# 2022 Detroit Tigers season

The 2022 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 122nd season and the 23rd at Comerica Park. This was the Tigers' second season under manager A. J. Hinch. Opening Day was held on April 8 and they hosted their divisional rival, the Chicago White Sox and the season ended on the road against the Seattle Mariners on October 5. The team wore KB patches in honor of former Tigers player and coach Kimera Bartee who died on December 20, 2021, at the age of 49.
On August 10, after accumulating a 43–68 record, the Tigers fired General Manager Al Avila after 21 seasons with the team. On September 19, the Tigers hired former San Francisco Giants General Manager Scott Harris as their new President of Baseball Operations.
The Tigers finished the season at 66–96, fourth place in their division, and failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, tied with the Los Angeles Angels for the longest active playoff drought in the American League and Major League Baseball. Statistically, the Tigers were one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball this season. Their .231 team batting average ranked 25th in the majors, while the team finished dead last (30th) in home runs with 110.

## Offseason
### Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades. The next day, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, the MLB and MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally cancelled games to be made up via doubleheaders.

### Rule changes

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season:
* The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time.
* The postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve.
* Advertising patches and decals will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.
* Due to the shortened spring training, teams will be able to carry 28 players from the start of the 2022 regular season through May 1. After May 1, teams must reduce their rosters to 26 players.
Also, a draft lottery will be implemented, beginning with the 2023 draft.

### Coaching staff

* On January 27, 2022, the Tigers promoted Toledo Mud Hens manager Gary Jones to first base coach for the major league team, succeeding Kimera Bartee who passed away suddenly in late 2021. Former Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon was hired to succeed Jones as Toledo Mud Hens manager.

### Trades

* On November 3, the Tigers traded minor-league infielder Nick Quintana to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Tucker Barnhart. On November 7, the Tigers exercised Barnhart's $7.5 million contract option for the 2022 season, signing him to the team.
* On April 4, the Tigers traded infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 MLB draft to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Austin Meadows.
* On April 13, the Tigers acquired minor-league utility player Jamie Westbrook from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash considerations and assigned him to the Toledo Mud Hens.
* On August 2, the Tigers traded outfielder Robbie Grossman to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Kris Anglin.
* On August 2, the Tigers traded pitcher Michael Fulmer to the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long.
* On August 14, the Tigers acquired minor league pitcher Ricardo Sánchez from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.

### Signings

* On November 7, the Tigers selected the minor-league contract of pitcher Elvin Rodríguez, adding him to the 40-man roster.
* On November 16, the Tigers signed pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez to a five-year/$77 million contract, with an opt-out clause after the 2023 season.
* On November 19, the Tigers selected the minor-league contracts of infielder Kody Clemens and pitcher Ángel De Jesús, adding them to the 40-man roster.
* On December 1, the Tigers signed infielder Javier Báez to a six-year, $140 million contract.
* On December 1, the Tigers signed pitcher Jacob Barnes to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. His contract was selected prior to opening day.
* On February 1, the Tigers signed pitcher Luis Castillo to a minor league contract. His contract was selected on August 6.
* On March 16, the Tigers signed pitcher Andrew Chafin to a two-year, $13 million contract.
* On March 19, the Tigers signed pitcher Michael Pineda to a one-year, $5.5 million contract.
* On March 22, the Tigers reached one-year contract agreements with infielders Jeimer Candelario ($5.8 million) and Harold Castro ($1.275 million), outfielder Víctor Reyes ($1.4 million), catcher Dustin Garneau ($1.175 million), and pitchers Michael Fulmer ($4.95 million), Joe Jiménez ($1.79 million) and José Cisnero ($1.9 million), avoiding arbitration with all players.
* On April 14, the Tigers signed pitchers Derek Law and Bubba Derby to minor-league contracts. Law's contract was selected on July 30.
* On July 19, the Tigers signed pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez to a minor league contract. On August 26, he opted out of that contract. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on August 31.
* On July 26, the Tigers signed pitcher Daniel Norris to a minor-league contract. His contract was selected on August 12.
* On September 9, the Tigers signed pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon to a minor league contract.

