Detroit, MI
Mayor Duggan on decline in unemployment rate for Detroit, points to program to aimed at getting people to work

DETROIT (WXYZ) — “Detroit is the epicenter of job creation in Michigan,” mentioned Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Thursday towards the backdrop of the bottom unemployment price town has seen in over 20 years.
The unemployment price in Detroit is at the moment sitting at 6.4% – the primary time since 2000 that it has dropped beneath 7%.
The 6.4% represents 15,469 folks. Examine that to the summer time of 2009 when the unemployment price within the metropolis was 28.3%, which represented 111,135 folks.
A lot of the progress, Duggan mentioned, is because of applications, together with Detroit At Work.
“Detroit at Work at the moment has greater than 8,400 jobs out there right this moment. For the primary time in my lifetime, we now have a job out there for each Detroiter who desires one,” mentioned Duggan.
There are 9 Detroit At Work profession facilities across the metropolis.
“If you happen to by no means completed highschool otherwise you wish to brush up on math and studying, we can assist you there too,” mentioned Detroit At Work Chief Technique Officer Dana Williams.
This system goals to take away any barrier, together with childcare and transportation points, which may be stopping somebody from gaining employment, together with careers they’re enthusiastic about pursuing.,
On January 30, the Metropolis of Detroit shall be unveiling particulars round one other program known as Jumpstart that can begin with giving eligible members $600 a month for six months to assist them jumpstart their future as they pursue coaching or new employment.
The cash is along with regardless of the particular person is being paid by way of their job or coaching program.
After the primary six months, members will obtain $400 a month for the subsequent six months, after which $200 a month for the third three-month interval.
Duggan mentioned American Rescue Plan cash, which must be spent by 2026, shall be used to assist this system

Detroit, MI
Detroit police ask for public’s help finding 13-year-old boy

The Detroit Police Department is asking for help finding a 13-year-old boy who went missing on Saturday.
Jamol James left his home on the 9100 block of Littlefield Street without permission and has not come back, according to police.
Officials describe James as 5 feet 11 inches tall and 240 pounds with brown eyes and braided blue and red hair. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and Pink Panther pajama pants.
Detroit Police Department
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Commander Ryan Connor with the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5920 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-773-2587.
Detroit, MI
Detroit Tigers give up 19 hits in 15-7 blowout loss to Seattle Mariners

