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Detroit Tigers Rookie Trio Have Huge Games in Snapshot of Team’s Future
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The Detroit Tigers have turned their focus to the future by calling up multiple top prospects, and they finally had a game where a couple of their rookies stood out.
The Tigers offense carried the team to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon. Though they weren’t the only players to have a nice day, the rookie trio of Colt Keith, Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney all had at least two hits.
Keith, who has stuck around the MLB roster all season had the best day.
He put together a three-hit performance with three RBI and a double.
Colt’s third hit of the day scores two!#RepDetroit @coltkeith3 pic.twitter.com/EqcDKtHQH0
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 25, 2024
The 23-year-old’s slash line is up to .264/.316/.398. He’s considered a major part of the team’s future, ranking as the No. 4 prospect in their farm system last year.
His season had reached some intense lows to start, but he’s responded well to turn things around.
Keith was red hot entering the day, with a .342/.357/.463 slash line over his last 10 games. While he hasn’t displayed the power they may have hoped for, his past few weeks have still shown a better ability to get the bat on the ball.
Jung, who has only been in the big leagues since Aug. 16, has had an interesting first two weeks. He got off to a nice start, but has slowed down over his last couple of games before Sunday.
A 2-for-5 night with an RBI has his slash line up to .226/.333/.258. He has been struggling to get more than a single, but getting hits is still a good sign. His only extra-base hit so far has been a double he hit in the first game of this series.
Sweeney also went 2-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and had a nice double.
Trey comes through! pic.twitter.com/b6VrNZO6bo
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 25, 2024
Detroit acquired the shortstop less than a month ago as a part of the package they got from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jack Flaherty.
He got called up at the same time as Jung but was alternating days with Javier Baez.
With Baez out for an indefinite time, it looks like Sweeney will be able to show what he can do as the team’s starter. With his nice day on Sunday, his slash line is now .211/.211/.421.
Though the players are still improving, a day like this serves as a nice reminder of what the future could look like for this rebuilding team.
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White Sox 2nd fastest in MLB to lose 100 games
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CHICAGO — Andy Ibanez homered and had three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers sent the Chicago White Sox to their 100th loss with a 9-4 victory on Sunday.
Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered and had two RBIs for the White Sox (31-100), who need to go 12-19 to avoid tying the 1962 New York Mets, who were 40-120-1, for the modern major league record for most losses in a season. Chicago will fall short of the all-time record held by the Cleveland Spiders, who finished 20-134 in 1899.
In MLB history, only the 1916 Philadelphia A’s, who were 29-100-1, reached 100 losses in fewer games than the White Sox.
“We have been talking about it all year. It’s beating a dead horse at this point. We are not where we want to be,” White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi said. “[Interim manager Grady Sizemore] said it best: ‘Unless you win the last game of the year, it doesn’t matter.’ So, I think everyone has moved on.”
Colt Keith had three hits and three RBIs for the Tigers (65-66), who have won four of five. The two teams will conclude their four-game series Monday.
Chicago has lost 100 or more games six times in franchise history and in consecutive seasons for the first time. They went 61-101 last season under manager Pedro Grifol, who was fired Aug. 8. Chicago is 3-11 under Sizemore.
“We know where we are at,” Benintendi said. “We know it’s not good.”
The White Sox dropped a club-worst 106 games in 1970. Their worst winning percentage is .325, when they went 49-102-1 in 1932.
Bryan Sammons (1-1) allowed a run and three hits in 4⅓ innings for Detroit to earn the victory.
“It wasn’t the most efficient day on the mound,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “But offensively, we did a lot of really positive things.”
Starter Jonathan Cannon (2-8) gave up five runs and eight hits in four innings for the White Sox.
“Obviously, no one wants to lose 100 games, especially with still a month to go,” Cannon said. “But we’re going to keep coming here every day, getting our work in and keep just going out there and trying to win some ball games.”
Benintendi and Vaughn hit back-to-back doubles off opener Beau Brieske to put the White Sox ahead 2-0 in the first.
Detroit’s Kerry Carpenter doubled, reached third on center fielder Dominic Fletcher’s fielding error and scored on Keith’s single to cut the lead to 2-1 in the third. Chicago had four errors.
Vaughn hit his 15th homer, a solo shot, off Sammons in the third to increase Chicago’s lead to 3-1.
Zach McKinstry singled, stole second and scored on Parker Meadows’ triple to make it 3-2 in the fourth.
The Tigers scored three runs in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. Carpenter, Keith and Jace Jung hit consecutive singles to tie it before pinch hitter Ibanez grounded into a fielder’s choice and Trey Sweeney singled to bring in the other runs.
“In every inning, you give yourself a puncher’s chance when you are creating opportunities for yourselves,” Hinch said. “That’s what you have to hang your hats on, and just keep grinding.”
Ibanez hit a two-run homer off Enyel De Los Santos in the seventh and Keith added a two-run double in the eighth.
“Everyone in that locker room is aware of the record and how frustrating it is, absolutely,” Sizemore said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Detroit Tigers Seek to Extend Winning Streak vs. Chicago White Sox
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The Detroit Tigers’ recent play and opponent gives them a chance to get back to .500 for the season when they face the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field in Chicago.
First pitch is set for 2:10 PM eastern.
The unusual four-game, wraparound series ends on Monday. Detroit (64-66) has already beaten Chicago (31-99) twice in the series, victories Sunday and Monday would allow the Tigers to get back to the .500 mark. That’s no small feat for a team trying to blend being competitive with a youth movement and an eye on the 2025 season.
Detroit is also blending true starters like Tarik Skubal — who won Saturday’s game — with relievers who are serving as openers, such as Sunday’s starter, Beau Brieske.
The 26-year-old right-hander is primarily a reliever but he will make his seventh start and his 32nd appearance of the season on Sunday.
He last pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, where he threw two innings and gave up no runs on one hit. He struck out three.
In this blended role he is 1-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his last seven games, four of which were starts. He’s only pitched 10.2 innings in that span, but he has struck out 15 and walked five while giving up two earned runs. He should give Detroit a good start on Sunday.
The White Sox will counter with 24-year-old right-hander Jonathan Cannon. The rookie is preparing to make his 15th start of the season and carries 2-7 record with a 4.26 ERA into the contest. He also has a save, as he has two additional relief appearances.
In his last start on Monday he gave up five earned runs and eight hits in six innings against San Francisco. He struck out four and walked one. In his last seven games he is 1-5 with a 4.32 ERA.
The Tigers put one of their top players, infielder Javier Báez, on the 10-day injured list on Friday with spine and hip inflammation. It’s not clear how long Báez will be out of the lineup. But it does give the Tigers an opportunity to play more young players as they look to next year.
Recently, the Tigers called up both Trey Sweeney and Jace Jung to man third base and shortstop, respectively, the rest of the season. Detroit is also giving plenty of rope to catcher Dillon Dingler, one of the organization’s higher-ranked prospects who joined the team in late July and is attempting to make his own case for a role next season.
After this series concludes, the Tigers return to Comerica Park on Tuesday to begin a series with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Winners and losers from Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason loss to the Detroit Lions
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DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Steelers finished out the preseason with a 24-17 road loss to the Detroit Lions, but the vibe from the final game was far different from the previous two. As the offense showed signs of life, the Steelers checked off progress boxes.
With that being said, looking back in the loss, here are some winners and losers from the game:
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