### Releases

* On October 6, outfielder JaCoby Jones declined a minor-league assignment and declared free agency. Jones subsequently signed a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
* On November 3, pitchers Wily Peralta, Julio Teherán, José Ureña and Derek Holland declared free agency. On March 16, Peralta re-signed with the Tigers on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training. On March 18, Holland signed a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox that includes an invitation to spring training. On March 29, Ureña signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. On April 21, Teherán signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
* On November 5, pitchers Drew Hutchison and Ian Krol were outrighted to the minors. Both players declined their minor-league assignments and declared free agency. On March 14, Hutchison re-signed with the Tigers on a minor-league deal, with an invitation to spring training. On March 18, Krol signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego Padres.
* On November 9, pitcher Locke St. John declared free agency. On November 29, St. John signed a minor-league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
* On November 9, outfielder Christin Stewart declined a minor-league assignment and declared free agency. Stewart subsequently signed a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox.
* On November 19, the Tigers cut utility player Niko Goodrum from the 40-man roster, outrighting him to the minor-leagues. Goodrum cleared waivers and became a free agent. The Tigers also removed outfielder Jacob Robson and pitcher Nivaldo Rodríguez from the 40-man roster, outrighting each player to Triple-A Toledo. On March 15, Goodrum signed with the Houston Astros.
* On November 29, catcher Grayson Greiner cleared waivers and elected free agency. On March 14, Greiner signed a minor-league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks that included an invitation to spring training.
* On November 30, pitcher Matthew Boyd was not tendered a contract and became a free agent. On March 20, 2022, Boyd finalized a contract with the San Francisco Giants on a one-year contract worth $5.2 million plus incentive bonuses.
* On May 13, pitcher Drew Hutchison declined a minor-league assignment and declared free agency. On May 23, he signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers and rejoined the team on June 14. After being designated for assignment and electing free agency, Hutchison once again signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on June 27. He rejoined the team on July 5.
* On June 14, pitcher Jacob Barnes was designated for assignment. After electing free agency, Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Seattle Mariners on June 22. After being released by the Mariners, Barnes signed a minor league contract with the Tigers on July 26. After being released from his contract on August 26, Barnes signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on August 31.
* On August 1, outfielder Derek Hill was designated for assignment. He was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners on August 5.
* On August 5, pitcher Derek Law was designated for assignment. On August 14, he signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
* On August 19, pitcher Wily Peralta was designated for assignment. He was released on August 22. On February 3, 2023, he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals with an invitation to spring training.
* On September 4, pitcher Michael Pineda was designated for assignment. He was released on September 7.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 11 | 37‍–‍44 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14 | 46‍–‍35 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 36‍–‍46 | 30‍–‍50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 39‍–‍42 | 26‍–‍55 |

### American League Wild

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Houston Astros | 106 | 56 | .654 |
| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 92 | 70 | .568 | +6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | +4 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 13 |
| Texas Rangers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21 |
| Oakland Athletics | 60 | 102 | .370 | 26 |

### Record against opponents

2022 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 3–16 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 7–12 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 0–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–0 | — | 5–2 | 13–6 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Los Angeles | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 7–13 |
| Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 0–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–15 |
| Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–8 |
| Texas | 0–6 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 5–14 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 16–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.

## Season highlights
### Individual accomplishments
#### Hitting

* On April 23, Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd player in MLB history to join the 3,000-hit club. He was the third Tigers player to do so, after Ty Cobb and Al Kaline, and the first Venezuelan to reach the milestone.
* On May 7, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 600th career double. He became the third player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, and 500 home runs, following Hank Aaron and Albert Pujols.
* On July 2, Riley Greene hit a walk-off home run for his first career MLB home run. He became the first Tigers player since Lou Whitaker in 1978 to accomplish this feat.

