Former Tiger Nick Castellanos had a solid performance, picking up two hits while scoring twice for the Phillies. Wenceel Perez was the long Tiger to register two hits, also scoring a couple of runs while driving in another thanks to a home run in the eighth inning.

The Phillies packed plenty of drama into their first game after the trade deadline. They came back Friday night for a wild 5-4 win at Citizens Bank over the Tigers in their series opener, improving to 62-47 overall.

Detroit Tigers reliever Brenan Hanifee hadn't allowed a run in nine games — spanning 10⅔ innings — before Friday, Aug. 1, against the Phillies.

A two-time All-Star and two-time World Series winner, Morton is nearing the end of his road in the big leagues. He has a chance to go out on top in Detroit.

The Tigers added a flurry of new arms to their organization. It could make for another creative approach to pitching down the stretch.

Detroit Tigers remade their pitching staff at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, but "didn’t do anything this week to up their World Series odds."