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.

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.

The Detroit Tigers claimed right-handed pitcher Ryan Cusick off waivers from the Athletics on Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo. Cusick, 25, had been designated for assignment by the A’s earlier this week.

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

The Days of Roar podcast breaks down the competitiveness of the American League Central — and which team the Detroit Tigers should keep an eye on.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been turning heads with his dominant performances, and now he has earned high praise from one of the game's greats.

Detroit Tigers veteran Alex Cobb, suffering from a hip injury, tossed two scoreless innings on 24 pitches in the first start of his rehab assignment.

After Kansas City's Michael Wacha and Detroit's Tarik Skubal were locked in a classic pitchers' duel for seven innings, the host Royals managed to break through via Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the eighth for a 1-0 win on Saturday.