## Game log

2022 Game Log: 66–96 (Home 35–46, Road 31–50) :
April: 7–13 (Home 4–8, Road 3–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 8White Sox5–4Soto (1–0)Hendriks (0–1)—43,4801–0W1
2April 9White Sox2–5Cease (1–0)Mize (0–1)Bummer (1)17,4691–1L1
3April 10White Sox1–10Crick (1–0)Skubal (0–1)—15,7121–2L2
4April 11Red Sox3–1Fulmer (1–0)Davis (0–1)Soto (1)11,8402–2W1
5April 12Red Sox3–5Whitlock (1–0)Lange (0–1)—15,7812–3L1
6April 13Red Sox7–9Eovaldi (1–0)Ed. Rodríguez (0–1)Robles (1)10,5222–4L2
7April 14@ Royals4–2Jiménez (1–0)Brentz (0–2)Soto (2)9,5953–4W1
8April 15@ Royals2–1Barnes (1–0)Keller (0–1)Fulmer (1)16,7204–4W2
9April 16@ Royals1–3Snider (2–0)Vest (0–1)Staumont (1)19,0224–5L1
—April 17@ RoyalsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 11.
10April 19Yankees2–4Schmidt (1–2)Alexander (0–1)Chapman (2)15,4904–6L2
11April 20Yankees3–5Green (1–1)Hutchison (0–1)Chapman (3)17,2684–7L3
12April 21Yankees3–0Pineda (1–0)Montgomery (0–1)Soto (3)21,5295–7W1
—April 22RockiesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to April 23.
13April 23Rockies13–0Skubal (1–1)Senzatela (1–1)—37,5666–7W2
14April 23Rockies2–3Gomber (1–1)Brieske (0–1)Colomé (2)28,6356–8L1
15April 24Rockies2–6Kuhl (1–0)Alexander (0–2)—20,0886–9L2
16April 26@ Twins4–5Jax (1–0)Soto (1–1)—11,8036–10L3
17April 27@ Twins0–5Ryan (3–1)Pineda (1–1)—11,8296–11L4
18April 28@ Twins1–7Stashak (1–0)Skubal (1–2)Jax (1)19,3656–12L5
19April 29@ Dodgers1–5Anderson (2–0)Alexander (0–3)—49,3946–13L6
20April 30@ Dodgers5–1Barnes (2–0)Phillips (1–1)—52,6137–13W1 :
May: 12–17 (Home 8–7, Road 4–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
21May 1@ Dodgers3–6Buehler (3–1)Ed. Rodríguez (0–2)Kimbrel (4)51,1727–14L1
—May 3PiratesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to May 4.
22May 4Pirates3–2Lange (1–1)Wilson (0–1)Soto (4)15,1508–14W1
23May 4Pirates2–7Thompson (1–3)Hutchison (0–2)Bednar (2)15,1508–15L1
24May 5@ Astros2–3Pressly (1–1)Soto (1–2)—24,1168–16L2
25May 6@ Astros2–3García (2–1)Brieske (0–2)Montero (3)38,0208–17L3
26May 7@ Astros2–3Abreu (1–0)Fulmer (1–1)Pressly (4)34,1098–18L4
27May 8@ Astros0–5Odorizzi (3–2)Hutchison (0–3)—36,9348–19L5
28May 9Athletics0–2Blackburn (4–0)Pineda (1–2)Jiménez (5)12,6748–20L6
29May 10@ Athletics6–0Skubal (2–2)Montas (2–3)—13,8449–20W1
30May 10Athletics1–4Martínez (1–0)Faedo (0–1)—13,8449–21L1
31May 11Athletics0–9Logue (2–1)Wentz (0–1)—15,3759–22L2
32May 12Athletics3–5Puk (1–0)Fulmer (1–2)Jiménez (6)17,5659–23L3
33May 13Orioles4–2Ed. Rodríguez (1–2)Lyles (2–3)Vest (1)23,94110–23W1
34May 14Orioles3–0Peralta (1–0)Zimmermann (2–2)Soto (5)28,01611–23W2
35May 15Orioles5–1Skubal (3–2)Wells (1–3)—20,08012–23W3
36May 16@ Rays3–2Fulmer (2–2)Kittredge (3–1)Soto (6)11,53213–23W4
37May 17@ Rays1–8McClanahan (3–2)Brieske (0–3)—8,47513–24L1
38May 18@ Rays1–6Rasmussen (4–1)Ed. Rodríguez (1–3)—9,70613–25L2
39May 20@ Guardians1–6Civale (2–3)Barnes (3–1)—23,87413–26L3
—May 21@ GuardiansPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 14.
40May 22@ Guardians4–2Faedo (1–1)Bieber (1–3)Soto (7)15,55414–26W1
41May 23@ Twins4–5Pagán (1–1)Chafin (0–1)—16,36114–27L1
42May 24@ Twins0–2Gray (2–1)Brieske (0–4)Durán (4)17,88214–28L2
43May 25@ Twins4–2 (10)Lange (1–1)Megill (0–1)Chafin (1)20,37515–28W1
