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Jack Flaherty was dealt at the trade deadline last year. He is more mentally prepared for that possibility this time around. Flaherty, who is scheduled to start for the Tigers against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series, is one of the hottest names on the trade market after emerging as the No. 2 starter in Detroit's rotation behind ace Tarik Skubal. "Just the experience (from last year), going through it one time, hearing your name getting thrown around in a bunch of scenarios," Flaherty said. "I'm just in a better place mentally than I was last year. I've done a better job of taking it one day at a time and keeping my focus on trying to win games." The St. Louis Cardinals traded the right-hander to the Baltimore Orioles at last season's deadline. Flaherty signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in December as a free agent. Flaherty (7-5, 2.95 ERA) has required two injections due to back tightness over the past two months, but he has been stellar in his three starts in July. He has allowed just four runs (three earned) and eight hits in 17 2/3 innings. Two of those games have been against the Guardians. On Wednesday, Flaherty held them to one unearned run on three hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out six. Flaherty is 1-2 with a 2.38 ERA in six career starts against Cleveland. Also of immediate interest is who will be behind the plate on Monday, as the Tigers traded catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers for a pair of minor-leaguers on Sunday. Reports have indicated that Detroit will summon catcher Dillon Dingler from Triple-A Toledo to make his major league debut. Dingler, rated by MLB Pipeline as the Tigers' No. 11 prospect, has hit .308 with 17 home runs in 71 games at Toledo this season. He was a second-round draft pick by the Tigers in 2020. The Guardians' Tanner Bibee (8-4, 3.50) will start for the fifth time this month, with three of those outings set to come against Detroit. Bibee gave up four runs and five hits in seven innings on July 10 in taking a loss against the Tigers, then held Detroit to one run and two hits in five innings for a no-decision on Wednesday. In between those starts, he blanked the San Diego Padres for 5 2/3 innings to get a win. On Wednesday, Bibee left the game early due to cramping. "I seem to cramp up every single start, which stinks," Bibee said. "With our bullpen, it feels like they do their job every time they come into the game, and that's the beauty of that." Bibee threw a warmup pitch prior to the sixth inning and wanted to continue, but manager Stephen Vogt nixed that idea. "He fought me pretty good out there," Vogt said, "but I had to make a decision, and letting him go further could have been a danger to him." Bibee is 0-3 with a 5.84 ERA in five career starts against Detroit. The Guardians defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Sunday behind a three-run homer from Jhonkensy Noel. Cleveland took two of three games over the weekend against the National League leaders, with Emmanuel Clase recording his 32nd and 33rd saves of the season. Cleveland's bullpen held the Phillies scoreless over the last 5 2/3 innings on Sunday. "That's the beauty of this bullpen," Vogt said. "They've done whatever we've asked of them. We needed to go to the pen early (Sunday), and they came through." The Tigers dropped two of three games against the visiting Minnesota Twins over the weekend. They were limited to one hit, a single by Matt Vierling in the fourth inning, in getting blanked 5-0 on Sunday. --Field Level Media.

The Texas Rangers acquired Carson Kelly from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for fellow catcher Liam Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens on Sunday. Kelly was active for Detroit on Sunday, entering a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. He struck out in his lone at-bat.

The Detroit Zoo animals have had their own artist in residence recently. Nick Bair has been chalking animals for public view. The Canton Township-based autistic artist learned about the opportunity from friends and was excited to take on the special artistic occasion. “My friends at LLEC knew about the chalk...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired catcher Carson Kelly from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for two minor leaguers on Sunday night. Kelly, who will likely back up Gold Glove winner Jonah Heim, batted .240 with seven homers and 29 RBIs in 60 games for the Tigers this season. For his career, he has a .224 average with 52 home runs and 199 RBIs over parts of nine seasons with St. Louis, Arizona and Detroit.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have been asking the publisher of the Dearborn-based Arab American News if Harris can regain the support of the nation’s largest Muslim population located in metro Detroit.

A surprising brewery now files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, though the company reports that it is not facing financial distress. The popular craft brewery Griffin Claw Brewing Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 26. Griffin Claw Brewing said that it is not facing any financial distress,...

Gun reform advocate and former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords stopped in Rochester Hills on Sunday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' fledgling presidential campaign in Michigan. Giffords has become a leading advocate for gun control laws since she survived a mass shooting in January 2011 during a meeting...

DETROIT (AP) — Bailey Ober allowed one hit in eight scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 5-0 on Sunday to win the weekend and season series against the Tigers. Ober (10-5) finished with a career-best 11 strikeouts, his third time this season reaching double digits. Not bad...

Bailey Ober held Detroit to one hit over eight innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Tigers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon. Ober (10-5) walked two and struck out 11 in his seventh consecutive quality start. Caleb Thielbar pitched around a walk in the ninth to complete the shutout. Willi...

The Detroit Pistons' coaching staff is still getting new additions. The Pistons are adding Vitaly Potapenko as an assistant coach, according to a report on Sunday by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. New head coach J.B. Bickerstaff already has Luke Walton as his lead assistant, along with Sidney Lowe, Jarrett Jack, Fred...

DETROIT - The Twins might have gone 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position over the first eight innings Sunday, but they found a way to make it not matter. Thanks to Bailey Ober, with a little help from Caleb Thielbar, the Tigers went 0-for-0 in those situations. Oh, and 1-for-27 for the entire game.

DETROIT - It's not a comfortable time for players or for managers. With the trade deadline rapidly approaching (6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday), everybody is doing their best to keep a sense of normalcy at a time when very little is normal. The Tigers are listing Jack Flaherty as their...

Rochester Hills — Gun reform advocate and former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords stopped in Rochester Hills on Sunday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' fledgling presidential campaign in Michigan. Giffords has become a leading advocate for gun control laws since she survived a mass shooting in January...

Jack Flaherty was dealt at the trade deadline last year. He is more mentally prepared for that possibility this time around. Flaherty, who is scheduled to start for the Tigers against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series, is one of the hottest names on the trade market after emerging as the No. 2 starter in Detroit's rotation behind ace Tarik Skubal.