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.

Dingler followed up with a single, then advanced to second on a groundout by Wenceel Perez. With two outs after a Baez strikeout, Matt Vierling came up and doubled, bringing Dingler home. The Tigers were up 4-0 at the end of four. The Diamondbacks went 1-2-3 again in the fifth. The Tigers did the same in the home half.

The Tigers might be coming off a sizeable 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, but it has not fully erased what has been an abysmal spell for the team for the past couple of weeks. The team lost the first three games to the Blue Jays, now the best team in baseball, getting outscored 23-7 in the process.

The 34-year-old leads MLB in RBI with 87 and is arguably the best hitter rumored to be available at the July 31 trade deadline. The Diamondbacks, who fell to 51-56 after Monday’s loss, appear to be sellers and already traded first baseman Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners last week.

Preview the July 28 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

It’s Monday, July 28 and the Diamondbacks (51-55) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (61-46). Eduardo Rodriguez is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Troy Melton for Detroit.

Suárez left the Diamondbacks' game against the Tigers in the ninth inning Monday after he was hit by a pitch in the hand.

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.