Overview
- The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday at Tropicana Field, outscoring Tampa Bay 25-11 across the series.
- Catcher Dillon Dingler drove the offense with three homers and nine RBIs for the series, and the team hit nine home runs over the three games.
- Young starters steadied the rotation, with Troy Melton pitching a career-best eight innings and Jack Flaherty delivering five-plus scoreless frames for his first win.
- Jackson Jobe threw a bullpen at Tropicana Field after completing double-digit bullpens and is ramping to live hitting sessions with the club projecting availability in August.
- Justin Verlander completed a 64-pitch Triple-A rehab start with five scoreless innings and mid-90s velocity, and the short-term momentum still leaves Detroit well back in the standings with the Aug. 3 trade deadline looming.