The sting of missing the playoffs didn't just linger in Detroit. It sharpened the edge inside the Lions' draft room.

General manager Brad Holmes acknowledged Saturday that this year's preparation carried a little bit more fire, fueled by the frustration of falling short and a heightened sense of urgency that defined every decision.

Holmes described an offseason where reminders of that disappointment were everywhere — he even wrote it on his office wall — as he and his staff approached the draft with renewed intensity.

"I take every draft serious," Holmes said. "But when you miss the playoffs, that might be the kick in the rear that you need.

"The urgency needed to be pushed up on everything."

When asked what was the most important thing the Lions accomplished during the draft, Holmes responded, "just finding gritty football players. I'm not saying that we forgot about our identity, but just making sure that that was at the top of mind."

Holmes said the Lions were surprised by the players they were able to select.

"It actually even exceeded my expectations in terms of the players that we were able to get and just maximize the resource that we had on day three," Holmes said. "So really, just couldn't be more thrilled with all three days."

Holmes fills a need he heard plenty about

After taking an offensive lineman in the first round in Clemson tackle Blake Miller, Holmes finally got his edge rusher — and had some fun with reporters who frequently brought up his team's need at that position.

"You going to get off my (butt) now?" Holmes joked after he took Michigan's Derrick Moore in the second round. "Probably not."

It was a lighthearted response to a very real critique that had followed him for years.

Holmes has taken his share of heat for a pass rush that leaned heavily on Aidan Hutchinson, while the opposite edge spot cycled through aging, injury-prone or stopgap options.

Rolder chooses the right sport

Detroit's fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.

He committed to play baseball at Illinois but ultimately ended up as a linebacker at Michigan, where he led the team in tackles in 2025.

"It was a big-time blessing and very glad and grateful that it happened because I like baseball but I love football," Rolder said. "So I'm just glad everything worked out."

Rolder was sitting on a golf cart at a charity outing in Fort Myers, Florida, helping his stepdad — former Illinois and Miami Dolphins lineman Scott Kehoe — when he received the draft news from Holmes.

Roller skating champ heads to the NFL

Keith Abney II was selected in the fifth round from Arizona State with an unusual line on the resume for a football player — roller skating champion.

The first-team All-Big 12 cornerback was a four-time national champion in speedskating and set the national record in the 300-meter sprint for 13-year-olds.

Abney gave up the sport in the ninth grade but credits roller skating for his endurance and lower-body strength.

He said the Lions have been one of his favorite teams but he wasn't sure whether they were interested him because their contact was only through Zoom calls.

"I was like, 'Dang, the Lions don't like me,'" said Abney, who was projected as a day-two pick but was still available Saturday. "They were just playing their cards sneaky."

Other late-round picks

Detroit took Kentucky wide receiver Kendrick Law in the fifth round. In the sixth, the Lions added Texas Tech defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard. Holmes' final pick was Tennessee edge rusher Tyre West in the seventh round.

No rookie camp

Holmes confirmed that the Lions have canceled their annual rookie minicamp, a departure from the post-draft schedule followed by most NFL teams.

The decision comes as part of an adjustment to the team's offseason calendar.

By canceling the camp, the Lions will instead fold those players directly into their broader offseason program, which includes organized team activities and full-squad sessions. Detroit will still evaluate and integrate its rookie class, just without the additional minicamp that has typically taken place shortly after the draft.

The Detroit Tigers were defeated by the Reds 9-2 on Saturday night after Sal Stewart hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs for Cincinnati.

Nathaniel Lowe, Elly De La Cruz and TJ Friedl also homered for Cincinnati, which is nine games over .500 for the first time since Aug. 2, 2003. At 18-9, the Reds are off to their best start since going 18-8 in 2003.

Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle led off the game with a solo home run, his second of the season. He has reached base in 23 straight starts, the longest streak for a Tigers rookie since Austin Jackson reached in 25 straight from April 11 to May 9, 2010.

Reds right-hander Brady Singer (2-1) allowed eight hits and two solo home runs through 5 1/3 innings.

Stewart's ninth home run of the season followed a pair of walks issued by Jack Flaherty to put Cincinnati ahead 3-1.

Four pitches later, Lowe, who hit the two-run, walk-off homer in the Reds' 9-8 win on Friday, hit his second homer in as many at-bats to make the score 4-1.

