# 2019 Detroit Tigers season

The 2019 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 119th season. This was the team's second year under manager Ron Gardenhire. They finished the season 47–114, their worst since 2003 when they went 43–119. It was their first 100-loss season for the team since said season. It was also the second straight season where any team finished with fewer than 50 wins, after the 2018 Orioles who themselves finished with only 47 wins. The Tigers only played 161 games in 2019 due to a late-season rainout in Chicago which was not made up due to both teams missing the playoffs.
After the Tigers won 7 of their first 10 games, the team lost 111 of the next 151 games. The stretch included eight different losing streaks of 5+ games, including a season-long nine-game losing streak from May 13–23. They were officially eliminated from playoff contention on August 24.
On September 25, the Tigers secured the first overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. With a loss in their final home game to the Minnesota Twins on September 26, the Tigers tied the 1939 St. Louis Browns for the most home losses (59) during a season in the modern era.
As with the 2018 Orioles, the 47-win record would not be threatened until 2023, when the Oakland Athletics finished 50–112.

## Announcer changes

Beginning this season, Fox Sports Detroit television announcers Mario Impemba and Rod Allen, who had been together since 2003, were no longer in the broadcast booth. Their contracts were not renewed due to an alleged physical altercation that occurred after the game on September 4, 2018. On January 14, 2019, veteran sportscaster Matt Shepard was named play-by-play man, former Tigers teammates Kirk Gibson and Jack Morris were named color commentators, and Dan Petry was hired as a second studio analyst. Gibson was also named special assistant to the general manager on January 28. Shepard sat out 17 games, with Morris, Gibson, Petry and field reporter/studio analyst and former Tiger Craig Monroe sharing his duties instead.

## Roster moves
### Releases

* On October 3, infielder Dixon Machado elected free agency. On December 3, he first signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins with an invitation to spring training. Machado ended up signing a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on March 30 after being released by the Marlins at the end of spring training.
* On October 24, outfielder Jim Adduci elected free agency after being dropped from the 40-man roster. On December 19, he signed a minor-league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
* On October 25, pitcher Artie Lewicki was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* On October 29, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia elected free agency. On January 28, 2019, he announced his retirement.
* On November 5, shortstop José Iglesias elected free agency. On February 23, Iglesias signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds with an invitation to spring training.
* On November 14, pitcher Warwick Saupold signed a one-year contract with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO.
* On November 18, pitcher Jacob Turner signed a one-year contract with the Kia Tigers of the KBO.
* On November 30, the Tigers announced they would not tender contracts to catcher James McCann and relief pitcher Alex Wilson, making them free agents. On December 19, McCann signed a one-year $2.5 million contract with the Chicago White Sox. On February 9, Wilson first signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians but opted out of that contract to sign a major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on March 22.
* On December 10, outfielder Mike Gerber was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.
* On February 4, pitcher Francisco Liriano signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* On August 9, the Tigers released infielder Josh Harrison and pitcher Sandy Báez. The Tigers re-signed Báez to a minor league contract on August 13. Harrison signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on November 26.
* On August 11, pitcher Trevor Rosenthal elected free agency after clearing waivers. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on August 21.

### Signings

* On September 6, the Tigers claimed outfielder Dustin Peterson off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
* On November 2, the Tigers claimed relief pitcher José Fernández off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and utility player Brandon Dixon from the Cincinnati Reds.
* On December 4, the Tigers signed pitcher Matt Moore to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
* On December 4, the Tigers signed catcher Bobby Wilson to a minor league deal. He was released on March 22 and re-signed on March 24. His contract was selected on June 14.
* On December 10, the Tigers signed pitcher Tyson Ross to a one-year, $5.75 million contract.
* On December 13, the Tigers selected pitcher Reed Garrett in the Rule 5 draft. He was returned to the Texas Rangers on May 19.
* On December 14, the Tigers signed shortstop Jordy Mercer to a one-year, $5.25 million contract.
* On January 10, the Tigers agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with relief pitcher Shane Greene, avoiding arbitration.
* On January 11, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with right fielder Nicholas Castellanos, and pitchers Matthew Boyd, Blaine Hardy and Daniel Norris.
* On January 22, Gordon Beckham signed a minor league contract. On March 23, 2019, the Tigers added him to their 25-man roster.
* On February 15, the Tigers signed pitcher Michael Fulmer to a one-year, $2.8 million contract following a salary arbitration hearing.
* On February 23, the Tigers signed infielder Josh Harrison to a one-year, $2 million contract.
* On May 26, the Tigers claimed pitcher Austin Adams off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
* On June 5, the Tigers signed their first-round pick in the 2019 MLB draft, outfielder Riley Greene, to a $6.18 million contract.
* On June 29, the Tigers signed pitcher Trevor Rosenthal to a minor league contract.
* On August 6, the Tigers claimed pitcher David McKay off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

