The Detroit Tigers were busy at this year’s deadline, most notably dealing Jack Flaherty.

However, after also trading away Andrew Chafin, the Tigers are replacing him with two different relievers. Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports the team is calling up Brenan Hanifee and Sean Guenther to fill those bullpen duties.

Hanifee made his Major League debut in 2023 with Detroit, pitching in three games in September. He threw five innings, mostly in mop up duty, while allowing three runs and striking out three batters. He was sent back to Triple-A for 2024 season where his numbers are better than they might look on the surface.

The 26-year-old has made 34 appearances for Triple-A Toledo where he’s thrown 47 innings with one save. The right hander has posted a 5.17 ERA, but his 3.86 FIP suggests that he is getting pretty unlucky. He has also shown the ability to miss bats, posting a 10.1 K/9. Maybe most notably, Hanifee has a good feel for control, walking only 2.7 batters per nine this season.

His good control is nothing new, as he walked just 3.0 batters per nine in 90.1 innings in 2023. However, his strikeouts are up from last season’s mark of 8.3 per nine, suggesting his ceiling could continue to get higher.

Guenther is the other addition to the Tigers’ bullpen.

The 28-year-old hasn’t pitched in the Majors since appearing in 14 games for the Miami Marlins in 2019. With them, he threw 20.1 innings while striking out 15, walking 10 and posting a 9.30 ERA.

Since his time in the big leagues, the lefty pitched in the Marlins system in 2021 before missing 2022 with an arm injury and being claimed by Detroit that offseason.

Guenther pitched across three levels in 2023, pitching in 39 games where he posted a 3.55 ERA while striking out 62 and only walking 12 in 50.2 innings. This allowed him to be assigned to Triple-A after a Spring Training invite in 2024, where he has been a work horse so far.

In 44.1 innings this year, he has posted a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 9.3 K/9 and just a 2.8 walk per nine rate. Like Hanifee, he has a good feel for the strikezone and doesn’t walk many batters.

With the loss of Chafin, who had been the Tigers most reliable reliever, they were in need of help in the bullpen.

Now, both Hanifee and Guenther will get an audition to earn a role in a Tigers bullpen that is in need of an upgrade.

Milwaukee police are investigating a robbery crew that has targeted the city’s Riverwest and Upper East Side neighborhoods.

In an email statement, Milwaukee Police Department said that a robbery crew had targeted those neighborhoods and they had arrested an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old in connection to it. Police said they are looking at the crew for several robberies in the area.

The robberies also occurred as a series of July 24 robberies in the downtown area during a Northwestern Mutual event.

The police said in a statement that those robberies occurred around midnight on the 300 block of South 2nd Street, the 200 block of West National Avenue and the 500 block of North Plankinton Avenue.

Local television station WITI-TV (FOX6) reported that a police captain had asked a private security group for help in response to the crew in an email.

Milwaukee police declined to immediately make the email available to the Journal Sentinel. The Journal Sentinel filed an open records request for the email.

Milwaukee police said it was currently unknown if the crew targeting Riverwest and Upper East Side is tied to the downtown robberies.

Authorities said they are not sharing further details on the robbery crew as they continue to seek additional suspects. Charges have not been filed, police said.

This year there have been 1,121 robberies, through July 31, according to Milwaukee police data. That’s a 6% increase from last year and 7% from 2022.

Unique dining experiences have a strong grip on the Twin Cities’ culinary scene—lines form out the doors of coffee shops and eateries for Dahlia’s rotating pastry pop-ups; food halls offer an all-in-one sampling of local flavors; the list goes on. So, it’s no surprise that Minneapolis is one of just three locations selected to host La Carte by Le Creuset, a brand-new dinner series collaboration with culinary events company Secret Supper. 

The La Carte series is headed to Minneapolis on Sept. 12, preceded by Santa Barbara, California, on Aug. 8, and the sold-out inaugural event in New York City on June 20. These immersive dining experiences are an extension of Secret Supper’s already well-established “Supper Series,” with the addition of Le Creuset’s iconic cookware and tablescapes.

Here’s how it works: Attendees purchase tickets knowing only the event date and the closest major city to the venue. Coordinates for the supper location are sent out 24 hours before the event, but the menu and bespoke details remain a secret until guests sit down at the table.  

The company typically works with renowned local chefs in each area to curate a regionally inspired menu with sustainable ingredients. At the last Minneapolis supper in January, Chef Yia Vang (of Union Hmong Kitchen and Vinai) curated three courses of Hmong cuisine alongside Basil Hayden cocktails and wine pairings at The Neu Neu in the North Loop. For dessert, the menu featured an inventive twist on the classic Minnesotan bake sale platter, with Miso scotcharoos, Szechuan coffee brownies, and Thai tea custard bars. 

Photo by Kelly Russo Photography

Photo by Kelly Russo Photography

This tradition continues in the La Carte series, and while the upcoming Minneapolis chef will remain under wraps, a few prominent names come to mind: Will dinner guests be greeted with Korean American fusion from Chef Ann Kim? Or perhaps they will enjoy Southeast Asian dishes by Chef Christina Nguyen, who won the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest. 

The series kicked off with a bang at the New York City event in June. Guests were welcomed to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Boathouse with live music, drinks, and waterfront views before sitting down for a family-style dinner by private chef and cookbook author Gaby Dalkin. The fresh summer menu featured dishes like Stone Fruit Peach and Nectarine Panzanella, Charred Corn Summer Alpine Flatbread, and Grilled Tomahawk Steak. 

Photo by Hitched Willie

Photo by Hitched Willie

Tickets for the Minneapolis supper will go on sale Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. and are anticipated to go quickly—New York City sold out in less than five minutes.