De La Cruz increased the lead to 6-1 with a two-run blast, his ninth, in the second inning.

Stewart and De La Cruz are the second pair of Reds teammates since 1900 to each hit at least nine homers before May in the same season, joining Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn in 2003.

Flaherty (0-2) allowed six earned runs and three home runs, both season highs.

Spencer Torkelson's solo homer in the fourth made the score 6-2. It was his fourth homer of the season.

Stewart's bases-loaded single off Connor Seabold drove in two runs to extend the Reds' lead to 8-2 in the sixth.

Friedl's first homer of the season came in the eighth inning off Drew Anderson.

Up next

Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.10 ERA) will face Tigers RHP Keider Montero (1-2, 3.68) in Sunday's series finale.

The Detroit Lions looked to bolster their roster through the 2026 NFL draft after a 9-8 finish last season left them just short of the playoffs.

The organization had several picks on the third day of the draft, which included rounds 4-7. The Lions drafted an offensive tackle from Clemson with the 17th overall pick on Thursday and an edge that's familiar to many Michiganders in the second round on Friday.

Here's what to know about Detroit's picks in the 2026 draft.

First round, No. 17 overall: OT Blake Miller, Clemson

Detroit used their first-round pick to add to the offensive line, selecting tackle Blake Miller. The Ohio native and former Clemson Tiger stands at 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 317 pounds.

Miller earned first-team All-ACC in 2024 and 2025, starting all games at Clemson. He was named to the third-team All-ACC in 2023.

"When you think about Blake Miller, you sleep easy," Lions general manager Brad Holmes said after the team drafted him.

Miller has a chance to start right away for Detroit. The organization released veteran offensive linemen Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow last month.

Second round, No. 44 overall: EDGE Derrick Moore, Michigan

Derrick Moore, the Lions' second-round pick in the 2026 draft, is well-known to many Ann Arbor, Michigan, residents. 

The former University of Michigan Wolverines edge recorded a career-high 10 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, three pass deflections  and forced two fumbles last season before earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. 

Moore was a two-year starter at Michigan and is expected to compete with DJ Wonnum for playing time, according to the team.

Fourth round, No. 118 overall: LB Jimmy Rolder, Michigan

The Lions started the third day of the 2026 draft by taking linebacker Jimmy Rolder.

According to the organization, the former Wolverines standout earned a starting role last season and led Michigan in tackles (73).

Rolder also broke up three passes and secured an interception and a fumble recovery during the 2025 season, the university's website said.

Fifth round, No. 157 overall: CB Keith Abney II, Arizona State

Cornerback Keith Abney II was drafted by the Lions in the fifth round on Saturday. 

Last season, Abney allowed zero touchdowns on 72 targets thrown his way and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors with the Arizona State Sun Devils. He recorded 98 tackles in his collegiate career, according to the Lions.

The organization says Abney is the first cornerback to be taken by Detroit in the fifth round since 2019.

Fifth round, No. 168 overall: WR Kendrick Law, Kentucky

Detroit traded picks No. 181 and 213 of this year's draft to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the 168th overall pick on Saturday.

Following the move, the Lions selected wide receiver Kendrick Law, who played for Kentucky last season. During that time, according to the Lions, he ranked 10th among FBS receivers in yards after catch per reception (9.5).

Law, who played with Alabama for three seasons before transferring to Kentucky, had 86 catches for 883 yards and four touchdowns in his NCAA career. He also had 710 yards off of 31 kickoff returns, the Lions said.

Sixth round, No. 205 overall: DT Skyler Gill-Howard, Texas Tech

The Lions drafted defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard with pick No. 205.

Gill-Howard had 88 tackles in his collegiate career, including 6.5 sacks, according to Detroit. He spent last season with the Texas Tech Red Raiders after three seasons with the Northern Illinois Huskies.

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native told CBS Sports that he models his game after former Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and can "beat any O-lineman with leverage."

Seventh round, No. 222 overall: EDGE Tyre West, Tennessee

Tyre West, who produced at least five tackles for a loss in three of his four NCAA seasons, was selected by the Lions in the seventh round.

