Suarez, Diamondbacks and Eugenio Suárez
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The Tigers might be coming off a sizeable 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, but it has not fully erased what has been an abysmal spell for the team for the past couple of weeks. The team lost the first three games to the Blue Jays, now the best team in baseball, getting outscored 23-7 in the process.
Rookie Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings in his second career start, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Monday night. Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez, who has 36 homers this season and is a candidate to be traded to a contender,
The 34-year-old leads MLB in RBI with 87 and is arguably the best hitter rumored to be available at the July 31 trade deadline. The Diamondbacks, who fell to 51-56 after Monday’s loss, appear to be sellers and already traded first baseman Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners last week.
It’s Monday, July 28 and the Diamondbacks (51-55) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (61-46). Eduardo Rodriguez is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Troy Melton for Detroit.
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Suárez left the Diamondbacks' game against the Tigers in the ninth inning Monday after he was hit by a pitch in the hand.
Their 6-0 loss to right-hander Paul Skenes on Sunday, July 27, meant the Diamondbacks left town having dropped two of three to a subpar Pittsburgh Pirates team. It also meant they lost a second consecutive game started by a pitcher who could be traded in the coming days.