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.

Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0.

The Detroit Tigers would not be at the top of the American League Central without their Cy Young pitcher, Tarik Skubal.

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

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.

Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estévez tied a franchise mark with his 16th save of the season. Estévez worked a scoreless ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. He navigated the top of the Tigers lineup in securing a 1-0 victory.

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

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.