AJ Hinch vowed that he and the Tigers will be better after suffering yet another defeat to the moribund Pirates, 8-5.

The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders.

The Tigers struggled to generate a whole lot of offense in the opening game of the series on Monday night. They managed just three measly hits in six innings against sophomore All-Star Paul Skenes, and five hits throughout the night. The Pirates needed just a three-run second inning to score a win, snapping their three-game losing streak

The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.

Even with their recent poor play in mind, the Detroit Tigers hold MLB's largest division lead and are sure-fire buyers at this year's MLB trade deadline. The on

The Detroit Tigers looked to return to their winning ways against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as they took on former Tigers utility man Don Kelly's

The Tigers (60-42) have lost eight of their last nine games and now face the possibility of being swept by the last-place Pirates.

Spencer Horwitz, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds each had three hits and two RBIs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.