### Trades

* On July 31, the Tigers traded outfielder Nick Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitchers Alex Lange and Paul Richan.
* Also on July 31, the Tigers traded relief pitcher Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for pitcher Joey Wentz and outfielder Travis Demeritte.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Minnesota Twins | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 55‍–‍26 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | .574 | 8 | 49‍–‍32 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 89 | .447 | 28½ | 39‍–‍41 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Kansas City Royals | 59 | 103 | .364 | 42 | 31‍–‍50 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Detroit Tigers | 47 | 114 | .292 | 53½ | 22‍–‍59 | 25‍–‍55 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Houston Astros | 107 | 55 | .660 |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 |
| Minnesota Twins | 101 | 61 | .623 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | +1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 89 | .447 | 23½ |
| Los Angeles Angels | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 |
| Kansas City Royals | 59 | 103 | .364 | 37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 108 | .333 | 42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 47 | 114 | .292 | 48½ |

### Record against opponents

2019 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2019 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 7–12 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 2–17 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 12–7 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 11–8 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | — | 18–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–12 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 1–18 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 5–15 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | — | 5–1 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 18–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 11–9 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 4–2 | — | 1–5 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 12–8 |
| Minnesota | 6–0 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 14–5 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| New York | 17–2 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Oakland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 0–6 | 11–9 |
| Seattle | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–18 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 9–10 | — | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 12–7 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 13–6 | 14–6 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–17 |

## Season highlights
### Team accomplishments

* On April 3, the Tigers became the third team since 1900 to win at least four of its first seven games when scoring a combined 12-or-fewer runs, joining the 1913 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1971 New York Mets.
* On April 4 against the Kansas City Royals, the Tigers won the game while recording more walks (7) than hits (6). The Tigers scored twice in the seventh inning without recording one hit, as they drew four consecutive walks, followed by a sacrifice fly.
* On August 21 against the Houston Astros, the Tigers closed as +435 underdogs at Caesars Sportsbook, making their 2–1 victory over the Astros the largest upset in MLB in the past 15 seasons. In a statistical oddity, opposing pitcher Justin Verlander never threw a pitch with a runner on base, as the Tigers' only two hits were solo home runs.

### Individual accomplishments
#### Pitching

* On March 28 against the Toronto Blue Jays, Jordan Zimmermann took a perfect game into the seventh inning, before allowing a two-out infield single to Teoscar Hernández.
* On March 31 against the Toronto Blue Jays, Matt Moore took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, before a one-out single by Richard Ureña ruined the no-hit bid.
* On April 3 against the New York Yankees, Matthew Boyd recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts. Boyd posted 10 strikeouts in his first start, becoming the first Tigers pitcher since 1908 to start the season with consecutive double-digit strikeout games. Boyd also set a record for the most strikeouts by a visiting pitcher at the current Yankee Stadium. His 13 strikeouts were the most by a Tigers pitcher since Max Scherzer recorded 14 in August 2014.
* On April 4 against the Kansas City Royals, Spencer Turnbull recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts. With Boyd's 13 strikeouts the day before, this marked the first time that Tigers pitchers had double-digit strikeouts in consecutive games since Rick Porcello and Aníbal Sánchez in 2014.
* On April 7 against the Kansas City Royals, Shane Greene became the first pitcher in Major League history to earn seven saves in his team's first 10 games since saves became an official MLB statistic in 1969.
* On April 10 against the Cleveland Indians, Shane Greene extended his saves record, becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to earn eight saves in his team's first 12 games since 1969.
* On July 4 against the Chicago White Sox, Matthew Boyd became the first pitcher in the live-ball era to record 13 strikeouts and zero walks in six innings or fewer in a game.

