TIGERS (89-15) SWEEP PADRES (51-53)
TIGERS 6 PADRES 2 JULY 25, 2022
The Tigers walked off the Padres in the bottom of the 10th on Jonathan Schoop's Grand Slam (22.) Akil Baddoo (6) and Kyle Dutcher (27) hit solo home runs for the Tigers. Matt Manning pitched well, but didn't figure in the decision.
TIGERS 4 PADRES 1 JULY 26, 2022
The Tigers acquired slugger Juan Soto from the Nationals early in the morning, and he made it to Detroit in time to start in right field. Soto homered, and drove in 2 in his debut, helping the Tigers to a 4-1 win. Michael Pineda (7-1) pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing just one run.
TIGERS 5 PADRES 2 JULY 27, 2022
The Tigers managed just 6 hits, but scored 5 runs, and completed the sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Padres. Austin Meadows (23) homered. Miguel Cabrera had a pair of RBI for the Tigers. Tarik Skubal (17-0) allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 7 1/3 innings, to earn the win.
NOTES
Tigers Acquire Juan Soto
The Tigers made a huge splash on Tuesday, acquiring slugger Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals. Soto was hitting .258 with 26 HR and 66 RBI. The Tigers sent OF Akil Baddoo, SP Beau Brieske, and a pair of top prospects in C Dillon Dingler, and SP Jackson Jobe. Dingler was rated the #21 prospect in the MLB, and Jobe, who is just 19, was the Tiger's top pitching prospect.
Rays Acquire Trey Mancini
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired 1B/OF Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles, in exchange for prospect Sandy Gaston.
Yankees Acquire Wilson Contreras
The New York Yankees shored up the catcher position, acquiring Wilson Contreras from the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs received SS Anthony Volpe, and OF Estevan Florial in return.
UP NEXT
The Tigers on a six game road trip, starting with three in Toronto against the A.L. East leading Blue Jays (67-36), followed by three games in Minnesota against the Twins.
Pitching Matchups for the Blue Jays series..
Game 1: Eduardo Rodriguez (15-1, 3.32) vs Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-2, 2.88)
Game 2: Casey Mize (16-0, 2.69) vs Yusei Kikuchi (10-5, 3.81)
Game 3: Matt Manning (5-4, 4.18) vs Kevin Gausman (12-4, 2.86)
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