Tarik Skubal is still in Triple Crown territory and the Tigers are back in the win column after the lefty dominated the Rangers in a 2-1 victory Sunday at Globe Life Field.

Prior to sweeping the Tigers, the Pirates were swept by the Chicago White Sox coming out of the All-Star break. Losers in nine out of their last 10 games, Detroit has to figure ou

After six shutout innings, Skubal took a 1-0 lead into the seventh. A one-out double by Adolis Garcia and a single by Kyle Higashioka put the tying run at third. Skubal then won an eight-pitch battle to strike out Jonah Heim.

The Detroit Tigers just endured their longest losing streak of the season, and it comes with the trade deadline right around the corner.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — It was naturally a superb start by Tarik Skubal that resulted in a 2-1 Detroit Tigers win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night that ended a season-worst six-game losing streak for the team with the best record in the major leagues. However, Skubal didn’t get credit for the victory.

The Tigers’ season-long losing streak hit six games Saturday night, beaten for the second straight night by the Texas Rangers, 4-1.

The Tigers led the AL Central by seven games on Sept. 6, 2009, and proceeded to finish the year 11-15 while the Twins won 18 of 26. That forced a Game 163, where the Tigers appropriately blew a 10th-inning lead to ultimately lose in 12.

The Guardians have responded to their 10-game losing streak with a 10-2 stretch that has them, again, in the middle of the playoff race.

Over the 11-year span the Aggies have defeated Talladega 23 times. On Friday night the seventh ranked Tigers look to end that streak as they host the ninth ranked Aggies at 7 p.m at Mary Dumas ...