#### Hitting

* On April 6 against the Kansas City Royals, Christin Stewart became the first Tigers rookie player to hit a grand slam since Brennan Boesch in 2010.
* On May 8, Ronny Rodríguez fell a home run shy of the cycle, hitting a single, double, and triple, to help the Tigers defeat the Los Angeles Angels, 10–3.
* On May 31, Niko Goodrum fell a triple shy of the cycle, going 5-for-5, with two singles, a double and two home runs, to help the Tigers defeat the Atlanta Braves, 8–2. He became the first Tigers player to go 5-for-5 with two home runs and three extra-base hits in a game since Dmitri Young in 2003. He also was the first player to have five hits while playing for the first time in his home state since Ohio-born Pete Susko did so for the Washington Senators at Cleveland in 1934.

## Game log

2019 Game Log: 47–114 (Home: 22–59; Away: 25–55) :
March/April: 13–14 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28@ Blue Jays2–0 (10)Alcántara (1–0)Hudson (0–1)Greene (1)45,0481–0W1
2March 29@ Blue Jays0–6Shoemaker (1–0)Boyd (0–1)—18,0541–1L1
3March 30@ Blue Jays0–3Sanchez (1–0)Turnbull (0–1)Giles (1)25,4291–2L2
4March 31@ Blue Jays4–3 (11)Stumpf (1–0)Pannone (0–1)Greene (2)16,0982–2W1
5April 1@ Yankees1–3Germán (1–0)Ross (0–1)Chapman (1)32,0362–3L1
6April 2@ Yankees3–1Jiménez (1–0)Chapman (0–1)Greene (3)32,0183–3W1
7April 3@ Yankees2–1Farmer (1–0)Green (0–1)Greene (4)33,0384–3W2
8April 4Royals5–4Hardy (1–0)Zimmer (0–1)Greene (5)42,6415–3W3
9April 6Royals7–4Alcántara (2–0)McCarthy (0–1)Greene (6)22,1116–3W4
10April 7Royals3–1Ross (1–1)Keller (1–1)Greene (7)15,0587–3W5
11April 9Indians2–8Kluber (1–2)Zimmermann (0–1)—12,1147–4L1
12April 10Indians4–1Boyd (1–1)Bauer (1–1)Greene (8)11,1288–4W1
13April 11Indians0–4Bieber (1–0)Turnbull (0–2)—13,9108–5L1
—April 12@ TwinsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to May 11.
14April 13@ Twins3–4Pineda (2–0)Ross (1–2)Parker (3)16,4848–6L2
15April 14@ Twins4–6Berríos (2–1)Zimmermann (0–2)Hildenberger (1)14,7748–7L3
16April 16Pirates3–5 (10)Kela (1–0)Greene (0–1)Kingham (1)13,2518–8L4
17April 17Pirates2–3 (10)Burdi (2–1)Farmer (1–1)Vázquez (5)12,9948–9L5
18April 18White Sox9–7VerHagen (1–0)Fulmer (0–1)Greene (9)14,3209–9W1
19April 19White Sox3–7Rodón (3–2)Zimmermann (0–3)—14,5689–10L1
—April 20White SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 6.
20April 21White Sox4–3Norris (1–0)López (1–3)Greene (10)15,68610–10W1
—April 22@ Red SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to April 23.
21April 23@ Red Sox7–4Boyd (2–1)Brewer (0–2)—30,01511–10W2
22April 23@ Red Sox4–2Turnbull (1–2)Velázquez (0–2)Greene (11)30,57812–10W3
23April 24@ Red Sox4–11Rodríguez (2–2)Ross (1–3)—31,76312–11L1
24April 25@ Red Sox3–7Porcello (1–3)Zimmermann (0–4)—34,16512–12L2
25April 26@ White Sox11–12Colomé (1–0)Jiménez (1–1)—18,01612–13L3
—April 27@ White SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 3.
26April 28@ White Sox1–4López (2–3)Boyd (2–2)Colomé (5)14,53912–14L4
27April 30@ Phillies3–1Turnbull (2–2)Velasquez (1–1)Greene (12)31,75913–14W1 :
May: 9–18 (Home: 3–12; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
28May 1@ Phillies3–7Domínguez (2–0)Farmer (1–2)—28,10313–15L1
29May 3Royals4–3Boyd (3–2)López (0–3)Greene (13)14,02014–15W1
30May 4Royals3–15Bailey (3–3)Ross (1–4)—19,50014–16L1
31May 5Royals5–2 (10)Farmer (2–2)Kennedy (0–1)—16,36915–16W1
