A seventh-inning rally was for naught as the Tigers' bullpen gave up six runs in the eighth in a 9-4 loss to Washington.

Detroit Tigers rookie reliever Dylan Smith was optioned to Triple-A Toledo between games of Wednesday’s doubleheader in Washington. The move came just moments after Smith was awarded his first career win for throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings in the Tigers’ 11-2 victory in Game 1 at Nationals Park.

Detroit Tigers stars Riley Greene, Javier Báez and Gleyber Torres were named to the American League All-Star team after fan voting on Wednesday. It is the first time since 2007 that the Tigers have had three players elected to start.

The Detroit Tigers have placed outfielder Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain

The Tigers will place outfielder Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Tuesday to address right hamstring tightness that forced him out of Sunday’s win over the Twins but has been an issue for him for several weeks,