The Tigers recently promoted one of their top pitching prospects, Troy Melton, in hopes of getting the team back to playing winning baseball. Melton is set to make his major league pitching debut on Wednesday in the final game of the series against the Pirates.

The Tigers’ annual series vs. the Pirates is a matchup of the two franchises that Hall of Famer Jim Leyland managed the longest, which means a chance for Detroit and Pittsburgh fans to both show appreciation for their legendary skipper.

In the last two losses in particular, the Tigers' offense has compiled a lackluster performance, scoring only one run. After the latest loss, many Tigers fans have begun to hit the panic button on the season despite still holding the best record in the American League at 59-40.

I t's Tuesday, July 22 and the Tigers (60-41) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (40-61). Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.

There have been 11 teams on the year to reach a losing streak of six games and unfortunately the Detroit Tigers were one to recently reach this feat. Neverthele

The Detroit Tigers hadn't lost more than three games in a row — until this skid. "We were the last team to lose four games in a row," A.J. Hinch said.

The Tigers have plenty of reasons to be impatient and anxious right now. They haven’t won a game in the past 11 days and have scored a grand total of one run in the past 20 innings. Their losing streak is now at six games,

Our Tigers vs. Pirates pick, odds, & expert predictions target Mitch Keller and a particular trend to continue vs. Detroit for Tuesday, July 22.