32May 7Angels2–5Canning (1–0)Norris (1–1)Robles (3)14,16915–17L1
33May 8Angels10–3Boyd (4–2)Skaggs (3–3)—13,22416–17W1
34May 9Angels0–13Peña (2–1)Carpenter (0–1)—16,40416–18L1
35May 10@ Twins0–6Odorizzi (5–2)Ross (1–5)—26,78916–19L2
36May 11@ Twins5–3Jiménez (2–1)Hildenberger (2–2)Greene (14)28,84017–19W1
37May 11@ Twins3–8Stewart (1–1)Soto (0–1)—20,72417–20L1
38May 12@ Twins5–3Norris (2–1)Pérez (5–1)Greene (15)27,37318–20W1
39May 13Astros1–8Peacock (4–2)Boyd (4–3)—15,08618–21L1
40May 14Astros4–11Miley (4–2)Carpenter (0–2)—14,26118–22L2
41May 15Astros1–5Verlander (7–1)Soto (0–2)—15,94018–23L3
42May 16Athletics3–17Bassitt (2–1)Turnbull (2–3)—18,52718–24L4
43May 17Athletics2–7Montas (5–2)Norris (2–2)—18,74618–25L5
44May 18Athletics1–4Mengden (1–1)Boyd (4–4)Treinen (7)22,91318–26L6
—May 19AthleticsSuspended (inclement weather). Continuation scheduled for September 6 in Oakland.
45May 21Marlins4–5 (11)Anderson (1–1)Jiménez (2–2)—15,56518–27L7
46May 22Marlins3–6Ureña (2–6)Farmer (2–3)Romo (8)14,50618–28L8
47May 23Marlins2–5Kinley (1–0)Greene (0–2)Romo (9)17,21418–29L9
48May 24@ Mets9–8Farmer (3–3)Gagnon (3–1)Greene (16)27,08219–29W1
49May 25@ Mets4–5 (13)Santiago (1–0)Farmer (3–4)—40,69119–30L1
50May 26@ Mets3–4Wheeler (4–3)Turnbull (2–4)Díaz (13)31,41419–31L2
51May 27@ Orioles3–5Straily (2–4)Norris (2–3)Armstrong (1)18,00419–32L3
52May 28@ Orioles3–0Boyd (5–4)Bundy (2–6)Greene (17)8,10620–32W1
53May 29@ Orioles4–2Ramirez (1–0)Kline (1–2)Greene (18)10,61421–32W2
54May 31@ Braves8–2Turnbull (3–4)Foltynewicz (1–4)—35,52422–32W3 :
June: 5–20 (Home: 3–12; Away: 2–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
55June 1@ Braves5–10Soroka (6–1)Norris (2–4)Jackson (8)37,10822–33L1
56June 2@ Braves4–7Toussaint (3–0)Jiménez (2–3)—28,97822–34L2
57June 4Rays9–6Carpenter (1–2)Snell (3–5)Greene (19)15,42023–34W1
58June 5Rays0–4Morton (7–0)Turnbull (3–5)—14,27223–35L1
59June 6Rays1–6Beeks (5–0)Norris (2–5)—21,44223–36L2
60June 7Twins3–6Harper (1–0)Jiménez (2–4)Parker (9)21,55123–37L3
61June 8Twins9–3Ramirez (2–0)Gibson (6–3)—26,81824–37W1
62June 9Twins2–12Odorizzi (9–2)Carpenter (1–3)—20,12724–38L1
63June 11@ Royals2–3Barlow (2–2)Alcántara (2–1)Kennedy (5)20,77624–39L2
64June 12@ Royals3–2Ramirez (3–0)Diekman (0–3)Greene (20)19,87025–39W1
65June 13@ Royals3–7Bailey (5–6)Boyd (5–5)Kennedy (6)25,45425–40L1
66June 14Indians4–13Plutko (3–1)Carpenter (1–4)—22,36225–41L2
67June 15Indians2–4Bieber (6–2)Ramirez (3–1)Hand (20)25,52325–42L3
68June 16Indians0–8Bauer (5–6)Turnbull (3–6)—26,70525–43L4
69June 18@ Pirates5–4Farmer (4–4)Crick (2–3)Greene (21)18,30126–43W1
70June 19@ Pirates7–8Rodríguez (2–3)Ramirez (3–2)Vázquez (17)18,08826–44L1
71June 21@ Indians6–7Cimber (3–2)Jiménez (2–5)Hand (21)30,71726–45L2
72June 22@ Indians0–2Civale (1–0)Turnbull (3–7)Hand (22)30,10326–46L3
73June 23@ Indians3–8Plesac (3–2)Norris (2–6)—25,79026–47L4
74June 25Rangers3–5Chavez (3–2)Zimmermann (0–5)—18,95226–48L5
75June 26Rangers1–4Minor (8–4)Boyd (5–6)—19,73226–49L6
76June 27Rangers1–3Jurado (5–3)Turnbull (3–8)Kelley (11)22,92526–50L7
77June 28Nationals1–3Sánchez (4–6)Norris (2–7)Rodney (1)20,87726–51L8
78June 29Nationals7–5Alcántara (3–1)Rainey (1–3)Greene (22)27,71627–51W1
79June 30Nationals1–2Scherzer (8–5)Jiménez (2–6)Doolittle (18)21,05227–52L1 :
July: 5–20 (Home: 1–7; Away: 4–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
