Detroit Tigers schedule & live scores API
Get Detroit Tigers fixtures, live scores, odds and results as JSON from Realtime Sports API. The team id is 6 in baseball/mlb; filter the MLB events, live and schedule endpoints by it. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.
- Team id
- 6
- Abbreviation
- DET
- Home venue
- n/a
- 2026 season
- 164 games · record 76-86-2
Upcoming Detroit Tigers games
No games are scheduled for this period.
Times are US Eastern; refreshed hourly. Full Detroit Tigers schedule with JSON/CSV download
Recent Detroit Tigers results
| Date | Away | Home | Time / Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | 4 - 2 Final | Comerica Park · Detroit, Michigan |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | 3 - 4 Final | Comerica Park · Detroit, Michigan |
| Fri, Sep 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | 7 - 8 Final | Comerica Park · Detroit, Michigan |
| Wed, Sep 23 | Washington Nationals | Detroit Tigers | 4 - 2 Final | Comerica Park · Detroit, Michigan |
| Tue, Sep 22 | Washington Nationals | Detroit Tigers | 3 - 1 Final | Comerica Park · Detroit, Michigan |
Live example: team detail
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
"https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/teams/6"Response captured from live data at 2026-10-07 15:53 UTC (refreshed every few minutes). Long arrays are trimmed; meta.rateLimit values are illustrative for a Free key. Captured hourly; logos trimmed to one.
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "6",
"uid": "s:1~l:10~t:6",
"slug": "detroit-tigers",
"location": "Detroit",
"name": "Tigers",
"abbreviation": "DET",
"displayName": "Detroit Tigers",
"shortDisplayName": "Tigers",
"color": "0a2240",
"alternateColor": "ff4713",
"league": {},
"venue": null,
"isActive": true,
"isAllStar": false,
"logos": [
{
"href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR4NWF9AUlxGB0gdSkoYVg",
"width": 500,
"height": 500,
"alt": "",
"rel": [
"full",
"default"
],
"lastUpdated": "2018-06-05T12:07Z"
},
"... 15 more"
]
}
}Get Detroit Tigers scores in code
The events endpoint returns the whole MLB scoreboard, so keep the games where either team id is 6.
curl + jq
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
"https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/teams/6"
# This team's games in the current scoreboard (filter by team id 6)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/events" \
| jq '.data[] | select(.homeTeam.id == "6" or .awayTeam.id == "6") | {name, date, status: .status.detail, home: .homeTeam.score, away: .awayTeam.score}'JavaScript (fetch)
const TEAM_ID = "6"; // Detroit Tigers
const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/events", {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const games = data.filter((e) => e.homeTeam.id === TEAM_ID || e.awayTeam.id === TEAM_ID);
for (const g of games) {
console.log(g.shortName, g.status.detail, `${g.awayTeam.score}-${g.homeTeam.score}`);
}Python (requests)
import os, requests
TEAM_ID = "6" # Detroit Tigers
res = requests.get(
"https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/events",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
timeout=10,
)
for g in res.json()["data"]:
if TEAM_ID in (g["homeTeam"]["id"], g["awayTeam"]["id"]):
print(g["shortName"], g["status"]["detail"], g["awayTeam"]["score"], g["homeTeam"]["score"])MCP prompt (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT)
Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_schedule with sport "baseball" and league "mlb" for the next 14 days and list the Detroit Tigers games (team id 6) with dates and opponents; then call get_live_events and tell me if they are playing now.Connect the hosted MCP server first: setup guide.
More endpoints for this team: /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/teams/6/roster, /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/injuries?team=6, /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/news?team=6. Step-by-step builds: guides.
FAQ
- How do I get live Detroit Tigers scores in JSON?
- Call GET https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/events/live with a free API key and keep the games where homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id is "6". The live endpoint returns the score, period, clock and status for games in progress. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.
- Is there a free Detroit Tigers API?
- Yes. The Free plan of Realtime Sports API is $0 with 1,000 calls in the first 30 days, then 125 calls per month, no card. The same key covers every MLB team and the other leagues.
- What is the Detroit Tigers team id?
- "6" in league "mlb" (sport "baseball"). Use it with /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/teams/6 for team details and /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/teams/6/roster for the roster, and to filter events by homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id.
- What was the last Detroit Tigers result?
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 on Sun, Sep 27. No upcoming games were listed when this page was generated.
- Does the API include Detroit Tigers betting odds?
- Yes, for upcoming MLB games that have a line: GET /sports/baseball/leagues/mlb/events/{eventId}/odds returns the spread, moneyline and total from a single source book, and /odds/history returns line moves. It is not a multi-book comparison feed.
- Can I get Detroit Tigers score alerts pushed to me?
- Yes, on paid plans: register a webhook for event.score_change and event.final filtered to league "mlb", then keep deliveries where data.homeTeam.id or data.awayTeam.id is "6" (webhooks filter by league, not team). WebSocket works the same way.