El novato Troy Melton lanzó siete entradas sin permitir carreras en su segunda apertura en su carrera, y los Tigres de Detroit vencieron 5-1 a los Diamondbacks de Arizona

Troy Melton struck out five Diamondbacks over seven scoreless innings in his second Major League start, supported by home runs from Andy Ibáñez and Dillon Dingler, as Detroit picked up its second straight win with a 5-1 victory at Comerica Park.

The Detroit Tigers officially added Troy Melton to the five-man rotation when they optioned fellow right-hander Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo.

Melton, 24, was the team’s fourth-round pick out of San Diego State in 2022 and he’s had a meteoric rise through the system.

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After being a driving force for the Tigers’ victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night, Melton’s home debut was about as much as he could’ve asked for and an encouraging outing for one of Detroit’s young arms.

Troy Melton listened intently to Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter’s instructions. With Melton’s pitch count approaching 90 with two outs in the fifth inning, he was likely on his last batter in his Major League debut.