West tallied 65 tackles and 10 sacks while playing for the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Detroit Pistons on Saturday were beaten 113-105 by the Magic, who blew a 17-point fourth-quarter cushion before rallying to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points for Orlando.

Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists. Franz Wagner scored 17 points for Orlando, which got 15 from Jalen Suggs and a 14-point, 17-rebound game from Wendell Carter Jr.

Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which trailed 96-79 with 8:34 left — then outscored the Magic 26-8 over the next six minutes to grab the lead. But the Pistons, who got 23 points from Tobias Harris, couldn't hold on.

Game 4 is Monday night in Orlando.

"We're looking forward to Monday, man," Banchero said.

It's the 13th time since 1984, when the NBA went to the 16-team format, that a No. 8 seed has taken a 2-1 lead in a first-round series over a No. 1 seed.

Of the previous 12, five finished off the upset. Those teams: Miami in 2023, Philadelphia in 2012, Memphis in 2011, Golden State in 2007 and New York in 1999. And that doesn't include Denver's upset of Seattle in 1994, the first 8-over-1 series win in NBA history.

The Magic — who had to win an elimination game at home just over a week ago to escape the play-in tournament — are trying to be the next name on that list.

"Our defense, our composure, our communication ... so important," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.

They seemed well on their way, until the Pistons roared back behind Cunningham and Harris. Cunningham made a free throw with 2:52 left to give Detroit its first lead of the second half, but the Magic outscored the Pistons 9-0 the rest of the way.

"One game at a time," Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "That's what playoff series are. If we win on Monday, we take home-court advantage back. Today's game, we'll learn from it, but it's over with."

As would be expected by this point in a playoff series between two physical teams, there was a good amount of extracurricular activities — with Detroit's Isaiah Stewart involved in more than a few of them.

Orlando's lead at halftime was 61-54, the last two of those points coming after Stewart fouled Carter with one-tenth of a second left.

That capped a half in which Stewart and Orlando's Goga Bitadze were called for double fouls late in the first quarter, then called for double technicals while continuing to push and shove two seconds after play resumed. Stewart was also whistled for a Flagrant 1 against Suggs in the second quarter, and Defensive Player of the Year finalist Ausar Thompson was called for a flagrant in the third against Anthony Black.

"We have to trust ourselves and trust our team that we can guard without fouling," Thompson said.

The Detroit Lions selected Michigan edge Derrick Moore on Friday with the 12th pick in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 260 pounds, the Baltimore native is a three-time All-Big Ten selection and was named Michigan's Defensive Player of the Year and Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player as a team captain.  

During Moore's senior season in 2025, he recorded a career-high 10 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, three pass deflections and two forced fumbles en route to first-team All-Big Ten honors. 

Moore appeared in 53 games on the defensive line at Michigan, with 23 starts, and racked up 95 total tackles (62 solo), 24.5 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, eight pass deflections, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. 

On Thursday night, the Lions drafted Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller with the 17th overall pick in the first round. 

The Lions finished the 2025 season with a 9-8 record, finishing last in the NFC North and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2022. 

Detroit is scheduled to have seven other picks in rounds 4-7.  

The Detroit Lions selected Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller on Thursday as the 17th pick overall in the 2026 NFL draft.

Standing at 6 feet 6 inches tall, the Ohio native earned first-team All-ACC in 2024 and 2025, starting all games. He was named to the third-team All-ACC in 2023.

The Lions posted on social media with the caption, "LET'S GET IT, BLAKE."

The Detroit Lions finished their 2025 season with a 9-8 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2022. The team has made major roster changes this offseason, including trading running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans.

Other notable departures include Alex Anzalone, Emik Robertson, and Kalif Raymond, who signed with the Buccaneers, Commanders, and Bears, respectively. The Lions also hired former Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing as the new offensive coordinator after firing John Morton.

The Lions has eight other picks set in Rounds 2 and 4-7.

Lions 2026 NFL Draft picks 

• Round 1, Pick 17
• Round 2, Pick 18 (No. 50 overall)
• Round 4, Pick 18 (No. 111 overall)
• Round 4, Pick 28 (No. 128 overall), acquired from the Texans
• Round 5, Pick 17 (No. 157 overall)
• Round 5, Pick 41 (No. 181 overall), compensatory selection
• Round 6, Pick 24 (No. 205 overall), acquired from the Jaguars
• Round 6, Pick 32 (No. 213 overall), acquired from the Seahawks through the Jaguars
• Round 7, Pick 6 (No. 222 overall), acquired from the Browns

Fresh off a disappointing 9-8 season that saw them finish last in the NFC North, the Detroit Lions are now set for the 2026 NFL Draft.  

