The Detroit Tigers today salvaged a series split against the Boston Red Sox with an 8-4 win in extra innings. The Tigers got a win to start the series behind a brilliant pitching performance by Jack Flaherty then lost the middle two games before pitching up the win today. The offense managed to scored 19 runs in the series. The story of this season has been the Detroit offense as they have managed to score 4.2 runs a game which is tied for 17th in baseball, part of that is first baseman Spencer Torkelson who following the game today has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo in the hopes that he can find his swing again at the plate and be of benefit to this team as they look to make a run this month to get back into the playoff race. The corresponding move for Torkelson is it appears that Justyn-Henry Malloy the Tigers seventh ranked prospect by ITD will be heading to Detroit to make his big league debut. There was much speculation today that this move was coming especially after both Torkelson and Malloy were held out of their lineups for the Tigers and Mud Hens.
Tigers Roster Moves By The Numbers
1B – Spencer Torkelson
Torkelson was drafted by the Tigers with the first overall picking the 2020 MLB Draft out of Arizona State University. In his first season in the Tigers system he hit .267 with a .552 OPS across three levels; he had 29 doubles, two triples, 30 home runs, 91 RBI, 89 runs scored, five stolen bases, and 77 walks. In 2022 he made his Tigers debut playing in 110 games hitting .203 with a .604 OPS; he had 16 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 28 RBI, and 38 runs scored. Last season he broke out hitting .233 with a .758 OPS; he had 34 doubles, one triple, 31 home runs, 94 RBI, and 88 runs scored in 159 games. This season has been a struggle in 54 games he’s hit .201 with a .597 OPS; he has 15 doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI, and 24 runs scored. Hopefully the move to Toledo helps him find himself.
OF/3B – Justyn-Henry Malloy
Malloy joined the Tigers in 2023 and started at Triple-A Toledo after being acquired from the Atlanta Braves. He would play in 136 games hitting .277 with a .892 OPS; he had 25 doubles, one triple, 23 home runs, 83 RBI, 89 runs scored, five stolen bases, and 110 walks. This season he’s played in 44 games hitting .255 with a .889 OPS; he has 15 doubles, six home runs, 27 RBI, and 23 runs scored for the Mud Hens. Now he will make his debut in Detroit.