44May 26Guardians4–3Soto (2–2)Stephan (2–2)—12,76416–28W2
—May 27GuardiansPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 4.
45May 28Guardians1–8Bieber (2–3)Faedo (1–2)—26,13416–29L1
46May 29Guardians2–1Lange (2–1)McKenzie (3–4)Soto (8)19,99017–29W1
47May 30Twins7–5Jiménez (2–0)Smith (1–1)Soto (9)15,19118–29W2
48May 31Twins2–8Smeltzer (2–0)R. García (0–1)—11,75618–30L1
49May 31Twins4–0Peralta (2–0)Sands (0–1)—12,12219–30W1 :
June: 10–15 (Home 5–7, Road 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
50June 1Twins5–0Skubal (4–2)Ober (1–2)—13,21120–30W2
51June 2Twins3–2Lange (3–1)Pagán (1–2)Soto (10)17,97221–30W3
52June 3@ Yankees0–13Cole (5–1)El. Rodríguez (0–1)—42,02621–31L1
53June 4@ Yankees0–3Severino (4–1)Brieske (0–5)Holmes (8)38,10621–32L2
54June 5@ Yankees4–5 (10)King (3–1)Soto (2–3)—38,04021–33L3
55June 7@ Pirates5–3Skubal (5–2)Quintana (1–3)Soto (11)10,21422–33W1
56June 8@ Pirates3–1Vest (1–1)Crowe (2–3)Soto (12)11,72323–33W2
57June 10Blue Jays1–10Berríos (5–2)El. Rodríguez (0–2)—26,22623–34L1
58June 11Blue Jays3–1Brieske (1–5)Gausman (5–5)Soto (13)30,73824–34W1
59June 12Blue Jays0–6Stripling (3–1)Skubal (5–3)—29,39924–35L1
60June 13White Sox5–9Sousa (3–0)R. García (0–2)—16,63424–36L2
61June 14White Sox1–5Cease (5–3)Hutchison (0–4)—16,45024–37L3
62June 15White Sox0–13Martin (1–2)Faedo (1–3)—20,72624–38L4
63June 16Rangers1–3Santana (3–2)Soto (2–4)Barlow (12)17,44824–39L5
64June 17Rangers0–7Gray (2–3)Skubal (5–4)—21,99624–40L6
65June 18Rangers14–7R. García (1–2)Hearn (4–5)—28,17925–40W1
66June 19Rangers7–3Lange (4–1)Dunning (1–5)—25,91926–40W2
67June 20@ Red Sox2–5Winckowski (2–1)Faedo (1–4)Houck (5)34,81126–41L1
68June 21@ Red Sox4–5Hill (3–4)Brieske (1–6)Schreiber (2)29,16826–42L2
69June 22@ Red Sox2–6Wacha (6–1)Skubal (5–5)—35,18026–43L3
70June 24@ Diamondbacks5–1R. García (2–2)Kelly (6–5)—22,06427–43W1
71June 25@ Diamondbacks6–3Alexander (1–3)Mantiply (1–1)Soto (14)23,12928–43W2
72June 26@ Diamondbacks7–11Wendelken (2–1)Vest (1–2)—22,52928–44L1
73June 28@ Giants3–4Rodón (7–4)Skubal (5–6)Doval (12)28,00428–45L2
74June 29@ Giants3–2R. García (3–2)Wood (5–7)Soto (15)26,57629–45W1 :
July: 12–17 (Home 7–5, Road 5–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
75July 1Royals1–3Keller (3–9)Pineda (1–3)Barlow (11)24,34929–46L1
76July 2Royals4–3Jiménez (3–0)Payamps (2–2)—23,50230–46W1
77July 3Royals4–7Cuas (2–0)Skubal (5–7)Barlow (12)21,62530–47L1
78July 4Guardians4–1Hill (1–0)Plesac (2–6)Soto (16)19,73731–47W1
79July 4Guardians5–3Alexander (2–3)Stephan (3–3)Jiménez (1)24,39532–47W2
80July 5Guardians11–4Hutchison (1–4)Quantrill (4–5)—16,66233–47W3
81July 6Guardians8–2Pineda (2–3)Bieber (3–5)—17,82934–47W4
82July 7@ White Sox2–1Brieske (2–6)Cease (7–4)Soto (17)21,87635–47W5
83July 8@ White Sox7–5Skubal (6–7)Giolito (5–5)Fulmer (2)29,21536–47W6
84July 9@ White Sox0–8Cueto (3–4)Hill (1–1)—29,21536–48L1
85July 10@ White Sox2–4Graveman (3–1)Fulmer (2–3)Hendriks (17)31,07236–49L2
86July 11@ Royals1–3Keller (5–9)Pineda (2–4)Barlow (14)11,08436–50L3
87July 11@ Royals3–7Zerpa (1–0)Faedo (1–5)—16,20236–51L4
88July 12@ Royals7–5Brieske (3–6)Cuas (2–1)Soto (18)14,54137–51W1
89July 13@ Royals2–5Singer (4–3)Skubal (6–8)Barlow (15)11,01637–52L1
90July 14@ Guardians0–4McKenzie (7–6)El. Rodríguez (0–3)—14,32737–53L2
