The Detroit Tigers are brushing off their series loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates by getting into the trenches with the Kansas City Royals. Prior to the first game, the Tigers announced a decision regarding Brett Callahan.
Tonight’s game will feature Troy Melton vs Noah Cameron as the starting pitchers. The game will be broadcast at 6:10 PM Mountain Time, 8:10 PM Eastern Time.
Detroit Tigers Announce Brett Callahan Decision
Today’s lineup for the Tigers has been revealed by Underdog MLB:
“Tigers 8/21: G. Torres 2B, H. Lee 3B, K. McGonigle SS, D. Dingler C, E. Valencia DH, S. Torkelson 1B, B. Malgeri RF, M. Clark CF, J. Báez LF, T. Melton SP,” the social media account wrote.
G. Torres 2B H. Lee 3B K. McGonigle SS D. Dingler C E. Valencia DH S. Torkelson 1B B. Malgeri RF M. Clark CF J. Báez LF
T. Melton SP
One of the most notable changes here involves Callahan.
For the last game against the Pirates, Callahan was in LF. Tonight’s lineup shows Javier Baez in Callahan’s place instead.
Callahan is a 24-year-old rookie outfielder.
Looking at Brett Callahan
Callahan is a rookie and has limited MLB experience.
To date, he has only played in four games for the Tigers. In those games, he has recorded four hits, one triple, one home run, and four RBIs. Additionally, he has a batting average of .364.
Prior to his call-up, he played 36 games of Triple-A baseball.
In those games, Callahan recorded six doubles, one home run, 17 RBIs, and nine stolen bases, along with a .271 batting average.
Tigers vs Kansas City Royals & Playoff Chances
As of right now, the Tigers’ playoff chances aren’t great.
They currently have a 14.5 percent chance of making the postseason. This isn’t the worst thing in the world; however, the Tigers still need to sort out a lot of things before they can be talking about the playoffs.
Their bullpen’s ability to hold a one- or two-run lead has been downright awful. That needs to change.
Either internally or externally, they will need to do things differently. Whether that is calling up a pitcher from one of their affiliates or deploying their bullpen differently, something has got to give.
After trading away Tarik Skubal, the goal shouldn’t be the playoffs. The goal should be playing respectable baseball.
We wait and see if that starts tonight.
Detroit Tigers Announce Surprise Brett Callahan Decision Before Royals Series