The Lions have nine picks across the seven-round draft, including the 17th overall pick in the first round. Unlike the prior two years, Detroit's first-round pick will be midway on the opening night on Thursday.   

The 2026 draft is Detroit's seventh under executive vice president and general manager Brad Holmes. 

The three-day event takes place in Pittsburgh, April 23-25. Thursday's first round kicks off at 8 p.m., with the second and third rounds set for 7 p.m. Friday. The final four rounds start at noon on Saturday.   

Here's a look at where the Lions will make their picks this week. 

Lions 2026 NFL Draft picks 

• Round 1, Pick 17: Blake Miller, offensive tackle, Clemson
• Round 2, Pick 18 (No. 50 overall)
• Round 4, Pick 18 (No. 111 overall)
• Round 4, Pick 28 (No. 128 overall), acquired from the Texans
• Round 5, Pick 17 (No. 157 overall)
• Round 5, Pick 41 (No. 181 overall), compensatory selection
• Round 6, Pick 24 (No. 205 overall), acquired from the Jaguars
• Round 6, Pick 32 (No. 213 overall), acquired from the Seahawks through the Jaguars
• Round 7, Pick 6 (No. 222 overall), acquired from the Browns

Lions first-round draft picks under Brad Holmes

• 2021: Penei Sewell (No. 7 overall), tackle, Oregon
• 2022: Aidan Hutchinson (No. 2 overall), defensive end, Michigan 
• 2022: Jameson Williams (No. 12 overall), wide receiver, Alabama 
• 2023: Jahmyr Gibbs (No. 12 overall), running back, Alabama 
• 2023: Jack Campbell (No. 18 overall), linebacker, Iowa 
• 2024: Terrion Arnold (No. 24 overall), cornerback, Alabama
• 2025: Tyleik Williams (No. 28 overall), defensive lineman, Ohio State

The 2026 NFL Draft, one of the league's hallmark events, got underway Thursday evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It marks the unofficial start of the new season, when all 32 teams, buoyed by their hopeful fans, come in with a fresh slate and an opportunity to tackle their rosters' biggest weaknesses. 

When is the NFL Draft start time? 

The NFL Draft and its festivities began at approximately 8 p.m. EDT Thursday.

Pittsburgh native KELS sang the national anthem, and the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir, featuring The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who announces all 32 selections of Round 1, made introductory comments before the draft itself kicked off. The NFL has said that selections for Rounds 2 and 3 will be announced by current and former stars. 

The Las Vegas Raiders were first on the board with the No. 1 overall pick. Once on the clock, teams will each have eight minutes to make their selections in the first round — down from previous years, when they had 10 minutes.

In Round 2, teams will have seven minutes to choose their players, and during Rounds 3-6, they will be allotted five minutes.

In Round 7, teams have only four minutes to make their selections.

In total, 257 players will be selected over the seven rounds. The player chosen last is given the moniker "Mr. Irrelevant."

What's the schedule for each round of the 2026 NFL Draft?

The NFL Draft is held over three days, from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.

Round 1 will take place Thursday evening, with coverage getting underway at 8 p.m. EDT.

Rounds 2 and 3 will be held Friday, with selections beginning at 7 p.m. EDT.

Rounds 4 through 7 will take place Saturday, with picks starting at 12 p.m. EDT.

How can you watch the 2026 NFL Draft on cable?

All three days of the NFL Draft will be available to watch on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the NFL Network.

Where can you stream the 2026 NFL Draft?

The NFL Draft can be watched on several streaming platforms, including the ABC App, the ESPN app, NFL   and Hulu Live TV. It will also be available on live TV streaming apps, including YouTube TV and Fubo TV. 

Where is the 2026 NFL Draft taking place?

For the first time since 1948, the NFL Draft is being held in Pittsburgh, hometown of the Steelers, one of the league's most iconic and winningest franchises.

The draft will take place at Acrisure Stadium, while the NFL's interactive fan festival will take place just across the Allegheny River at Point State Park. 