91July 15@ Guardians5–6Shaw (4–1)Fulmer (2–4)Stephan (2)27,84637–54L3
92July 16@ Guardians0–10Quantrill (6–5)Pineda (2–5)—26,78937–55L4
—July 17@ GuardiansPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 15.
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93July 21@ Athletics7–2Skubal (7–8)Logue (3–5)—7,28238–55W1
94July 21@ Athletics0–5Acevedo (2–2)Hill (1–2)—7,28238–56L1
95July 23Twins4–8Ryan (7–3)Pineda (2–6)—34,20538–57L2
96July 24Twins1–9Gray (5–3)R. García (3–3)—23,57038–58L3
97July 25Padres12–4Vest (2–2)Manaea (5–5)—21,64739–58W1
98July 26Padres4–6 (10)Rogers (1–4)Soto (2–5)Martinez (4)24,21339–59L1
99July 27Padres4–3Fulmer (3–4)Rogers (1–5)—24,66940–59W1
100July 28@ Blue Jays3–5Kikuchi (4–5)Alexander (2–4)Romano (22)27,08040–60L1
101July 29@ Blue Jays4–2Vest (3–2)Manoah (11–5)Soto (19)28,04641–60W1
102July 30@ Blue Jays3–5Richards (3–1)Law (0–1)Romano (23)42,93341–61L1
103July 31@ Blue Jays1–4Berríos (8–4)Hill (1–3)Romano (24)40,29841–62L2 :
August: 9–18 (Home 4–10, Road 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
104August 1@ Twins3–5 (10)Jax (5–2)Lange (4–2)—20,23141–63L3
105August 2@ Twins5–3Foley (1–0)Jax (5–3)Soto (20)23,39442–63W1
106August 3@ Twins1–4Ryan (8–4)Alexander (2–5)López (20)25,04442–64L1
107August 4Rays2–6Springs (4–3)Hutchison (1–5)—16,59542–65L2
108August 5Rays3–5Beeks (2–1)Jiménez (3–1)Poche (7)21,54742–66L3
109August 6Rays9–1Hill (2–3)McClanahan (10–5)—40,10143–66W1
110August 7Rays0–7Poche (4–1)Soto (2–6)—18,39543–67L1
111August 9Guardians2–5Bieber (7–6)Alexander (2–6)Clase (25)16,35943–68L2
112August 10Guardians2–3Shaw (5–2)Hutchison (1–6)Clase (26)16,56043–69L3
113August 11Guardians3–4 (10)De Los Santos (3–0)Soto (2–7)Shaw (1)19,03643–70L4
114August 12@ White Sox0–2López (5–2)Lange (4–3)Hendriks (24)33,01543–71L5
115August 13@ White Sox4–6Giolito (9–6)Jiménez (3–2)Hendriks (25)29,45843–72L6
116August 14@ White Sox3–5Lynn (3–5)Alexander (2–7)Graveman (6)32,15443–73L7
117August 15@ Guardians1–4Karinchak (1–0)Vest (3–3)Clase (27)16,98043–74L8
118August 15@ Guardians7–5B. Garcia (1–0)Morgan (4–3)Soto (21)16,98044–74W1
119August 16@ Guardians4–3Hill (3–3)Plesac (2–11)Soto (22)13,50345–74W2
120August 17@ Guardians4–8Shaw (6–2)Chafin (0–2)—14,33545–75L1
121August 19Angels0–1Sandoval (4–8)Manning (0–1)—28,19745–76L2
122August 20Angels4–3Alexander (3–7)Detmers (4–4)Soto (23)23,58146–76W1
123August 21Angels4–0Ed. Rodríguez (2–3)Ohtani (10–8)—23,06447–76W2
124August 23Giants1–3Rodón (12–6)Hutchison (1–7)Doval (18)21,12347–77L1
125August 24Giants6–1Manning (1–1)Webb (11–7)—17,40048–77W1
126August 26@ Rangers6–7Otto (6–8)Alexander (3–8)Leclerc (2)20,35748–78L1
127August 27@ Rangers11–2Ed. Rodríguez (3–3)Keuchel (2–8)—34,35749–78W1
128August 28@ Rangers9–8Hutchison (2–7)Arihara (2–1)Jiménez (2)24,93850–78W2
129August 30Mariners3–9Kirby (6–3)Manning (1–2)Flexen (1)12,53650–79L1
130August 31Mariners3–5Gonzales (10–12)Lange (4–4)Sewald (17)13,66650–80L2 :
September: 13–13 (Home 5–9, Road 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
131September 1Mariners0–7Gilbert (11–5)Ed. Rodríguez (3–4)—14,39350–81L3
132September 2Royals5–4Chafin (1–2)Hernández (0–4)Soto (24)16,06751–81W1
133September 3Royals2–12Heasley (3–7)Pineda (2–7)—15,25951–82L1
