Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves and middle relievers on the rise in the latest closer report.

The once-comfortable American League Central cushion controlled by the Detroit Tigers shrunk to six games after a 9-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Kyle Finnegan went from one of the worst teams in baseball to one of the best after being traded to the Tigers.

The haze hanging over Comerica Park, the product of wildfires in western Canada, put a slight shroud over the downtown ...

Finnegan, 33, looks refreshed in Detroit. Much as the Tigers welcomed another high-leverage arm in their bullpen, he welcomed ...

Speaking of strange deadlines, the Braves are 15.5 games back in the division and 14 games back of a wild-card spot. It has ...

Finnegan picked up the save in Monday's 6-3 win against Minnesota, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out two over a scoreless inning. Finnegan worked around a one-out single by Royce Lewis ...

The Tigers went all-in on pitching help at the trade deadline and acquired two starters — Chris Paddack and Charlie Morton — and four relievers — Rafael Montero, Kyle Finnegan, Codi Heuer, and Paul ...

There are some reasons to think the Tigers new reliever will be more effective than he was with the Nationals.

Tarik Skubal struck out 10 in seven innings and Detroit's offense backed him with four homers as the Tigers topped host ...

All-Star starter Tarik Skubal won his first game since June and Javier Baez homered, doubled and knocked in four runs as the ...

Finnegan earned a perfect four-out save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Phillies. He recorded one strikeout. Finnegan was summoned to relieve presumed closer Will Vest with a runner on and two outs in ...