The NFL is expecting hundreds of thousands of fans to attend over the course of the draft. The league estimated that 600,000 people attended the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay over its three days. 

Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

He blasted the solo shot to left-center off reliever Abner Uribe (1-1). It was the second straight game that Torkelson homered.

Detroit tied the game at 4 in the eighth inning off Jahmai Jones' second home run of the year.

Reliever Brant Hurter (2-0) shut down Milwaukee in the ninth to set up the Tigers' win.

The Brewers rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh. Blake Perkins tied the game with a double off of Tarik Skubal that scored Gary Sanchez and Luis Matos. David Hamilton then put the Brewers up 4-3 when his single off reliever Tyler Holton brought home Perkins.

Skubal had been dominant early in the game, retiring the first 11 batters and throwing strikes on 24 of his first 26 pitches. He finished allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out five.

Greene gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the first with his homer into left-center that scored Kevin McGonigle from third.

William Contreras doubled in the fourth inning and scored when Gary Sanchez drove him in on a double to right.

The Tigers went up 3-1 in the seventh when Dillon Dingler's grounder drove in Colt Keith.

The win pushed the Tigers to an MLB-best 10-2 at home.

Milwaukee: RHP Brandon Woodruff (2-0, 3.42 ERA) is set to face Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (3-1, 3.27) in the opener of a three-game home series on Friday.

Detroit: LHP Framber Valdez (2-1, 3.30) is set to face Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (0-2, 5.84) to begin a three-game series in Cincinnati on Friday.

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Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history.

The Pistons had lost 11 straight home postseason games, a drought that started in 2008.

Game 3 is Saturday in Orlando.

Detroit dominated the third quarter, turning a tie game into a rout by outscoring the Magic 38-16 in the period with six players scoring at least five points.

After Cunningham scored a career playoff-high 39 points in Game 1 and didn't get much help, the All-Star guard had plenty of support, with five teammates scoring in double figures.

Jalen Suggs scored 19 points and Paolo Banchero had 18 for the Magic. They combined to miss 14 of 25 shots as the team shot 33% and was held to a season low in points.

Detroit's Tobias Harris scored 16 points, Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson had 11 each, and Duncan Robertson and Isaiah Stewart each scored 10. Robinson made three much-needed 3-pointers for a team that struggles with outside shooting.

Orlando's Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane had 12 points apiece and Wendell Carter Jr. was limited to three points on 1-of-6 shooting after he scored 17 in the opener.

The Magic did not trail in the opener as their starters scored at least 16 points apiece and the Pistons had just two players in double figures.

Detroit took its first lead of the series on the opening possession of Game 2 and jumped to a 14-7 lead with a desperately needed strong start after coming out sluggish in Game 1.

The Pistons led by four points after the opening quarter and the game was tied at 46 entering the third period, when Detroit looked like the defensive-minded team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Both teams will have two days to make adjustments for Game 3.

Detroit hasn't advanced beyond the first playoff round in 18 years and Orlando hasn't reached the second round in 16 years.

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Casey Mize struck out seven and allowed one run in six innings, Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the season, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Mize (2-1) extended his strong start to the season, allowing just three hits. The 28-year-old right-hander who was the first pick in the 2018 MLB draft has a 2.51 ERA in five starts this season.

Kenley Jansen worked out of a bases-loaded jam for his sixth save of the year as Detroit snapped a two-game skid.

Torkelson's 400-foot, two-run homer to left-center in the fourth inning came after Riley Greene had doubled and put the Tigers ahead for good.

Kevin McGonigle had an RBI double and Colt Keith added an RBI single in the fifth to extend Detroit's lead. Kerry Carpenter hit his fifth homer of the year, a solo shot, in the eighth.

McGonigle has reached safely in his past 20 starts and is the first Tigers rookie to accomplish the feat since Greene in 2022. He is the first player 21 or younger to reach in 20 straight starts since Justin Upton in 2008.

Chad Patrick (1-1) took the loss, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out two in four innings of relief. DL Hall struck out two in two innings as Milwaukee's opener.

William Contreras and Jake Bauers had RBI singles for the Brewers.

The Tigers have the best home record in the majors at 9-2.

Brewers RHP Brandon Sproat (0-1, 6.88) faces Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.08) in the finale of the three-game series on Thursday.

