Detroit Tigers Make Historic Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers improved their Major League Baseball best record to 39-21 on the season Sunday with a 1-0 road win over the Kansas City Royals.

Josue Briceno, who hit three home runs in a game earlier this week, closed out May with a big-time grand slam on Saturday for the West Michigan Whitecaps.

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The Tigers do things a little bit differently, and now they've combined that edge with a focused determination to surpass last season.

Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene are the only pair of teammates in the American League with at least 13 home runs and 40 RBIs, making Detroit Tigers history in the process.

A member of the Detroit Tigers grounds crew had to be carted off the field after suffering an injury between innings.

DETROIT -- Two veteran left-handed pitchers and former Detroit Tigers were designated for assignment this weekend. Joe Mantiply was DFA’d by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, while the Milwaukee Brewers dropped Tyler Alexander from the roster on Sunday.

There may not be a team in as good of a position as the Detroit Tigers in all of baseball. Not only do they currently own the best record in the American League at 37-20 and have the highest winning percentage in the MLB at .649, dominating currently, they are set up incredibly well for the future, too.