134September 4Royals2–3Coleman (4–1)Soto (2–8)Barlow (21)15,20651–83L2
135September 5@ Angels0–10Suárez (6–6)Alexander (3–9)—19,51851–84L3
136September 6@ Angels4–5 (10)Tepera (4–2)Chafin (1–3)—20,00251–85L4
137September 7@ Angels5–4Cisnero (1–0)Quijada (0–4)Soto (25)15,75652–85W1
138September 9@ Royals10–2Wentz (1–1)Lynch (4–10)—14,55653–85W2
139September 10@ Royals8–4 (8)Manning (2–2)Heasley (3–8)—15,92954–85W3
140September 11@ Royals0–4Singer (8–4)Alexander (3–10)—13,15054–86L1
141September 12Astros0–7Valdez (15–5)Ed. Rodríguez (3–5)—13,05454–87L2
142September 13Astros3–6Brown (2–0)Hutchison (2–8)Pressly (27)13,82054–88L3
143September 14Astros1–2Javier (9–9)Wentz (1–2)Pressly (28)13,94754–89L4
144September 16White Sox3–2 (10)Lange (5–4)Hendriks (3–4)—16,33555–89W1
145September 17White Sox3–4 (11)Hendriks (4–4)Soto (2–9)Bummer (2)17,57955–90L1
146September 18White Sox5–11Banks (2–0)Hutchison (2–9)—14,43555–91L2
147September 19@ Orioles11–0Alexander (4–10)Wells (7–7)—10,20156–91W1
148September 20@ Orioles3–2Wentz (2–2)Voth (5–3)Soto (26)9,58257–91W2
149September 21@ Orioles1–8Lyles (11–11)Manning (2–3)—9,31457–92L1
150September 23@ White Sox5–3Ed. Rodríguez (4–5)López (5–4)Soto (27)33,25758–92W1
151September 24@ White Sox7–2Hutchison (3–9)Martin (2–5)—36,17759–92W2
152September 25@ White Sox4–1Chafin (2–3)Graveman (3–4)Soto (28)33,54960–92W3
153September 27Royals4–3 (10)Lange (6–4)Misiewicz (2–2)—13,33461–92W4
154September 28Royals2–1Norris (1–4)Lynch (4–12)Soto (29)12,61062–92W5
155September 29Royals10–3Ed. Rodríguez (5–5)Heasley (4–9)—13,13763–92W6
156September 30Twins0–7Ryan (13–8)Alexander (4–11)—18,50563–93L1 :
October: 3–3 (Home 2–0, Road 1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
157October 1Twins3–2Norris (2–4)Henríquez (0–1)Chafin (2)18,30764–93W1
158October 2Twins5–2Lange (7–4)Woods Richardson (0–1)Soto (30)20,10565–93W2
159October 3@ Mariners4–3B. Garcia (2–0)Kirby (8–5)Chafin (3)23,46366–93W3
160October 4@ Mariners6–7 (10)Torrens (1–0)Soto (2–10)—24,56466–94L1
161October 4@ Mariners6–9Sheffield (1–0)El. Rodríguez (0–4)Castillo (7)24,56466–95L2
162October 5@ Mariners4–5Swanson (3–2)Soto (2–11)—22,05366–96L3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Tigers team member :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average;
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG |
| Akil Baddoo | 73 | 201 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 64 | 9 | .204 |
| Javier Báez | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 26 | 147 | 9 | .238 |
| Tucker Barnhart | 94 | 281 | 16 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 0 | .221 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 112 | 397 | 25 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 101 | 1 | .254 |
| Daz Cameron | 21 | 64 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .219 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 31 | 103 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .252 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 124 | 429 | 49 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 28 | 109 | 0 | .217 |
| Harold Castro | 120 | 420 | 37 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 17 | 79 | 0 | .271 |
| Willi Castro | 112 | 365 | 47 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 82 | 9 | .241 |
