Detroit Tigers

Brennan Boesch hit a solo dinger during an eighth-inning rain shower, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6 - 5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  Reliever Joaquin Benoit melted down in the top of the eighth inning giving up two homers to tie the game at 5 – 5...

Detroit Tiger starter Brad Penny was rocked for 7 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings of action yesterday in losing to the Los Angeles Angels, 12 – 7.  Relievers David Purcey and Phil Coke didn’t do much better either.  Both were roughed up in the loss...

The Tigers couldn’t find their offense yesterday afternoon in losing to the Chicago White Sox 2 – 1.  Starting pitcher Max Scherzer made one mistake, a hanging changeup that was hit out for a two-run homer.  Austin Jackson provided the only Tiger offense when he hit a leadoff homer in the seventh inning...

Starter Justin Verlander picked up his 14th victory of the season, as the Tigers came back to beat the Chicago White Sox, 5 – 4.  JV gave up two 2-run homers through eight innings of work, with Jose Valverde closing out the ninth inning...

Tiger hitters picked up 12 hits, but couldn’t put 'em together as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers 6 – 3.  The loss and a win by Cleveland left the Tiger lead at the top of the division to one game.  Rookie starter Duane Below gave up four runs in 4 and 2/3 innings pitched and took the loss...

The Tigers wrapped up their weekend series with the Minnesota by beating the Twins, 5 to 2.  Starter Rick Porcello picked up his 10th win of the season.  Tigers Jhonny Peralta, Wilson Betemit and Ramon Santiago each had an RBI and Victor Martinez added three hits to provide the Detroit with all the offense they would need for the victory...

Justin Verlander picked up his 13 win of the season as the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 6 – 2 last night.  Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs with three hits and Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer as the Tigers beat the Twins for the 10th straight time...

Rookie starter Duane Below pitched five innings and limited the Oakland A’s to three runs in his first career start.  It was the relief help that let the Tigers down.  Relief pitcher David Purcey picked up his second loss for the Tigers...

The Tigers took the first game of a short two game series with the Oakland A’s last night.  The final score:  Tigers 8, Athletics 3.  Starter Rick Porcello picked up his ninth win of the year.  Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen each hit a two-run homer in Detroit's six-run fifth inning...

The Tigers managed just enough offense to win the series finale from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The final:  Tigers 4, Chisox 3.  Starter Brad Penny picked up his seventh win of the season.  Carlos Guillen hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Detroit's three-run sixth inning, leading the Tigers to the win...

The Tigers will get the second half of their 2011 season underway on Friday night.  The Tigers ended the first half of the season in first place in the Central Division.  The second half gets kicked off with a series against division foe, the Chicago White Sox...

Tiger hitters produced just enough offense to help Justin Verlander pick up his 12th win of the year.  The final score:  Tigers 2, KC Royals 1.  Verlander threw 119 pitches in 7 2/3 innings for the win vaulting Detroit into first place in the AL Central...