October 3, 2011 The Detroit Tigers evened up their playoff series matchup with the New York Yankees yesterday afternoon with a 5 – 3 win in the Bronx. Max Scherzer picked up the win. Miguel Cabrera provided the big stick for Detroit with a 2 run bomb in the first inning. Scherzer pitched one hit ball through 6 inn
September 30, 2011 The Detroit Tigers quest for the title of World Series Champion begins tonight. The Tigers are in New York to take on the Yankees. Ace Justin Verlander will take the mound and try to keep his pitching
September 29, 2011 The Detroit Tigers wrapped up their 2011 regular season schedule last night with a 5 to 4 win over the Cleveland Indians. Miguel Cabrera singled and doubled, all but wrapping up the American League batting
September 27, 2011 The Detroit Tigers put a whippin' on the Cleveland Indians in a 14 – 0 pasting last night. Starter Brad Fister pitched eight innings of shutout ball before closing out his last performance of the regular season. Every Tiger in the starting lineup contribute
September 24, 2011 The Detroit Tigers snatched an extra innings win from the Baltimore Orioles Friday night. The final score 4 – 3. Reliever Ryan Perry picked up his first win of the season. Victor Martinez provided the run-scoring double in the 11th inning which gave Det
September 22, 2011 Max Scherzer pitched the first five innings and Doug Fister the next three as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6 – 3. It was all part of manager Jim Leyland’s master plan to get his pitching
September 21, 2011 Kansas City Star, Getty Images Detroit Tiger starter Brad Penny once again had difficulty providing a solid pitching performance for the Tigers in a 10 – 2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Penny surrendered seven runs to the Royals in four innings of work. The small offensive output was provided by Andy Dirks and Austin Jackson, in a game where Manager Jim Leyland took the
September 16, 2011 The Detroit Tigers had their 12 game winning streak snapped last night in a 6 – 1 loss to the Oakland Athletics. The loss coupled with a Cleveland Indian loss reduced the Tigers magic number to on
September 15, 2011 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 int
Foul tips are one of the perils of playing the catcher position in baseball, but one doesn’t usually associate fire hazard with that risk. In the video below, a foul ball off the bat of the Chicago White Sox’s A.J. Pierzynski hits the mask of Detroit Tigers’ catcher Alex Avila so hard that sparks fly.
September 14, 2011 Brian Kersey, Getty ImagesDetroit Tiger starter Justin Verlander only allowed 6 hits in seven innings of shutout ball to post a 5 – 0 win over the Chicago White Sox last night. Victor Martinez provided the big blast with a three run bomb. Miguel Cabrera and Will Rhymes also picked up big doubles to provide all the offense the Tigers would need. The Tigers have now won
September 8, 2011 The Detroit Tigers found a way to pick up their 6th win in a row, with their ace not at his sharpest. Justin Verlander won his 10th straight start and earned his 22nd victory overall, and was helped when Victor Martinez hit a late grand slam that powered the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 8 - 6. The Tigers now hold a 9 game lead over the Chicago Whi