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Crowds will be heading to Little Caesars Arena to watch the Detroit Pistons take on the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup.

Sunday's Game 1 didn't go as planned, and fans are hoping Wednesday will be different.

It's now been 11-straight games and 18 years since Pistons fans saw Detroit win a playoff game on their home court, but they're hoping beating the Magic on Wednesday can make that streak disappear.

"Thinking about it just makes me really emotional. It would mean a lot. That's why I came here," said Pistons fan from Korea, Tom Hur.

The only person to travel further than Hur to see the Pistons break their 11-game home playoff win drought is an Australian known as Pistons Jack.

"I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Quite literally one of the furthest places away you can be from Detroit," Jack Kelly said.

He's actually seen all four playoff games at Little Caesars Arena during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, but he's yet to see a win.

"If they can get a win tonight. I just want to run around the concourse with Pistons fans and be hype," he said.

Earnell Craighead is among those home-grown Pistons fans who will be in the building, with his son, hoping for that very outcome.

"My son, he hasn't seen a Pistons playoff game ever. This is my son's first playoff game, so he feels like the good luck charm to see the Pistons win a home playoff game tonight," he said.

Chazz Owens didn't grow up a Pistons fan, being from Virginia, but he is one now, especially after his fashion brand collaborated with the team.

"After the first collab and the love, and people were coming to the game just to buy hats, I just loved the culture. Definitely became a Detroit fan for sure," said Twozzday founder Chazz Owens. "It makes people kind of appreciate it more. The fact that they didn't win game one — now everybody's woken up. Definitely excited to see how it's going to turn out."

Brice Turang drove in four runs and David Hamilton had four hits as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Detroit Tigers 12-4 on Tuesday night.

Despite missing their top three hitters, the Brewers put 19 runners on base and scored in double digits for the second time this season. They have won five of six.

All nine Milwaukee starters reached base at least once, and Detroit catcher/knuckleballer Jake Rogers limited the damage by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Detroit lost its second straight after winning eight of nine.

Milwaukee used speed and small ball to take a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Garrett Mitchell led off with an infield single, took second on a walk and scored on Sal Frelick's base hit. Hamilton beat out a bunt to load the bases.

After Blake Perkins struck out, Turang lined a two-run single to right. Turang, though, got caught in a rundown between first and second and the Tigers threw Hamilton out at the plate when he tried to score.

Detroit loaded the bases with no one out in the fourth, but Grant Anderson relieved Harrison and got Javier Báez to ground into a double play. That made it 3-1, but Anderson struck out pinch-hitter Kerry Carpenter to end the inning.

The Brewers made it 5-1 in the seventh on RBI singles by Turang and William Contreras.

Milwaukee added seven runs in an 11-batter eighth, an inning that included the fourth triple of Gary Sanchez's 12-year MLB career.

Detroit scored three times in the ninth inning to cut the final margin to eight runs.

The teams continue the series on Wednesday night with the second of three games. Detroit RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 2.78) is scheduled to face RHP Chad Patrick (1-0, 0.95).

For years, Max Burak created Detroit Tigers art simply because he loved the team. Fans at Comerica Park are now wearing those drawings.

Burak, a Michigan artist and lifelong Tigers fan, is behind Tuesday's T-shirt giveaway at the ballpark, an opportunity he never expected and one that came together fast. The Tigers reached out to him just a few weeks ago after discovering his artwork online.

Burak has been a Tigers fan for as long as he can remember. Growing up, he kept detailed scorecards and filled his bedroom with Tigers memorabilia, including Miguel Cabrera magazines and other keepsakes from seasons past. What began as a childhood habit slowly turned into Detroit sports art that he started sharing on social media.

"They followed me on Instagram first, which I honestly thought was probably the extent of it," Burak said. "Then they emailed me, and I was like, 'Wow, this is real.'"

That following turned into an invitation to design an official Tigers T-shirt, giving Burak the chance to collaborate with the team he grew up watching. When designing the shirt, Burak wanted it to stand apart from typical sports merchandise.

"I wanted to make something that felt iconic, something people would actually want to wear," he said. "A lot of sports merch is logos or jerseys, but not much highlights the stadium."

With a tight turnaround, Burak worked through the night to finish the design.