—July 2@ White SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 27.
80July 3@ White Sox5–7Cease (1–0)Norris (2–8)Colomé (19)26,02327–53L2
81July 3@ White Sox6–9 (12)Ruiz (1–1)Ramirez (3–3)—23,16127–54L3
82July 4@ White Sox11–5Boyd (6–6)López (4–8)—25,61728–54W1
83July 5Red Sox6–9Rodríguez (9–4)Carpenter (1–5)—27,18128–55L1
84July 6Red Sox6–10Porcello (6–7)Zimmermann (0–6)—28,11428–56L2
85July 7Red Sox3–6Price (7–2)Soto (0–3)Hembree (2)23,18728–57L3
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86July 12@ Royals5–8Newberry (1–0)Hardy (1–1)Kennedy (12)25,05928–58L4
87July 13@ Royals1–4Keller (5–9)Boyd (6–7)Kennedy (13)27,55128–59L5
88July 14@ Royals12–8Ramirez (4–3)Flynn (2–1)—13,76329–59W1
89July 15@ Indians6–8Wittgren (4–0)Alcántara (3–2)Hand (25)15,73529–60L1
90July 16@ Indians0–8Goody (1–0)Carpenter (1–6)—16,76929–61L2
91July 17@ Indians2–7Clevinger (3–2)Turnbull (3–9)Wittgren (2)18,89429–62L3
92July 18@ Indians3–6Bauer (9–7)Boyd (6–8)Hand (26)17,50029–63L4
93July 19Blue Jays1–12Stroman (6–10)Zimmermann (0–7)—26,49829–64L5
94July 20Blue Jays5–7Font (3–2)Soto (0–4)Giles (14)28,78429–65L6
95July 21Blue Jays4–3 (10)Ramirez (5–3)Mayza (0–1)—22,56230–65W1
96July 23Phillies2–3 (15)Álvarez (1–2)Stumpf (1–1)—23,60730–66L1
97July 24Phillies0–4Velasquez (3–5)Zimmermann (0–8)—33,73530–67L2
98July 25@ Mariners2–10LeBlanc (6–3)VerHagen (1–1)—18,54430–68L3
99July 26@ Mariners2–3Elías (3–2)Cisnero (0–1)—26,70230–69L4
100July 27@ Mariners1–8Gonzales (12–8)Alexander (0–1)—27,14030–70L5
101July 28@ Mariners2–3 (10)Elías (4–2)Cisnero (0–2)—20,02430–71L6
102July 29@ Angels7–2Zimmermann (1–8)Barría (4–4)—35,45731–71W1
103July 30@ Angels1–6Canning (4–6)VerHagen (1–2)—33,90731–72L1
104July 31@ Angels9–1Norris (3–8)Suárez (2–2)—37,51132–72W1 :
August: 8–21 (Home: 5–11; Away: 3–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
105August 2@ Rangers4–5Lynn (14–6)Alexander (0–2)Leclerc (6)26,88432–73L1
106August 3@ Rangers4–5 (10)Leclerc (2–3)Ramirez (5–4)—30,29232–74L2
107August 4@ Rangers4–9Montero (1–0)Cisnero (0–3)—18,53132–75L3
108August 5White Sox4–7Giolito (12–5)Soto (0–5)—16,94232–76L4
109August 6White Sox3–5Cease (2–4)Norris (3–9)Colomé (22)18,45532–77L5
110August 6White Sox10–6VerHagen (2–2)Santiago (1–1)—16,36733–77W1
111August 7White Sox1–8Nova (7–9)Alexander (0–3)—17,44433–78L1
112August 8Royals10–8Jiménez (3–6)Lovelady (0–2)—17,19734–78W1
113August 9Royals5–2Jackson (2–5)Keller (7–12)Jiménez (1)21,47535–78W2
114August 10Royals0–7Montgomery (2–5)Turnbull (3–10)—26,02835–79L1
115August 11Royals2–10Junis (8–10)Norris (3–10)—19,79035–80L2
116August 13Mariners6–11Grotz (1–0)Boyd (6–9)—16,19535–81L3
117August 14Mariners3–2Jackson (3–5)Gonzales (12–10)Jiménez (2)17,13236–81W1
118August 15Mariners2–7Milone (2–7)Turnbull (3–11)—19,44036–82L1
119August 16@ Rays2–0VerHagen (3–2)Morton (13–5)Jiménez (3)13,71737–82W1
120August 17@ Rays0–1 (13)Poche (3–4)Hall (0–1)—17,22837–83L1
121August 18@ Rays4–5Alvarado (1–5)Jiménez (3–7)—16,63437–84L2
122August 19@ Astros4–5Miley (12–4)Jackson (3–6)Osuna (28)40,49937–85L3
123August 20@ Astros3–6Peacock (7–6)Turnbull (3–12)Osuna (29)30,14337–86L4
124August 21@ Astros2–1Farmer (5–4)Verlander (15–5)Jiménez (4)29,56738–86W1
125August 22@ Astros3–6Cole (15–5)Zimmermann (1–9)Osuna (30)27,22038–87L1
126August 23@ Twins9–6VerHagen (4–2)Berríos (10–7)—31,23839–87W1