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Before the Detroit Tigers’ game against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, July 12, starting pitcher Casey Mize had not given up more than four earned runs in a game throughout his 2025 All-Star season.
He gave up five earned runs in the third inning alone on Saturday. And then the Mariners added a whole lot more later on.
Much like his All-Star teammate Tarik Skubal did on Friday, July 11, Mize put in his worst start of the year right before the All-Star break as the Tigers lost 15-7 to the Mariners at Comerica Park. It was the most runs the Tigers have allowed in a game this season.
Mize finished the game allowing six earned runs on six hits over three innings pitched. It was Mize’s shortest outing of the season by both innings and pitch count (68), as he raised his season ERA from 2.63 to 3.15 on Saturday.
The crushing blow of the afternoon was a three-run home run from Seattle first baseman Luke Raley in the fifth inning, which gave the Mariners a 6-1 lead. But the team had already established their offensive rhythm well before.
Down 1-0 in the top of the second inning, the Mariners tied the game after left fielder Randy Arozarena led off the inning with a single and a stolen base. Mize got the next two batters out, but Mariners right fielder Dominic Canzone drove Arozarena in with a well-struck single up the middle on the first pitch he faced.
After a double from Mariners second baseman Cole Young led off the third inning, shortstop J.P. Crawford broke the tie with an RBI single, giving Seattle a 2-1 lead. Later in the inning, catcher Cal Raleigh drove center fielder Julio Rodríguez in with a sacrifice fly to right field, Rodríguez initially finding himself on third base after a bad throw from catcher Jake Rogers gave Rodríguez a steal of second base and an advancement to third base.
The running game played a critical role early on for the Mariners, with both of Seattle’s runs initially getting into scoring position via a stolen base. Both Rodríguez and Arozarena each attempted two steals in the first three innings, with the Tigers only turning one of those attempts into an out after Mize picked off Rodríguez at second base in the first inning
Righty Keider Montero entered the game for Mize in the fourth inning with the Tigers down 6-1. A one-out, RBI single from Rodríguez off Montero in the fourth scored third baseman Ben Williamson from first, giving the Mariners a 7-1 lead.
Rodríguez added his second home run of the series in the sixth inning, a solo shot off Montero that gave the Mariners an 8-4 lead, while a two-out RBI from Williamson in the seventh gave the Mariners their ninth run of the game. Arozarena’s two-run shot in the eighth gave the Mariners their 11th run, their second straight game with double-digit runs against the Tigers after scoring 12 on Friday.
A bases-clearing double from Crawford highlighted a four-run ninth as the Mariners set their season-high in runs. The Mariners offense also registered 19 hits on Saturday, their highest total in a game in 2025.
Tigers bats can’t keep up despite Greene’s 4 RBIs
Tigers left fielder Riley Greene had his seventh game with at least 4 RBIs on Saturday, but they marked a big part of a Tigers offensive output that fell short against Seattle.
With the Tigers down 7-1 in the fifth inning, Greene poked a George Kirby splitter to left field, just far enough to clear the wall for a three-run home run, his 23rd of the season. The home run gave Greene his 77th RBI of the year, eclipsing his previous career high (74 in 2024) in 43 fewer games played.
It brought the Tigers back into the game with the lineup struggling through the first four innings. But it wasn’t nearly enough to keep up with Seattle.
After Colt Keith walked to lead off the first inning, Gleyber Torres smacked a double to the gap in left-center field, extending his career-high on-base streak to 24 games. It’s the longest active on-base streak in the American League and is the first time a Tiger has had a 24-game on-base streak since Kerry Carpenter from Aug. 2-28 of the 2023 season.
Greene drove Keith in two batters later on a shallow fly ball to left field to make it a 1-0 game. Arozarena caught the ball on the run but sailed a throw to home plate that catcher Cal Raleigh couldn’t reach, allowing Torres to reach third.
Spencer Torkelson then reached after getting hit in the arm and Zach McKinstry loaded the bases after a walk, but Matt Vierling couldn’t turn in a two-out RBI, grounding into a fielder’s choice to end the inning with the Tigers ahead.
It was the only lead the Tigers had all game.
A seventh-inning RBI single from Wenceel Pérez and a two-run home run from McKinstry in the eighth brought the Tigers back within four runs, as they cut Seattle’s lead to 11-7. A walk to Colt Keith brought the tying run in Gleyber Torres to the plate with one out, but a soft lineout against Mariners’ reliever Matt Brash and a groundout from Pérez ended the threat.
With the loss, the Tigers tied their season-worst losing streak at three games. They look to avoid the sweep against the Mariners on Sunday, July 13, with first pitch at Comerica Park scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET.
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com
Detroit, MI
Tarik Skubal stung by Seattle Mariners early, and then bullpen blows up in 12-3 loss

