The Detroit Tigers officially added Troy Melton to the five-man rotation when they optioned fellow right-hander Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo.

The Detroit Tigers will have top prospect Troy Melton as part of the rotation moving forward after a recent roster move.

On a day right-handed starter Reese Olson (shoulder) was lost for the rest of the season and veteran Chris Paddack was acquired in a trade from the Twins, Melton, calmly and cooly blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks for seven innings Monday night and the Tigers took the opener of the three-game series 5-1 at Comerica Park.

Troy Melton struck out five Diamondbacks over seven scoreless innings in his second Major League start, supported by home runs from Andy Ibáñez and Dillon Dingler, as Detroit picked up its second straight win with a 5-1 victory at Comerica Park.

After previously dropping 12 of their last 13 games, the Detroit Tigers have now won back-to-back contests. Detroit toppled the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday aft

Melton, 24, was the team’s fourth-round pick out of San Diego State in 2022 and he’s had a meteoric rise through the system.

Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6, 5.50 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Tigers: Troy Melton (0-1, 10.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, seven strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday to start a three-game series.

The Detroit Tigers are expected to make some real moves at the trade deadline over the course of the next couple of days. Detroit got things started on Monday w