127August 24@ Twins5–8Gibson (12–6)Jackson (3–7)Rogers (20)39,42939–88L1
128August 25@ Twins4–7Pérez (9–5)Boyd (6–10)—32,89239–89L2
129August 27Indians1–10Plutko (6–3)Turnbull (3–13)—15,71539–90L3
130August 28Indians2–4Civale (2–3)Farmer (5–5)Hand (32)15,83439–91L4
131August 29Indians0–2Clevinger (10–2)Norris (3–11)Hand (33)16,85539–92L5
132August 30Twins5–13Gibson (13–6)Jackson (3–8)—17,27339–93L6
133August 31Twins10–7Boyd (7–10)Pérez (9–6)—16,71340–93W1 :
September: 7–21 (Home: 4–12; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
134September 1Twins3–8Pineda (11–5)Turnbull (3–14)—13,77640–94L1
135September 2Twins3–4Littell (3–0)Farmer (5–6)Rogers (22)14,61440–95L2
136September 3@ Royals5–6Kennedy (2–2)Reininger (0–1)—12,64440–96L3
137September 4@ Royals4–5Junis (9–12)Jackson (3–9)Kennedy (26)15,30840–97L4
138September 5@ Royals6–4Boyd (8–10)Sparkman (3–11)Jiménez (5)14,73641–97W1
139September 6@ Athletics3–7Fiers (4–3)Reininger (0–2)—15,68041–98L1
140September 6@ Athletics5–4 (11)Schreiber (1–0)Blackburn (0–2)Jiménez (6)16,08042–98W1
141September 7@ Athletics2–10Bassitt (10–5)Zimmermann (1–10)—32,62642–99L1
142September 8@ Athletics1–3Manaea (1–0)Norris (3–12)Hendriks (19)24,55042–100L2
143September 10Yankees12–11Jiménez (4–7)Adams (1–1)—16,73343–100W1
—September 11YankeesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 12.
144September 12Yankees4–10Green (4–4)Boyd (8–11)——43–101L1
145September 12Yankees4–6Germán (18–4)Turnbull (3–15)Chapman (37)17,80743–102L2
146September 13Orioles2–6Brooks (5–8)Zimmermann (1–11)—14,72243–103L3
147September 14Orioles8–4 (12)Schreiber (2–0)Fry (1–9)—17,76044–103W1
148September 15Orioles2–8Wojciechowski (3–8)Jackson (3–10)—15,68844–104L1
149September 16Orioles5–2Alexander (1–3)Means (10–11)Jiménez (7)14,14245–104W1
150September 17@ Indians2–7Plutko (7–4)Reininger (0–3)—19,10845–105L1
151September 18@ Indians1–2 (10)Cimber (6–3)Cisnero (0–4)—15,82845–106L2
152September 19@ Indians0–7Clevinger (12–3)Norris (3–13)—19,43245–107L3
153September 20White Sox1–10Cease (4–7)Zimmermann (1–12)—15,26545–108L4
154September 21White Sox3–5Nova (11–12)Alexander (1–4)Colomé (29)16,89145–109L5
155September 22White Sox6–3Boyd (9–11)López (9–15)Jiménez (8)16,15746–109W1
156September 24Twins2–4Odorizzi (15–7)Turnbull (3–16)Rogers (29)16,17446–110L1
157September 25Twins1–5Dobnak (2–1)VerHagen (4–3)—16,24246–111L2
158September 26Twins4–10Smeltzer (2–2)Zimmermann (1–13)—17,55746–112L3
—September 27@ White SoxPostponed (rain). Rescheduled to September 28.
—September 27@ White SoxCancelled (rain). Due to both teams being eliminated from playoff contention.
159September 28@ White Sox1–7López (10–15)Boyd (9–12)——46–113L4
160September 28@ White Sox4–3Farmer (6–6)Colomé (4–5)Jiménez (9)25,55247–113W1
161September 29@ White Sox3–5Cordero (1–1)Turnbull (3–17)Herrera (1)19,53447–114L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Tigers team member :
Notes:
* $^a$ The May 19 game in Detroit against Oakland was suspended due to rain in the bottom of seventh inning with the score 5–3 in favor of the Athletics. It was completed on September 6 prior to the regularly scheduled game that evening in Oakland. The Tigers were designated the "home" team for the makeup date.
* $^b$ The game was played at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

