On a day right-handed starter Reese Olson (shoulder) was lost for the rest of the season and veteran Chris Paddack was acquired in a trade from the Twins, Melton, calmly and coolly blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks for seven innings Monday night and the Tigers took the opener of the three-game series 5-1 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.

The Detroit Tigers will have top prospect Troy Melton as part of the rotation moving forward after a recent roster move.

Troy Melton to debut for Tigers as A.J. Hinch delivers tough truth originally appeared on Athlon Sports. There’s no sugarcoating a big-league debut—especially when your manager is A.J. Hinch, and his version of a pep talk is reminding you that, the hitters have probably seen better.

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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

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.