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.

Thanks to back-to-back wins, the Tigers have managed to keep their distance with the rest of the American League Central, sitting nine games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians heading into Tuesday. Arizona is still fourth in the National League West, seven games back of a Wild Card spot.

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.

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Troy Melton had just his second MLB start on Monday night, and he ended up leading the Tigers to a win by pitching seven scoreless innings.

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