## Roster
### 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; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Gordon Beckham | 83 | 223 | 29 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .215 | 3 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 136 | 493 | 41 | 139 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 59 | .282 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 94 | 335 | 33 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 32 | .203 | 3 |
| Nicholas Castellanos+ | 100 | 403 | 57 | 110 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 37 | .273 | 2 |
| Harold Castro | 97 | 354 | 30 | 103 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | .291 | 4 |
| Willi Castro | 30 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .230 | 0 |
| Travis Demeritte | 48 | 169 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .225 | 3 |
| Brandon Dixon | 117 | 391 | 41 | 97 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 52 | .248 | 5 |
| Niko Goodrum | 112 | 423 | 61 | 105 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 45 | .248 | 12 |
| Grayson Greiner | 58 | 208 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .202 | 0 |
| Josh Harrison | 36 | 137 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .175 | 4 |
| John Hicks | 95 | 319 | 29 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 35 | .210 | 1 |
| JaCoby Jones | 88 | 298 | 39 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 26 | .235 | 7 |
| Dawel Lugo | 77 | 273 | 28 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .245 | 0 |
| Mikie Mahtook | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jordy Mercer | 74 | 256 | 24 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .270 | 0 |
| Dustin Peterson | 17 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .227 | 1 |
| Víctor Reyes | 69 | 276 | 29 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .304 | 9 |
| Ronny Rodríguez | 84 | 276 | 29 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 43 | .221 | 3 |
| Jake Rogers | 35 | 112 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .125 | 0 |
| Christin Stewart | 104 | 369 | 32 | 86 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 40 | .233 | 0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 15 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | 0 |
| Pitcher Totals | 161 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 5549 | 582 | 1333 | 292 | 41 | 149 | 556 | .240 | 57 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

