The once-slipping Detroit Tigers extended their American League Central lead to 10 games after sweeping the Astros in three games at Comerica Park.

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers certainly didn’t expect last December that they’d reach late August and free-agent signing Alex Cobb would yet to throw a pitch in the major leagues.

Looking into the future, however, the chances of adding a star like Alex Bregman seem to be dwindling. Fortunately for the Tigers, the reason for their chances of landing Bregman can be explained by the emergence of a young star, which Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic delved into in a recent article.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball as Kevin McGonigle Keeps Showing Detroit Tigers, Fans Why He Is Baseball's No. 2 Prospect. The Detroit Tigers seem to be keeping the seat warm until their top prospect, Kevin McGonigle, arrives to claim his starting spot in the infield.

The Tigers promoted Sommers from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday for his MLB debut, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

LATEST VIDEOS Powered by BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals to start a three-game series. Detroit has a 76-53 record overall and a 42-24 record in home games. Tigers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.

McGonigle perhaps has a better chance than Clark to debut, but still a very low percentage. The Tigers seem to believe in Trey Sweeney. There are other infielders, such as Jace Jung and Hao-Yu Lee, in Toledo. McGonigle is an awesome prospect with a hitting profile that should translate well to the major leagues.

Kara Wolfbauer is quickly becoming a familiar face and voice at Comerica Park, bringing new life to the Detroit Tigers game experience.

The Detroit Tigers recognized a weakness of theirs this past offseason and tried to remedy it, going after Alex Bregman in free agency in a move that would have