Jack Flaherty and Kenta Maeda combined to allow four runs in five innings in the Detroit Tigers' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Maeda fanned five in 3.2 innings, becoming the first Tigers starter this spring to work into the fourth inning.

It’s probably the biggest question left for the Detroit Tigers ahead of Opening Day. Who will be the No. 5 starter? On paper, it’s actually a four-man race for the final two spots. But it feels like Jackson Jobe is closer to a lock than a demotion,

Keider Montero needs to keep developing, but he could become more important than Kenta Maeda and Casey Mize to the Detroit Tigers in the 2025 season.

The Detroit Tigers, fresh off a wildly unexpected 86 ... high on anyone’s radar heading into Tigers camp was veteran Kenta Maeda, who posted a 7.32 ERA in 16 starts to open 2024.

The Detroit Tigers have another injury at a position where they can least afford it. This one, however, appears to be minor. Tigers outfielder Wenceel Perez was listed with lower back tightness on the team’s twice-weekly medical report,

There's an edge to Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize as the competition intensifies for the final spot in the Opening Day starting rotation.

The Tigers signed veteran right-hander José Urquidy to a major league contract on Saturday, though his arrival won’t impact the ongoing spring roster battle. Urquidy, 29, underwent Tommy John surgery last June and isn’t expected to pitch until later this summer.