| Kody Clemens | 57 | 117 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .145 |
| Brendon Davis | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 |
| Dustin Garneau | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .300 |
| Riley Greene | 93 | 376 | 46 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 36 | 120 | 1 | .253 |
| Robbie Grossman+ | 83 | 273 | 24 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 38 | 90 | 3 | .205 |
| Eric Haase | 110 | 323 | 41 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 24 | 97 | 0 | .254 |
| Derek Hill | 31 | 83 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 3 | .229 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 26 | 73 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .178 |
| Josh Lester | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Austin Meadows | 36 | 128 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 0 | .250 |
| Víctor Reyes | 92 | 315 | 27 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 77 | 2 | .254 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 131 | 481 | 48 | 97 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 19 | 107 | 5 | .202 |
| Zack Short | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .000 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 110 | 360 | 38 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 99 | 0 | .203 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5378 | 557 | 1240 | 235 | 27 | 110 | 530 | 380 | 1413 | 47 | .231 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Tyler Alexander | 4 | 11 | 4.81 | 1.32 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 101 | 108 | 58 | 54 | 25 | 61 |
| Jacob Barnes | 3 | 1 | 6.10 | 1.45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20+2⁄3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Beau Brieske | 3 | 6 | 4.19 | 1.20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 81+2⁄3 | 73 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 54 |
| Drew Carlton | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0.60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Luis Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+2⁄3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew Chafin | 2 | 3 | 2.83 | 1.17 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 57+1⁄3 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 67 |
| José Cisnero | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 |
| Miguel Díaz | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+2⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ángel De Jesús | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 1.03 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12+2⁄3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Alex Faedo | 1 | 5 | 5.53 | 1.64 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 53+2⁄3 | 63 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 44 |
| Jason Foley | 1 | 0 | 3.88 | 1.38 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60+1⁄3 | 72 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 43 |
| Michael Fulmer+ | 3 | 4 | 3.20 | 1.25 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 39+1⁄3 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 39 |