#### Starters and other pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
| Tyler Alexander | 1 | 4 | 4.86 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 53+2⁄3 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 47 |
| Matthew Boyd | 9 | 12 | 4.56 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 185+1⁄3 | 101 | 94 | 50 | 238 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 1 | 6 | 9.30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 40+2⁄3 | 46 | 42 | 13 | 25 |
| Edwin Jackson+ | 2 | 5 | 8.47 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 39+1⁄3 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 33 |
| Matt Moore | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Daniel Norris | 3 | 13 | 4.49 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 144+1⁄3 | 75 | 72 | 38 | 125 |
| Tyson Ross | 1 | 5 | 6.11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35+1⁄3 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 25 |
| Gregory Soto | 0 | 5 | 5.77 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 57+2⁄3 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 45 |
| Spencer Turnbull | 3 | 17 | 4.61 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 148+1⁄3 | 86 | 76 | 59 | 146 |
| Drew VerHagen | 4 | 3 | 5.90 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 51 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 1 | 13 | 6.91 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 112 | 89 | 86 | 25 | 82 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

#### Bullpen

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
| Austin Adams | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Victor Alcántara | 3 | 2 | 4.85 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 42+2⁄3 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 24 |
| Sandy Báez | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 0 | 4 | 4.33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35+1⁄3 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 40 |
| Brandon Dixon | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Buck Farmer | 6 | 6 | 3.72 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 67+2⁄3 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 73 |
| José Fernández | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+2⁄3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Bryan Garcia | 0 | 0 | 12.15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6+2⁄3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Reed Garrett | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15+1⁄3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Shane Greene+ | 0 | 2 | 1.18 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 43 |
| Matt Hall | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23+1⁄3 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 27 |
| Blaine Hardy | 1 | 1 | 4.47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 44+1⁄3 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 29 |
| Eduardo Jiménez | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10+2⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Joe Jiménez | 4 | 7 | 4.37 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 59+2⁄3 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 82 |
| David McKay | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19+1⁄3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| Nick Ramirez | 5 | 4 | 4.07 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 79+2⁄3 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 74 |
| Zac Reininger | 0 | 3 | 8.68 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 17 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| John Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Daniel Stumpf | 1 | 1 | 4.34 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
| Carlos Torres | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Team Pitching Totals | 47 | 114 | 5.24 | 161 | 161 | 31 | 1433 | 915 | 835 | 536 | 1368 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Doug Mientkiewicz |
| AA | Erie SeaWolves | Eastern League | Mike Rabelo |
| A-Advanced | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Florida State League | Andrew Graham |
| A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Lance Parrish |
| A-Short Season | Connecticut Tigers | New York–Penn League | Brayan Peña |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers East | Gulf Coast League | Luis Lopez |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers West | Gulf Coast League | Gary Cathcart |
| Rookie | DSL Tigers 1 | Dominican Summer League | Ramon Zapata |
| Rookie | DSL Tigers 2 | Dominican Summer League | Marcos Yepez |