"I stayed up all night working on it. I started around 12:30 in the morning and sent it in late the next day. It was a fast turnaround but totally worth it," he said.

The design came together in the same bedroom where Burak's Tigers fandom began, surrounded by old memorabilia and the scorecards he's been keeping since childhood.

"To have something I made in this room end up at Comerica Park, that's surreal," Burak said. "I still feel like that same kid."

The limited-edition shirts will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis in Section 135. Burak says if fans see him in the stands Tuesday night, he'll likely be doing what he's always done at Tigers games, keeping score.

Pinch hitter Ceddanne Rafaela had a tiebreaking, two-run infield single in the seventh inning and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Monday in Boston's annual Patriots' Day game to salvage a split of their four-game series.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa also had a two-run single for the Red Sox, who halted a two-game skid.

The Tigers lost for just the second time in 10 games after taking the last two.

The game coincided with the running of the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox wore their special "Boston" home white jerseys, which debuted as a tribute to the city after the marathon bombings in 2013.

Boston starter Sonny Gray left the game in the third inning with right hamstring tightness.

Garrett Whitlock (2-1), the sixth of eight Red Sox pitchers, worked a perfect inning for the victory. Aroldis Chapman got the last two outs for his fourth save.

Rafaela's grounder off reliever Tyler Holton (0-1) put the Red Sox ahead 5-3. Rafaela advanced to second on a throw to the plate that cut down a runner, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Carlos Narváez's single.

The Tigers had taken a 3-2 edge in the sixth on Jahmai Jones' pinch-hit RBI single before the Red Sox tied it in the bottom half on Roman Anthony's single.

Detroit starter Jack Flaherty lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving up two unearned runs and three hits. He walked six and had three strikeouts.

Gray gave up a run on three hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Up next

Tigers: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday when RHP Keider Montero (1-1, 3.31 ERA) is set to face Brewers LHP Kyle Harrison (1-1, 3.07) in the opener of a three-game series.

Red Sox: Begin a three-game series against the Yankees on Tuesday with LHP Connelly Early (1-0, 2.29) set to face New York's RHP Luis Gil (0-1, 7.00).

Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists to lead the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic to a 112-101 win over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series, extending the longest home playoff losing streak in NBA history.

Detroit has dropped 11 straight home games in the postseason, a drought that dates to 2008.

The Pistons will get another chance against Orlando on Wednesday night in Game 2.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham scored a playoff career-high 39 points and Tobias Harris added 17 for the Pistons, but the rest of their teammates were quiet offensively.

Franz Wagner scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory for the Magic, who never trailed. Orlando's Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter scored 17 points each and Jalen Suggs had 16.

The Pistons haven't advanced beyond the first round in the postseason in 18 years and the Magic haven't since 2010.

Orlando looked ready, and Detroit looked rusty early.

The Magic, coming off a rout of Charlotte in a play-in game on Friday, led 18-5 midway through the first quarter after holding the Pistons to 1-of-6 shooting with four turnovers in their first game in a week.

Detroit rallied to pull within two before Orlando closed with six straight points to lead 35-27 after Banchero and Suggs combined to score 20 points.

The Magic led 55-51 at halftime.

The Pistons came out flat in the second half and Orlando took advantage, scoring eight of the first nine points and prompting Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff to call a timeout.

Detroit scored 10 straight points and 13 of 15 to pull into a 65-all tie on Cunningham's 3-pointer.

Banchero answered with a long jumper over Jalen Duren and Bane followed with a 3-pointer over Cunningham, leading to the Magic restoring a double-digit lead. Orlando led 81-74 going into the fourth quarter.

Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer during Detroit's four-run fifth inning against Boston's struggling ace Garrett Crochet, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at chilly and rainy Fenway Park.

Dingler also had an RBI double off Crochet in the first inning and had four hits overall, helping the Tigers to their eighth win in nine games a day after they halted their longest road losing streak in 16 years.

The start was moved three hours later to account for heavier rain that was forecasted. It started in chilly conditions with light rain falling some of the time.

Willson Contreras hit a solo homer for the struggling Red Sox, who have scored just four runs in the first three of a four-game series.

Framber Valdez (2-1) earned the victory, giving up a run, three hits, with seven strikeouts and two walks.

