Detroit Tigers

Starter Charlie Furbush was roughed up by the Kansas City Royals Saturday night in KC.  The final:  KC 13 – Tigers 6.  Furbush gave up nine hits and nine runs in 2 2/3 innings pitched for the loss.  Brennan Boesch and Ryan Raburn provided much of the hitting power, with Boesch picking up three hits and Raburn two...

The Detroit Tigers won their second game in a row last night, this time in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.  The final score:  Tigers 3 – Royals 1.  Starter Max Scherzer pitched a strong 6 & 2/3 innings giving up six hits and one earned run.  ...

Tiger starter Brad Penny gave up three early runs but buckled down to pitch seven strong innings for the victory.  The final score:  Tigers 5 – Angels 4.  The Tigers finally managed some timely hitting from Victor Martinez, Andy Dirks and Miguel Cabrera to pull out the win...

Tiger ace Justin Verlander was out dueled by Los Angeles Angel starter Dan Haren last night.  The Final score:   1 – 0.  Haren pitched a two-hitter while besting Verlander for his 100th career victory,  The Angels beat the Tigers for their 10th win in 12 games...

Tiger hitters managed only five hits and one run against Los Angeles Angel pitching last night.  Jhonny Peralta picked up two hits to lead the Tigers hitters.  Newly inserted starter Charlie Furbush gave up three runs in 4 and 2/3 innings of action...

Tiger pitchers can only hope that the New York Mets are getting tired of swinging the bat … because nothing else seems to be able to stop them.  It got so bad for the pitching staff that infielder Don Kelly finished the game on the mound...

Last night was one of those days which Tiger pitchers just want to forget.  Five Tiger pitchers gave up 18 hits in route to a 14 to 3 loss to the New York Mets.  Tiger starter Rick Porcello took the loss and relief pitcher Daniel Schlereth gave up grand slams in back-to-back innings...

The Detroit Tigers waited until they had four outs left to erupt for seven runs in the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.  The Final score:  8 – 3.  Reliever Al Alburquerque picked up his fifth win.  Pinch hitter Don Kelly started the rally with a one-out single with the Tigers down a run...

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...

The Tigers were the recipients of good pitching from starter Max Scherzer and relief pitchers Al Albuquerque, Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde in route to a 6 – 2 win over Cleveland.  The Tigers also picked up back to back homers from Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn to break the game open in the 4th inning...

The Tigers fell back into a tie for first place after losing to the Indians last night.  The final score: 6 – 4.  Relief pitcher Charlie Furbush took the loss. The two teams go back at it this afternoon at Comerica Park.  Max Scherzer will take the mound for the Tigers...

Tiger ace Justin Verlander took another no-hit bid into the eighth inning last night, before finishing with a complete game, two hit win against the Cleveland Indians.  The final score:  Tigers 4 – Indians 0.  JV also managed to punch out twelve Indians in the effort...