River Ryan was outstanding in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers hit three home runs to rout the Washington Nationals 9-2, one day after being eliminated from the American League playoff race.

Auburn may have dropped its first game of the season last Saturday, but there is nothing to worry about writes Seth Emerson of The Athletic.

Washington Nationals (74-84, fourth in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (74-84, fourth in the AL Central) Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Richard

Drew Anderson's kick change is a devastating pitch when it’s on, and a career changer that he brought with him to the Tigers from last season in Korea. He entered Tuesday with a 35.4 percent whiff rate on it,

The Tigers (74-84) and Nationals (74-84) have split the first two games of the series and will play the finale on Wednesday afternoon.

As it stands now, there are 10 starting pitchers on the Tigers' 40-man roster expected to come to camp next spring and compete for five rotation spots

Torres is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals. Torres' playing time has tapered off a bit this month as the Tigers look ahead to 2027, as this will be his eighth day off. Zach McKinstry will be at second base,

The Detroit Tigers' top prospect, outfielder Zyhir Hope, continued his strong 2026 campaign in the Double-A Erie SeaWolves' postseason run.