| Bryan Garcia | 2 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20+1⁄3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| Rony García | 3 | 3 | 4.41 | 1.04 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 48 |
| Garrett Hill | 3 | 3 | 4.03 | 1.36 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 60+1⁄3 | 53 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 40 |
| Drew Hutchison | 3 | 9 | 4.53 | 1.48 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 105+1⁄3 | 114 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 68 |
| Joe Jiménez | 3 | 2 | 3.49 | 1.09 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 56+2⁄3 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 77 |
| Alex Lange | 7 | 4 | 3.69 | 1.25 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 63+1⁄3 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 82 |
| Derek Law+ | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Manning | 2 | 3 | 3.43 | 1.17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 48 |
| Casey Mize | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Norris | 2 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.05 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28+2⁄3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| Wily Peralta | 2 | 0 | 2.58 | 1.51 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 38+1⁄3 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 |
| Michael Pineda | 2 | 7 | 5.79 | 1.41 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 46+2⁄3 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 26 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 5 | 5 | 4.05 | 1.33 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 91 | 87 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 72 |
| Elvin Rodríguez | 0 | 4 | 10.62 | 1.92 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29+2⁄3 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 25 |
| Tarik Skubal | 7 | 8 | 3.52 | 1.16 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 117+2⁄3 | 104 | 53 | 46 | 32 | 117 |
| Gregory Soto | 2 | 11 | 3.28 | 1.38 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 60+1⁄3 | 49 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 60 |
| Will Vest | 3 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.33 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 62 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 63 |
| Joey Wentz | 2 | 2 | 3.03 | 1.10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32+2⁄3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 96 | 4.04 | 1.30 | 162 | 162 | 38 | 14192⁄3 | 1336 | 713 | 637 | 511 | 1195 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Lloyd McClendon |
| AA | Erie SeaWolves | Eastern League | Gabe Álvarez |
| High-A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Brayan Peña |
| Single-A | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Florida State League | Andrew Graham |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers East | Gulf Coast League | |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers West | Gulf Coast League | |
| Rookie | DSL Tigers 1 | Dominican Summer League | Juan Vazquez |
| Rookie | DSL Tigers 2 | Dominican Summer League | Ramon Zapata |