CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right flexor inflammation.
Flaherty pitched four innings in Monday night's 8-6 victory at the Chicago Cubs. He allowed three runs and four hits.
The 30-year-old Flaherty is 3-8 with a 4.59 ERA in 19 starts this season. He finalized a $35 million, two-year contract with Detroit in February 2025.
“It wasn't a clear-cut IL when we woke up this morning, and then as the day went on and the more (opinions) we got, the more we realized he wasn't going to pitch in five or six days,” manager A.J. Hinch said.
Ty Madden was recalled from Triple-A Toledo, putting a fresh arm in Detroit's weary bullpen. The right-hander replaced Framber Valdez with two outs in the first and pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball in Tuesday night's 11-2 loss at Wrigley Field.
The Tigers used four relievers to cover 4 2/3 innings in Sunday's 3-2 loss at the Los Angeles Angels. Then they used five relievers for six innings in their series opener against the Cubs.
Infielder Zach McKinstry and catcher Jake Rogers each pitched one inning on Tuesday night.
“The two position players helped us get to the finish line,” Hinch said. “Today was like live to play another day.”
The 26-year-old Madden has no record and a 3.09 ERA in eight appearances for Detroit this year. He is 2-0 with a 4.71 ERA in 11 starts and one relief appearance with Toledo.
“There’s a little different edge and sort of a different attention to detail, I think, when he gets to the big leagues and he’s performed really well here,” Hinch said. “He challenges the strike zone. He’s got a tough, tough combo with his slider and split. Somebody I do trust a lot to pitch in a variety of roles.”
Hinch said Justin Verlander was the first player from the team to arrive at the ballpark on Tuesday. The 43-year-old right-hander, who plans to retire after this season, is coming back from hip and hamstring injuries.
“His arm’s still moving,” Hinch said. “We haven’t gotten to the mound yet. Once that happens, then we can start to lay out a little bit of a longer plan.”
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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty kicks the mound after Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki of Japan, hit a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, a fierce ally of President Donald Trump and former head of the House Freedom Caucus, won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor Tuesday.
Biggs defeated fellow U.S. Rep. David Schweikert in the primary and will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in what is likely to be one of the closest gubernatorial races in November.
Biggs built a national profile as chair of the House Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2022 and as a staunch defender of Trump. He assisted the president’s attempt to block the certification of his loss in the 2020 election, voting against accepting Electoral College votes from Arizona and other battleground states after the Jan. 6 riot.
During the campaign Schweikert argued that Biggs is unelectable and would continue a decade of backsliding for Republicans in Arizona. The party has nominated a string of Trump loyalists who excited the GOP base but turned off independents and lost general elections, and Democrats now hold both of the state’s Senate seats and the top three state offices.
But Schweikert struggled to raise money and was unable to overcome Biggs’ advantages, including Trump’s endorsement and support from the Turning Point Action conservative group’s grassroots turnout machine. Schweikert didn't even return to Arizona for the election, opting to remain in Washington as the House passed a government funding bill Tuesday.
Biggs said he can unite Republicans going into the general election.
Meanwhile, both parties had hotly contested primaries to replace Schweikert in the highly competitive 1st Congressional District.
Republicans were also picking nominees for secretary of state and attorney general, key posts with power over elections in a state that was pivotal for Trump's efforts to overturn his loss in 2020.
Biggs built a national profile as chair of the House Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2022 and as a staunch defender of Trump. He assisted the president’s attempt to block the certification of his loss in the 2020 election, voting against accepting Electoral College votes from Arizona and other battleground states after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
He has always represented safe Republican seats and is a veteran of factional brawls within the GOP. Before going to Congress, he nearly lost his post as state Senate president during a confrontation with then-Gov. Jan Brewer, also a Republican, over her push to expand Medicaid.
“I want the border secured. I want the police and more money spent in the right places like education,” said Kate Rouleau, a 67-year-old Republican who voted for Biggs. “Biggs has the same quality as President Trump.”
Schweikert has walked a tightrope with Trump, carefully keeping his distance without antagonizing him. That has helped him win a string of tough races in a competitive House district — a track record he says will help him win over swing voters and beat Hobbs — but has left him isolated from Trump's “ Make America Great Again ” base.
Democrats focused their attacks on Biggs, whom they plan to portray as an extremist focused on helping Trump and not Arizonans.
Schweikert’s 1st District is a top battleground in the fight for a congressional majority. Anchored in Scottsdale, it is home to many of the white, highly educated and affluent voters who have soured on the GOP under Trump.
Former Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely won Tuesday's GOP primary over Joseph Chaplik, a former state legislator popular with many of the GOP’s grassroots activists, and businessperson John Trobough.
Feely had President Donald Trump’s endorsement but has been dogged by criticism for living outside the district.
Republicans hold a voter registration advantage in the affluent 1st District, which includes northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Paradise Valley.
But it started to trend toward the center after President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory. Redistricting accelerated the trend, fueling Democratic hopes that the seat could be flipped.
In the Democratic contest in the 1st District, the party's Congressional Campaign Committee controversially threw its support behind Marlene Galán-Woods, a former television news anchor who used to be a Republican. Her late husband, Grant Woods, was the Republican attorney general in the 1990s and later became a vocal Trump critic.
Galán-Woods’ chief opponent, Amish Shah, is an emergency medicine doctor and former state legislator who was the nominee in 2024 but lost narrowly to Schweikert.
In Tucson, retired Marine drill instructor JoAnna Mendoza ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination to challenge second-term Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, who also had no primary opponent. The seat is perennially competitive in general elections and is a top pickup target for Democrats in November.
Meanwhile, the GOP primary for the safe Republican seat Biggs is vacating turned salacious as Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who was endorsed by Trump, came under scrutiny for alleged sexual misconduct and abuse of power. Lamb won his primary Tuesday, however.
The county attorney cleared him of criminal wrongdoing, and Trump reiterated his endorsement this month. Lamb dismissed the allegations as “slander and lies.”
He faced Daniel Keenan, who owns a construction company.
Associated Press writer Josh Kelety contributed.
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Feely.
Attendees stand at a primary election night watch party for Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Former Arizona Rep. Joseph Chaplik, R-Scottsdale, who is running for the Republican nomination for the 1st Congressional District in the upcoming primary election, speaks at the opening of the Arizona legislature, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jay Feely, left, a Republican candidate for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, shakes hands with a voter at a polling place on Arizona primary election day, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Democratic candidate for Arizona's 1st Congressional Dr. Amish Shah poses, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Marlene Galán-Woods, a Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District in Arizona, smiles as she speaks with a campaign volunteer at a voting location as voters cast their ballots on primary election day, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
FILE - Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
FILE - Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., debates with his Republican opponents in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections governor primary debate, June 17, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Diannie Chavez/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File)
