The Detroit Tigers' ability to climb in the MLB power rankings will largely depend on these three players.

Jay Johnson and Co. are gearing up for a pivotal stretch of games this week, clash against Ole Miss up next on the docket.

NEW YORK (AP) — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball's first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and Dillon Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was 55.

Notably, D1 Baseball was the only major rankings organization that had the Razorbacks ranked above the Tigers coming into this week, so it makes sense that they would bump the Tigers up more than Baseball America, which had the Razorbacks ranked four spots below Auburn.

See all the player props bets with current odds for the MLB matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Cardinals on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Round 2 of Sunday Night Baseball is a good one when the St Louis Cardinals match up with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers will aim for a sweep and have a good opportunity to do it with a converted reliever still finding his footing as a starter on the mound for the Cardinals.

PHOENIX (AP) — Jose Fernandez hit two home runs, including the go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, in his MLB debut and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Tuesday night.

The Detroit Tigers first baseman had his best game of the season Sunday night, despite only one recorded at-bat.