The Detroit Tigers got a much-needed breather on Memorial Day after playing 13 straight games, winning just twice in that span. The good news is that they finished the stretch with a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday behind Troy Melton’s first start of the 2026 campaign.

AJ Hinch and Co. will look to build on that victory back at home in the comfortable confines of Comerica Park starting on Tuesday against one of the two MLB teams that have been worse than them this season: the Los Angeles Angels. The Halos are one game back in the standings from the Olde English D but have been much better of late, coming off a three-game home sweep of the Texas Rangers last weekend.

The Tigers turn to right-hander Keider Montero to try and string a couple of wins together for the first time since taking the final two games of the Rangers series at home at the beginning of the month. The 25-year-old was perfectly mid his last time out, allowing three runs on two hits (one home run) and four walks while striking out one in five frames of work in a no-decision loss to the Cleveland Guardians.

Montero has faced the American League Los Angeles team just once before back on Aug. 29, 2024, putting up almost a mirror image stat line of his last outing — three runs on five hits (one home run) and three walks while striking out five over five innings for a loss in Detroit.

The Angels will send fellow righty Jack Kochanowicz to the bump to do battle coming off his fifth quality start of the season against the Athletics in Anaheim. Also 25 years old, the third-year hurler threw six innings of three-run, three-hit ball while walking four, intentionally walking one and striking out seven in a game his team lost in extra innings.

Kochanowicz faced Detroit twice last year, getting bombed both times by the Motor City Kitties. Particularly in his second outing on Aug. 10, when he surrendered seven runs (six earned) on nine hits (one home run) and two walks while striking out one in just three innings of work; he took the loss in the 9-5 final that day.

Take a look below at how the two match up on Tuesday night.

Detroit Tigers (21-33) vs. Los Angeles Angels (20-34)

Time (ET): 6:40 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site: N/A
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 55: RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 3.83 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Kochanowicz (2-3, 4.55 ERA)