The Tigers had been looking for any kind of spark to help lift them out of their midseason funk. Kerry Carpenter returned from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo. Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson grew mustaches.

The Detroit Tigers are historically bad. At least, they have been over the past 13 games entering Sunday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park.

Here's everything Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday, July 25 — before and after a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park.

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.

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.

Gleyber Torres hit a three-run homer off ex-Tiger Max Scherzer and the Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 10-4, to snap a 6-game skid.

This is a guide for how to watch the upcoming Detroit Tigers series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, including TV channel, streaming info.