Crochet (2-3) gave up five runs in five innings, striking out eight and walking two. His ERA rose from 7.58 to 7.88.

Coming off his previous start when he allowed 11 runs — 10 earned — while only getting five outs, the runner-up for last season's AL Cy Young Award was decent early before the Tigers came up with their big fifth.

Detroit scored all four runs with two outs. Jahmai Jones homered off the base of the stanchion in left center, a drive estimated at 423 feet, to make it 2-1.

Following a walk and single, Dingler hit Crochet's 96-mph fastball into the first row of seats in center field.

Contreras homered over the Green Monster.

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Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.05 ERA) is set to face Red Sox RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 4.43) in Boston's traditional Patriots' Day game with an 11:05 a.m. start.

The Detroit Pistons have rebuilt their franchise in two years, coming back from one of the worst stretches in NBA history to earn top seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Oddsmakers, though, are not expecting them to make a deep run,

The Pistons trail Boston, Cleveland and New York as favorites to win the East and are behind six teams in the league projected to win the NBA championship.

"We've always been underdogs," Pistons power forward Isaiah Stewart said. "We're still hunting. We like that."

Detroit will host the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic at home on Sunday night.

The Pistons have not opened a postseason series at home since 2008, which is also the last year they advanced in the playoffs and the last time they won a playoff game in the Motor City.

Detroit's 10-game home postseason losing streak is the longest in league history, one more setback than Philadelphia endured from 1968 to 1971. The drought dates to a win over Boston in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills on May 26, 2008.

The Magic, meanwhile, earned a spot in the playoffs the hard way this week.

They lost at Philadelphia 109-97 in a play-in game on Wednesday and routed Charlotte 121-90 at home on Friday night.

"You either had a chance to end your season, or you start a new one," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. "These guys made the commitment to each other, to our staff, that we want to keep playing basketball."

Orlando also is shooting to advance in the playoffs for the first time in a while.

The Magic have been eliminated in the first round two straight years and six times since reaching the 2010 Eastern Conference finals.

Detroit was in the playoffs last year for the first time since 2019 and ended a league-record, 15-game postseason losing streak before being eliminated by the New York Knicks in Game 6.

The three-time, championship-winning franchise set the NBA's single-season losing streak two years ago when they led the league in losses for a second straight season.

Pistons wing Ausar Thompson, one of the NBA's top defenders, said the team has higher expectations for this postseason than anyone does outside the organization.

"We believe not only can we come out of the East but win it all," Thompson said.

The series matches up No. 1 overall picks from two straight years.

Detroit drafted Cade Cunningham in 2021. The point guard will likely make an All-NBA team for the second year in a row, winning an appeal to be eligible after falling one game short of the league's 65-game rule.

Cunningham, who has always scored and set up teammates with savvy play, has steadily improved defensively to potentially defend any position.

"He's an all-around basketball player that can impact the game on both ends of the floor," said Detroit's J.B. Bickerstaff, who was named coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association on Friday.

Orlando selected Paolo Banchero in 2022. After the forward was voted Rookie of the Year and a 2024 All-Star, he averaged a career-high 25.9 points last season. Banchero had career highs in field goal percentage and rebounds per game this year.

Banchero made more than half of his attempts and scored 25 points against the Hornets, bouncing back after missing 15 of 22 shots and turning the ball over six times in a loss to the 76ers that put the Magic on the brink of elimination.

"Great players, you know, you've got to respond," he said. "That's what they pay you to do."

The Pistons and Magic split their four-game season series, usually matching up when at least one team was missing a key player.

Defensively, they struggled to slow down the opposing star in three games.

Cunningham, who missed the last matchup earlier this month recovering from a collapsed lung, had 39 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in one game and combined for 59 points and 21 assists in the two other games.

Banchero averaged 26.3 points — four more than his season average — in three games. He missed one matchup with a groin strain.

Detroit and Orlando have physical, defensive-minded teams that led them to make less than 51% of shots in each of the four games during the regular season.

"Orlando has big, physical guys that can get to the free throw line a ton and put a ton of stress on your paint, whether it's in drives or offensive rebounding," Bickerstaff said. "They use that size and length on the defensive end of the floor as well. They'll be physical with you, pressure you, and make it difficult."