Tigers News: Detroit re-signs promising young reliever, weird history made vs Twins

The Tigers have mostly shaken off the ugly slump that started before the All-Star Game and plagued them for nine contests afterwards, but they're hitting some speed bumps again after sweeping the Diamondbacks. They've lost back-to-back series against the Phillies and Twins.

Detroit made weird history during their second game against Minnesota on Tuesday, thanks in large part to two new trade deadline acquisitions. But on the bright side, they recovered some pitching depth that they probably shouldn't have parted with in the first place.

Tigers re-sign Tyler Owens after he was pushed off the roster for Rafael Montero

The Tigers DFA'd rookie Tyler Owens when they added Rafael Montero to the roster at the trade deadline. It was a surprising and (kind of) brutal move, as Owens was one of the three pitchers Detroit saved from last year's Rule 5 draft and was in the middle of recovering from a hip injury when they gave him the boot.

Owens, who came over from the Rangers in last year's Carson Kelly trade, cleared waivers and was released on Monday. However, the Tigers were quick to re-sign him to a minor league deal to get him back into the organization.

It's a win for the Tigers, who clearly see potential in Owens. He made his MLB debut on May 1 against the Rangers and pitched three total innings between options back to Triple-A, giving up one run to the Nationals on July 2. If Montero doesn't work out (and it already doesn't seem like he will), Owens is likely to get another shot in Detroit.

Tigers end up on the wrong side of weird Rick Porcello record during loss to Twins

The Tigers' 6-3 loss to the Twins on Tuesday was embarrassing for a few reasons, but chief among them were the pitching struggles. Chris Paddack gave up four runs in four innings to his former crew, and then Rafael Montero gave up two runs in his Tigers debut. Neither of them struck out a single batter through five innings.

Detroit had to wait until the seventh inning to put their first K on the board, when Troy Melton struck out Ryan Jeffers with one out in the seventh.

It was the longest the Tigers have had to wait on a strikeout since Rick Porcello threw a complete game shutout with zero strikeouts on July 1, 2014.

Of course, the Tigers actually managed to win that game behind Porcello, but their offense could only put three runs across the plate in Tuesday's loss.

Chalk it up to a weird month. Hopefully the Tigers can get back on track against the visiting Angels this weekend.