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- The Detroit Tigers lost to the Seattle Mariners, 12-3, on Friday, July 11.
- Tarik Skubal allowed four runs in five innings in his first loss since April.
- Riley Greene drove in a run for the Tigers with a triple in the sixth inning.
The Detroit Tigers didn’t get the usual pinpoint control from ace Tarik Skubal in their series opener against the Seattle Mariners.
It hardly mattered by the ninth inning, with the Mariners scoring seven runs in the frame, highlighted by a Cal Raleigh grand slam (his second of the game) to give the M’s star an MLB-leading 38 homers on the season.
But it was the Mariners’ other slugger that gave them the lead for good.
On a 1-2 count in the top of the fifth, with the Tigers already down by two, Skubal hung a changeup to Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez. The slugger did not miss, sending the pitch 440 feet from home plate beyond the Little Caesars logo in left-center field.
It ended up as the deciding blow in the Mariners’ 12-3 win over the Tigers on Friday, July 11, at Comerica Park. Skubal allowed four earned runs against the Mariners after two consecutive scoreless starts (on June 29 and July 6), a less-than-ideal way for the ace to enter the All-Star break.
“I felt like I was fighting myself all day,” Skubal said. “Couldn’t get into a rhythm, for whatever reason.”
He finished the start allowing four hits and four earned runs in five innings, striking out five batters and walking two. And in a sign of things to come, his control seemed off from the very first batter.
Skubal hit Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford with his second pitch of the game on a wayward sinker, marking the first time in his career that Skubal has hit a batter to lead off a game. He forced consecutive ground balls from Rodríguez and Raleigh, however, with the one from Raleigh an inning-ending double play to keep the Mariners off the scoreboard in the first inning.
“I put us in a hole early. And as the starting pitcher, you try to keep your team in the game as long as possible. And I just didn’t do my job today,” he said.
Skubal allowed his first run in the second inning off a triple from first baseman Donovan Solano that got by a diving Parker Meadows in center field. The hit scored second baseman Jorge Polanco from first base, giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead, and it might have scored a second run had any Mariner but the slow-footed Solano hit it.
It was the first run Skubal had allowed in 18 innings, with his previous run allowed coming off a two-run home run from Athletics’ center fielder Denzel Clark on June 24.
Crawford was on the receiving end of another Skubal rarity in the third inning, drawing a one-out walk. Skubal, who entered the game with the lowest walk rate among all qualified starters (1.09 per nine innings), hadn’t walked a batter since his June 29 start against the Minnesota Twins.
Skubal’s second earned run of the game came off a two-out RBI single from Crawford in the bottom of the fifth. His next two came off one swing, the towering home run from Rodríguez on the next at-bat that made the score 4-1 in favor of Seattle.
This is the fifth loss the Tigers have recorded on a Skubal start and the first since a 1-0 loss against the Kansas City Royals on May 31. This is also the first time in 2025 the Tigers have lost a Skubal start by more than one run, and Skubal’s first loss since early April; he had won 10 consecutive decisions.
“It’s a good reminder these guys are human, and they’re going to have some of these games where they’re not at their best,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.
Skubal’s next start might be at the 2025 All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta. Although American League manager Aaron Boone has not indicated who he will choose as his starting pitcher, the AL Cy Young favorite stands as a likely choice for the honor.
The four earned runs raised Skubal’s ERA from 2.02 to 2.23 on the season.
Tigers bats not quite hot enough
The Tigers offense, mostly silent through the first three innings with three total baserunners, got the first two runners on in the fourth via a Torres walk and Wenceel Pérez single. A soft flyout from Riley Greene and a strikeout from Spencer Torkelson looked like it would end the threat, especially with Zach McKinstry initially called out on strikes in what appeared to end the inning.
However, the umpires had a quick conference and determined that McKinstry’s whiff was actually a foul tip that hit the ground, allowing the inning to continue. The All-Star wasted no time with his do-over, dropping the next pitch into center field for an RBI single to tie the game at 1. Catcher Dillon Dingler reached first via a hit-by-pitch on the next at-bat to load the bases for Parker Meadows, but Meadows struck out to end the inning, ending the Tigers’ threat.
Mariners starter Luis Castillo outdueled his opponent, allowing three earned runs and six hits over five innings, striking out six Tigers.
“For a while, we didn’t put two really good at-bats together back-to-back, hardly at all. And that’s because Castillo was controlling the tempo and the timing and the barrel contact,” said Hinch.
A no-out Greene triple off Castillo in the sixth inning cut the score to 4-2, scoring Pérez from third base. Torkelson’s sacrifice fly to left field scored Greene and made it a one-run game, though Torkelson’s flyout was only a few feet away from clearing the left-center wall and tying the game.
Greene finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Pérez finished 2-for-3 with a run.
Comedy in the ninth
A bullpen relay of Tyler Holton, Carlos Hernández and Brant Hurter gave up a combined eight runs in the eighth and ninth innings, giving the Mariners a comfortable lead as the game approached its conclusion.
In a treat for those who stayed through the blowout, Tigers catcher Jake Rogers entered to pitch with one out in the ninth for his second pitching appearance of the season. His first came in a June 14 game against the Cincinnati Reds, which the Tigers lost, 11-1.
Rogers got Solano to ground out before hitting Luke Raley with a pitch in the next at-bat. He then induced third baseman Ben Williamson to line out to left to complete his first career scoreless outing.
The Tigers next face the Mariners on Saturday, July 12, with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m.
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com
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