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Tigers Beat Rangers to Head Back to Texas

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:30:50 +0000

Starter Justin Verlander tossed seven and one third innings of solid ball and Phil Coke cleaned up the rest of the way in beating the Texas Rangers 7 - 5 yesterday afternoon. The Detroit Tigers bats woke up as they got homers from Alex Avila, Ryan Raburn

Tigers Win 12th in a Row with Late Inning Heroics

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:05:48 +0000

The Detroit Tigers picked up their 12th in a row and another come from behind win with late inning heroics from anumber of guys. This time Ryan Raburn and Alex Avila hit ninth inning homers to send the game into extra innings. In the tenth inning, Carlos Guillen provided the necessary firepower to pull out [...]

Verlander First to 20 Wins in Tiger Victory

Kelly Stevens — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:52:28 +0000

Ace Justin Verlander became the first pitcher to reach 20 wins yesterday as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins; 6 – 4. In a performance judged as not being one of JV’s best of the year, he and

Tigers Nip Rays to Win Fifth in a Row

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:23:46 +0000

Tiger’s starter Brad Penny pitched well enough to beat the Tampa Bay Rays last night. The final: 2 – 1. Tiger hitters managed only 8 hits, with catcher Alex Avila continuing his hot hitting for the month of

Tigers Continue Winning Streak with 5 – 2 Over Tampa

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:29:25 +0000

Starter Justin Verlander picked up his 19th victory of the season as the Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5 – 2 last night. Alex Avila and Don Kelly hit homers to show the way offensively for the Tig

New Starter Wins First as a Tiger

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:16:53 +0000

Starter Doug Fister picked up his first win as a Detroit Tiger last night. The Tigers took their second in a row against the Texas Rangers, 5 – 4. Fister allowed three runs, two earned, on eight hits in seven innings. Jose

Tigers Hammer Rockies in Series Finale.

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:56:10 +0000

The Tigers finally figured out how to beat the Colorado Rockies … put Justin Verlander on the mound. JV pitched another complete game in a 9 – 1 win over Colorado. Verlander only allowed four Rockies hits in picking up his fourth complete game of the year. Brennan Boesch had three hits, including his 10th [...]

Tiger Hitters Pound Texas Pitchers, AGAIN!

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:09:38 +0000

The Tigers continue to swing hot bats and set season highs for hits on back-to-back nights, destroying Texas pitching for 20 hits on Tuesday night in an 8 – 1 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers. Austin Jackson, Victor Martinez, Casper Wells and Alex Avila all picked up three hits a piece last night. Starter [...]

Tigers Bats Wake Up in Opener against Texas

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:56:15 +0000

Brennan Boesch had a career night against the Texas Rangers last night. Boesch went 5 for 6 with two home runs and 5 RBI’s in route to a 13 – 7 win over the Rangers. Andy Dirks and Alex Avila also hit bombs for Detroit. Pitcher Max Scherzer picked up his seventh win. The two [...]

Tigers Get By Twins on Controversial Call

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:58:04 +0000

The Tigers recorded their second win of the Memorial Day Weekend, this time because of a conversational call in the eighth inning. Jhonny Peralta was allowed to score the winning run on Alex Avila's controversial double that rattled along the short fence near the left-field line before the ball bounced up toward a fan standing in a small seating area jutting out toward the field

Tiger Bats Come Alive

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:15:37 +0000

On a night when Tiger Starter Justin Verlander wasn’t at his sharpest and Tiger fielders produced four errors … Tiger batters found the necessary power to snatch a win from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tigers beat the Rays, 7 – 6 last night at Comerica Park. Miguel Cabrera hit a three run bomb and [...]

Tigers Lose Seventh Game in a Row

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:06:49 +0000

It’s starting to sound like a broken record. The Detroit Tigers continue to struggle at the plate and with their relief pitching. Last night it was Jose Valverde’s turn to give up late inning runs to an opponent. The New York Yankees beat the Tigers with two runs in the top of the ninth inning, [...]

Tiger Catcher Avila … Has Fun in Win

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:34:20 +0000

Detroit Tiger catcher Alex Avila decided to take Manager Jim Leyland’s words of advice to heart and “have some fun”. Leyland had observed that Avila wasn’t playing as loose as he did when he played at Alabama. Avila went 3 for 4 at the plate driving in runs in leading the Tigers to a 7 [...]