	310.2	289	17	1	3	.997	8.86	—
Harold Castro	SS	43	291.0	34	83	0	12	1.000	3.62	-12
JaCoby Jones	CF	30	237.0	72	0	0	0	1.000	2.73	—

2021 · vs league

xwOBA

.30830

AVG

.24353

SLG

.39930

Barrel%

7.7%43

Hard%

37.9%43

88.327

BB%

8.3%37

25.4%7

Speed

27.487

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.30

R/G

4.67

RA/G

-0.36

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.30
Runs allowed / G	4.67
Run diff / G	-0.36
Expected record	75-87
Expected win %	.463
Actual vs Pythag	+2

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	42-39	335	344	-9
Away	35-46	362	412	-50
vs Division	30-46	307	395	-88
1-run games	23-23	168	168	0
Last 10	3-7	38	44	-6

Roster Profile

46 players · 21 pos / 25 P

Average age32.5

Age distribution

U25 025-29 830-33 2234+ 16

Bats

Left 10Right 30Switch 6

Throws

Left 10Right 36

Recent Form

last 12 · 5-7

WinLossStreak W2

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2021-10-03	@	CWS	W	5–2
2021-10-02	@	CWS	L	4–5
2021-10-01	@	CWS	L	1–8
2021-09-30	@	MIN	W	10–7
2021-09-29	@	MIN	L	2–5
2021-09-28	@	MIN	L	2–3
2021-09-27	vs	CWS	L	7–8
2021-09-26	vs	KC	L	1–2
2021-09-25	vs	KC	W	5–1
2021-09-24	vs	KC	L	1–3
2021-09-21	vs	CWS	W	5–3
2021-09-20	vs	CWS	W	4–3

Injured List

12 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Gleyber Torres	2B	10-Day IL· oblique	Torres (oblique) played five innings at second base and went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in his first rehab appearance Monday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
Will Vest	P	15-Day IL	Vest has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Bailey Horn	P	60-Day IL· elbow	Horn (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Brant Hurter	P	60-Day IL	The Tigers placed Hurter on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to lumbar spine inflammation.
Burch Smith	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Smith (shoulder) will start a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Jackson Jobe	P	60-Day IL· elbow	Jobe (elbow) will make his next rehab start Sunday with Double-A Erie, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Javier Báez	SS	60-Day IL· ankle	Baez (ankle) began participating in live batting practice this week and is scheduled to run the bases Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Justin Verlander	P	60-Day IL· hamstring/hip	Verlander (hamstring/hip) announced Wednesday via social media that he will retire following the 2026 season.
Parker Meadows	CF	60-Day IL· forearm	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Meadows (forearm) has yet to resume hitting and is without a timeline to return from the 60-day injured list, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Reese Olson	P	60-Day IL	The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.
Trey Sweeney	SS	60-Day IL	Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
Wenceel Pérez	RF	60-Day IL· orbital	Perez (orbital) played light catch on the field at Comerica Park on Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

DET News

20 items

Tigers focused on playoff push to hold on to Tarik Skubal
The Detroit Tigers understand the need to win July games so they can keep Tarik Skubal.
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Tarik Skubal landing spots: Eight teams that could land ace at deadline (and why the Tigers may just keep him)
The Tigers ace is the hottest commodity on the market leading up to Aug. 3, but his availability isn't a sure thing
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Cubs begin 3-game series at home against the Tigers
Detroit Tigers (46-53, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (56-43, second in the NL Central)
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Gleyber Torres: Reinstated from IL
The Tigers reinstated Torres (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Tigers Transfer Will Vest To 60-Day IL, Select Troy Watson
The Tigers announced this afternoon that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Troy Watson from Triple-A Toledo and immediately optioned him to Triple-A. It seemed that Watson had interest from a team overseas, which prompted the Tigers to add him to the 40-man roster, according to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. To clear 40-man […]
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Will Vest: Transferred to 60-day IL
Detroit sent Vest (elbow) to the 60-day injured list on Sunday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Kevin McGonigle: Doubles, scores twice in win
McGonigle went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Angels. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Riley Greene: Late homer not enough
Greene went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Kevin McGonigle: Swats leadoff homer
McGonigle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Casey Mize: Dealing with groin issue
Mize is dealing with groin tightness and a wrist injury following his early departure from Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Casey Mize: Exits early with injury
Mize exited Sunday's start against the Angels in fourth inning after being struck in the left hand by a comebacker, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Spencer Torkelson: Slugs two homers Saturday
Torkelson went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four total RBI in a 7-0 win against the Angels on Saturday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Tarik Skubal: Dominant to open second half
Skubal (6-5) earned the win over the Angels on Saturday, allowing five hits and issuing no walks while striking out nine batters over seven scoreless innings. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Lee hits clutch double in 9th and Tigers hold on for 2-1 comeback win over Angels
— Hao-Yu Lee lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night.
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Framber Valdez: Rejoins team
The Tigers reinstated Valdez from the bereavement list Saturday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Tigers’ Bailey Horn Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
Tigers reliever Bailey Horn underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, the team announced (relayed by Chris McCosky of The Detroit News). He’ll miss the rest of the season and most or all of 2027. Horn has been on the injured list all year. He underwent an arthroscopic elbow procedure and attempted to build up in early […]
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Red Sox Re-Sign Tommy Kahnle To Minor League Deal
The Red Sox have re-signed right-hander Tommy Kahnle to a minor league deal, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. He has been assigned to Triple-A Worcester. Meanwhile, catcher Matt Thaiss has been released from his minor league deal. Kahnle signed a minor league deal with the Sox in March. He performed well for Worcester, putting up […]
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Buster, Mad Dog disagree on whether Tigers should trade Tarik Skubal
Buster, Mad Dog disagree on whether Tigers should trade Tarik Skubal
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Red Sox Acquire Jahmai Jones
2:10pm: The Sox have announced their acquisition of Jones, with Eaton optioned to Triple-A Worcester as the corresponding move. 12:59pm: The Red Sox are acquiring outfielder Jahmai Jones from the Tigers, reports Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. Detroit, who designated Jones for assignment last week, will receive a player to be named later in […]
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MLB rumors: Suitors for Tarik Skubal emerge; Luis Arraez unwilling to change positions; Phillies eye arm help
The market for Skubal, the back-to-back AL Cy Young winner, seems to be taking shape
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